Example sentences of "it was [art] [noun] [pers pn] do " in BNC.
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1 | It was a building he did n't particularly want to see , though he did n't imagine he could ever succeed in burying its memories and associations . |
2 | It was a mercy we did , for X-rays revealed not only back trouble , but a massive abdominal aorta aneurysm . |
3 | After a few months of this kind of thing , it was a wonder we did n't automatically walk out of our homes every hour , on the hour , when we were on leave , to look at the weather . |
4 | It was a laugh he did n't think he had in him . |
5 | It was a pity he did n't get the opportunity to do the same against France in the final . |
6 | Flora said , ‘ It was a pity you did n't take that job . ’ |
7 | The prosecution said it was a miracle she did not start an inferno . |
8 | ‘ And if it was a pay-off it did n't do him any good . ’ |
9 | It was the thing she did best , and she had decided long ago that she would study in earnest as soon as she left school . |
10 | It was an option she did n't usually have , kissing a gorgeous man on board her own ship . |
11 | It was an impulse she did not question . |