Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] [be] [subord] it [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The scene of Essex 's rebellion , in which the Earl never appears , has been judged unfavourably , especially the running commentary provided by the blind ballad-singer.I wonder how widely praised this scene would be if it had issued from the hands of Brecht or one of his collaborators . |
| 2 | The most damaging effect of the Education Reform Act would be if it snuffed out teachers ' belief that it is worthwhile thinking and talking about what they are doing . |
| 3 | No telegraph or telephone , just as in early days of railways , when nobody knew where a train might be until it arrived ; a track laid with rails and chairs which in some cases were dated 1865 and ballasted with earth ; semaphores of antique pattern , dropping into the post for ‘ all clear ’ and appearing to be operated on no principle at all … ’ |
| 4 | An obvious example would be if it reached a decision in flagrant breach of the rules of natural justice . |
| 5 | THE only way men could be relied on to take the proposed male contraceptive pill would be if it enlarged certain parts of their anatomy in the way the female pill enlarges breasts . |
| 6 | As well , the rest of the house was as near to immaculate as a house could be when it contained three teenage boys and a busy man . |