Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [conj] [pron] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ideas which I had conceived of that noble university were realised when I saw it … |
| 2 | The kids were mortified but I thought it was a real hoot . ’ |
| 3 | and what they took all the treasures down into the cellars so they were saved and they rebuilt it . |
| 4 | That is the information on which the police were acting when they decided it was reasonable to take this action . |
| 5 | One of their most useful features was the thick layer of pure white fat with which they were coated when you took it out of the tin there was this layer of fat round the edge . |
| 6 | His eyes were watering as he started it , and he looked away from me again , towards the deserted white tables around us . |
| 7 | Although bureau primarily exist to simply output your files direct to bromide or film most of them will make sure that the output is what you were expecting before they send it back . |
| 8 | And the people doing it in these garages erm , you know like respraying and doing all the welding and everything , really he said some of the things they were doing if they did it legally they 'd make a good go of it |
| 9 | Rovers were bubbling and they made it two on 15 minutes . |
| 10 | Carers were asked whether they found it difficult to cope with any of the tasks they performed . |
| 11 | They were doomed and she knew it . |
| 12 | ‘ It was only when a few of the details were released that I realised it was me . |
| 13 | Many years were to elapse before I saw it again . |
| 14 | ‘ Why Tink , ’ cried Peter , ‘ it was poisoned and you drank it to save my life . |
| 15 | My flower — the one that I remember best out of many — was gathered where I said it had been . |
| 16 | The way it was policed and who policed it was similarly defined by national rather than local considerations . |
| 17 | ‘ Look , there 's the holes where it was unscrewed before they brought it here for an altar . |
| 18 | I already had permission to search all the surrounding fields , so I waited until the field was harvested before I gave it a thorough going over with my detector . |
| 19 | Charlie could n't believe what was happening although he felt it was well worth getting a broken nose for . |
| 20 | He was laughing when he said it . |
| 21 | She had tried to get out of the car when he was driving and he considered it lucky that they had n't been killed , but as he and I were together more I came to admire her resolution and good sense . |
| 22 | It was said that he learned it by practicing shadowboxing to popular tunes that ran exactly three minutes on the gramophone . |
| 23 | It was said before he realised it . |
| 24 | The 1855 treaty was finally ratified in 1859 , with Old Joseph commenting : ‘ The line was made as I wanted it , not for me but my children that will follow me . |
| 25 | She was grinning as she said it , but he did n't take that in and yelled at her about Women 's Lib claptrap . |
| 26 | ‘ Charles was told that they owed it to their hosts to give of their professional best , ’ a royal aide said yesterday . |
| 27 | The door was closed when he reached it but it was not locked . |
| 28 | The black furry coat with which it was born and which helped it to keep warm during its first days is now sloughed off , revealing the shorter shiny coat which is more suitable for a swimmer . |
| 29 | Now of course what happened is that we claimed , we w went to the insurance and then they took they got a list of what was damaged and we replaced it for what he 'd lost er exactly . |
| 30 | His temper was rising as he unpacked it . |