Example sentences of "[vb past] be [vb pp] [prep] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The small pain which had been inflicted upon it had only served somehow to make it stronger . |
| 2 | To relieve the monotony of the black head , yellow sighting lines had been painted on it to enable the golfer to line up his putt on the ‘ sweet spot ’ — the dead centre of the putter head . |
| 3 | The egg which had been stirred into it gave an unusual texture , and the pepper added pungency . |
| 4 | Christianity seemed more and more to mean clericalism and once the Second Crusade of 1147 was over the popular religious fervour that had been channelled into it needed a new outlet . |
| 5 | One or two of the boys would go in there , fellers of the village , and they would stop there all night , and the next night ; and they say it had been known for it to go the week ; have a week settin' in , staying in the pub . |