Example sentences of "[subord] it [vb past] [be] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it had been common for surgeons to expect suppuration of the wound as an inevitable concomitant of amputation , Alanson demonstrated that by these methods it was possible for these wounds to heal ‘ by the first intention ’ , that is , without significant infection . |
| 2 | He never kept a catalogue of his stock , so it had been easy for Cleo to pour out a generous measure from each flagon on the upper shelf in Wakelate 's workroom . |
| 3 | If it had been impossible for one reason or another to use a boat on the water I would have done the best I could with a plummet and noted what I could see from the banks . |
| 4 | If it had been possible for a bird to stop still with surprise in the air , and stay exactly where it was , that rook would have done it then . |
| 5 | If it had been possible for the old Castle to grow darker , Grainne thought it would have done so in the hour that followed . |
| 6 | But if it had been necessary for me to do so , I would have concluded that the whole loss should be borne by Union Discount . |
| 7 | The costs and risks involved indicated that it would have been very difficult to convince investors to invest in the generating company National Power if it had been responsible for the nuclear power stations , even though it had been given control of the majority of the generating capacity in order to compensate for this . |
| 8 | Young lads gather round the car which looks as if it had been dead for days or weeks . |