Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [to-vb] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When chemists vapourised potassium nitrate and trapped it an argon matrix , however , they were surprised to discover that it contained molecules with the chemical formula KNO 3 . |
| 2 | Because it was pointless to deny that it did . |
| 3 | In the darkness it was hard to see but it looked as if there was n't even a railing . |
| 4 | It was perfectly quiet ( no sounds ever reached him from the rest of the Tolbooth ; it was hard to believe that it existed , the street below was more real ) . |
| 5 | Expecting to find a look of mockery on his face , she was disconcerted to see that it held nothing of the sort . |
| 6 | In view of the £632,000 of bid costs announced with yesterday 's figures the company was quick to stress that it has no other hostile targets in its sights . |
| 7 | McNeill was reluctant to accept because it meant asking the club for 14 tickets . |
| 8 | Sadly much of the animosity generated about Cochrane and Bennett originated from within No 5 Group and a great deal I was able to counter before it reached tap-room levels , I never felt I was running with the fox because I had great feeling and admiration for both these Olympian " gores , in fact , Cochrane invited me to move to No 5 Group with him when he left No 3 Group , but I declined as I was in mid-tour . |
| 9 | O'Connell says the company was proud to say that it had won Posix-compliance and it now hopes to gain X/Open 's XPG branding . |
| 10 | There was culatello , part of the pig 's bottom — this was difficult to produce because it had to be carefully matured , and was correspondingly expensive . |
| 11 | As to the exact locality of the pain , it was difficult to convey that it had grown , and that instead of having a pain he was now contained inside it . |
| 12 | The engine turned , was slow to fire before it came to life . |
| 13 | Having half expected that hair to feel crisp , to prickle beneath her palms as it had against her breasts , she was surprised to find that it felt as soft as down . |
| 14 | Stopping the car to examine it , she was surprised to learn that it indicated the way to Wilder 's Wilderness , which offered the New Zealand experiences of horse trekking , tramping , native bush walks , camping and white-water rafting . |
| 15 | So , for instance , a temple with eight columns might be shown on a coin as having eight , six , four or two ; it was sufficient to show that it had a columned portico . |