Example sentences of "was [adj] and it [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A reassessment of his career was due and it comes as a new monograph by Tim Hilton ( £30 , Lund Humphries ) and an exhibition which opened at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park at the end of last month ( to 31 August ) and will be shown at The Art Warehouse in London in the autumn . |
| 2 | Unfortunately , this was short-lived and it folded in 1884 having been torn asunder by internal dissensions , but before its collapse it inaugurated two important undertakings , the Stockton-on-Tees Mission and the Ayrshire Mission to the Deaf and Dumb . |
| 3 | Well it was long and it was straggly and it got on my nerves ! |
| 4 | Its walls were of pinkwashed cob , its roof was thatched and it stood on its own . |
| 5 | I was happy and it showed in my skating . |
| 6 | After two more attempts he tried the door ; it was unsecured and it opened into a little hall from which stairs led upwards . |
| 7 | Its mouth was open and it seemed to be grinning at him . |
| 8 | The third light was green and it skidded to a halt . |
| 9 | The condition was offputting and it sold below estimate for $48,000 ( £30,000 ; est. $60,000–80,000 ) . |