Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] it was [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nell Anderson knew she was seconds from death , and that despite her desire for it , the moment it was on her was terrifying in its violence . |
| 2 | I was out of my element , and the air itself could have been made of gold for all the use it was to me . |
| 3 | ‘ I think without any treatment , if the child was left in the situation it was in it would have died within some months , ’ he said . |
| 4 | But in the end it was worth it . |
| 5 | But I ca n't — I mean , I do n't want to believe it could happen — with anyone else — the way it was with us . |
| 6 | At least , that is the way it was with mine and I do n't believe there has ever been a nicer person . |
| 7 | Then he lowered her to the ground and shifted over her , and for a second it was like it had been before and fear touched her , but then his lips came down and brushed her mouth , and she was lost . |
| 8 | I had a feeling it was for you . |
| 9 | Those who come as partners , patient and ready to learn and therefore better able to adapt their contribution before giving it , stand a better chance of going back happier and with a feeling it was worth it . |
| 10 | What a cost it was to him ! |
| 11 | But her smile was strange — as if she was sharing a secret with me , that this was an illusion it was for us two , not the old man , to foster . |