Example sentences of "[coord] it [vb past] [prep] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The offering had to cost him something — one of his herd of cattle or flock of sheep and goats ( a bird was permitted for the poor ) , and it had to be of the best — a male without blemish . |
| 2 | No , it was a piece I am very fond of and it happened to be in quite a few programmes at that time . |
| 3 | The erm , yes these and it started to be like warfare more than a game you know at that stage but hopefully now we 're getting back to some sort of sanity with the membership cards you know , because we , the crowd is segregated from the away supporters now and that 's cos if Walsall go into the second division again they 'll have to spend so much I believe on the ground to cage the away supporters in which they do n't have to do in the third division . |
| 4 | They could see the train , but it seemed to be in a haze or a glowing flame . |
| 5 | More than half thought the school had explained but it seemed to be in the past , a one-off opportunity and not an on-going process . |
| 6 | Social reform might assist such a victory , but it had to be of a kind which the Lords would not reject . |