Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [adj] and it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its walls were of pinkwashed cob , its roof was thatched and it stood on its own . |
| 2 | Regeneration of energy back into the industry was healthy and it created jobs for young people in the industry ’ . |
| 3 | The third light was green and it skidded to a halt . |
| 4 | Its mouth was open and it seemed to be grinning at him . |
| 5 | Its mouth was open and it had an expression on its face of someone who is going to have a lot of difficulty explaining what they have just seen , especially to themselves . |
| 6 | The condition was offputting and it sold below estimate for $48,000 ( £30,000 ; est. $60,000–80,000 ) . |
| 7 | Kim Il Sung headed the NKIPC ; the membership was disparate and it took some time for Kim to establish his control . |
| 8 | The fit of this brace was firm and it felt comfortable , despite the fact that it is an off-the-shelf model ( its older brother , the CTI , is custom-fit ) and I found I was able to ski with some confidence in my otherwise highly unstable knee . |
| 9 | But fortunately the traffic was heavy and it took ages to reach Bethnal Green . |
| 10 | Picture quality was poor and it took 30 seconds to process each frame . |
| 11 | Not only did the BBC believe that it alone knew what was good for the audience , its pretence of impartiality was bogus and it absorbed and suffocated with banalities all differences of opinion : |
| 12 | A reassessment of his career was due and it comes as a new monograph by Tim Hilton ( £30 , Lund Humphries ) and an exhibition which opened at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park at the end of last month ( to 31 August ) and will be shown at The Art Warehouse in London in the autumn . |
| 13 | His voice was deep and it sent her pulses racing . |
| 14 | My voice was high and it shook and I did n't convince even myself . |
| 15 | The descent was nerve-racking and it reminded me of the slow , queasy way light planes come in to land in Himalayan valleys . |
| 16 | The whole audience was astounded and it did n't go down very well . |
| 17 | The British public were cautious and it took the Second World War to inspire a new , and more forward-looking , attitude to the problem of dealing with the economy and unemployment . |
| 18 | If the actor was real then the film was real and it worked . |
| 19 | Certainly my childhood was thrifty and it seemed dreary . |
| 20 | After previous days ' lovely weather , disappointed that visibility was poor and it rained most of the time . |
| 21 | Progress was slow and it took a long time to get a handicap , the first being 17 . |