Example sentences of "[pron] was [prep] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suppose a car came over the hill , and I ran out , and whoever was in it got out — suppose he was crazy ? |
| 2 | more of them , not only the young people , of course not , but I mean more of them , I know there always were some of more than there was before it has changed every value , even moral values and everything like that , have changed a lot the last twenty to thirty years . |
| 3 | ‘ He was charming , ’ she lied , and felt it was worth it to see him look relieved . |
| 4 | But it was worth it to keep the wolves from the door . |
| 5 | It was worth it to tell you what a toad you are . |
| 6 | It had been enjoyable at the time , but after it was over it had left a disagreeable taste in the mouth . |
| 7 | our conversation 's even more riveting than it was before it went on . |
| 8 | It was like it fell into the greatest silence I have ever come across . |
| 9 | 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 . |