Example sentences of "and it [be] [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | All that way and it was frozen solid . |
| 32 | ‘ I put my washing to soak in my dolly tub and it was frozen solid this morning — in my back kitchen ! |
| 33 | And they 'd pull her dress off her , and it was frozen stiff . |
| 34 | By 1830 , however , membership had more than halved and it was thought prudent to change the rules to limit its functions more closely to those of a conventional benefit society , thereby earning the support of some local shipowners and a personage no less elevated than His Grace the Duke of Northumberland . |
| 35 | Thus , no Roman skipper would move off from a port on 24 August , 5 October , or 8 November , and it was thought bad to be at sea at the end of the month . |
| 36 | He planned to pursue integrative schemes as a private citizen and it was thought doubtful whether he could achieve the same effect in that capacity . |
| 37 | There was no indication of any desire on the part of the appellant to change his behaviour , and it was considered unsafe to release him into the community . |
| 38 | It was noted that a number of forms and procedures had been devised by the Clerical Assistant and the OIC , and it was considered possible that the analysis might have been more revealing in other establishments where the approach to administrative work was not so methodical . |
| 39 | Although Salvarsan was a considerable advance on previous treatments , it was not itself without risks and side-effects , and it was considered important to ensure that the ‘ C/T ’ ratio was ‘ propitious ’ . |
| 40 | Even this combined flow at times proved insufficient and it was found necessary to dig a leat . |
| 41 | When the procession , which had now picked up a large following , reached Grassgill End the effigy was placed on a small stone area at the roadside , its clothes were drenched with paraffin and it was set alight . |
| 42 | He knocked on the door and it was thrown open by Bernard , oozing bonhomie from a silk dressing-gown . |