Example sentences of "it [was/were] [verb] [prep] us " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it were put to us in this way we might be less prone to think of it as imposing a vastly increased burden on the community . |
| 2 | But it was explained to us . |
| 3 | ‘ All right , we had a homosexual relationship and it was understood between us that as soon as it was possible we would go away together and start afresh . ’ |
| 4 | It was borne upon us pretty quickly that the interested watchers were wearing air force blue , and that from the distance it probably looked to them as if we were all stark naked . |
| 5 | You 'd g had to parade on the Sunday erm for weapon training , and one Sunday we earlier on , we had n't fired a rifle , so it was arranged for us to fire a rifle at a rifle range . |
| 6 | ‘ It was given to us by a descendant of Boutcher , who wants to remain anonymous . |
| 7 | ‘ It was given to us , ’ replied Mrs Lomax defensively , ‘ by Mr Chan . |
| 8 | It was given to us by Amnesty International and used with their full permission . |
| 9 | But that said , erm what what it what the position is , er i is that we have put into the model Well we have n't put it into the model because it was given to us a part of the model and possibly by now North Yorkshire may have the revised model , No they have n't yet . |
| 10 | Have some more chutney , it was given to us by our German daughter-in-law . |
| 11 | When , when he rang us up it , it was looking at us like for Brian he kept , called in as I was |
| 12 | It was pressed upon us that local authorities were now performing law enforcement functions of their own . |
| 13 | When it reached our canopy , it was presented to us . |
| 14 | Simon Brown J. cited no authority for this dictum , so far as it related to the possibility of supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court over the visitors to the Inns of Court , but it was cited to us as an example of a suggested parallel with the supervisory jurisdiction which the High Court undoubtedly exercises in other contexts which in some respects may be thought to be comparable . |
| 15 | It was suggested to us that consumers would benefit from a proliferation of specialised money advice centres , on the lines of the one in Birmingham . |
| 16 | it was erm it was bought for us in July ah July |
| 17 | It was agreed between us as the most suitable form of address . ’ |
| 18 | It was described to us by an experienced wildlife film-maker , Alastair MacEwen , who was filming house martins with a high speed camera . |
| 19 | There 's this guy there called Les , now it was put to us when we were down there last time that erm , attending this meeting when it happens would be er one Nigel , who 's , I do n't quite , I ca n't remember what he 's picked for , erm he 's actually been promoted , he 's pretty senior , he was basically in charge of the product engineering at , and he 's now been promoted so that puts him even further up the ladder |
| 20 | It was sold to us on a false premise . |
| 21 | It was stressed to us that pupils having difficulty with English because it was their second language should not be equated with pupils with other special educational needs . |
| 22 | Without a word having been spoken about it , it was settled between us , I knew ; it had been from the beginning . |
| 23 | It was awarded to us by the Independent Television Commission after we submitted an unopposed bid for the franchise . |
| 24 | Long ago it was stolen from us , and we hold the memory of it dear ; now that the powers of darkness have grown so strong , Andernesse is the one safe place for it . |
| 25 | It was bred in us . |
| 26 | It 's a , it 's a fascinating report and having been involved in the Food Forum discussion , when we , it was reported to us that we 'd actually lost a community nutritionist , I read this with great interest to see just how now the professional was seen through sections . |
| 27 | It was left to us alcoholics to sort out the thorny problem . |