Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [conj] i [vb past] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unless I mean this hedgehog could have been done if I left it could n't it ? |
| 2 | I am praised because I held it by the tail . ’ |
| 3 | Well I 'm blowed if I saw it on , on that receipt . |
| 4 | I was going to be moved whether I liked it or not . |
| 5 | My ship might just be able to outrun theirs , but it could n't outrun the fusitron blasts that would be fired if I tried it . |
| 6 | The ideas which I had conceived of that noble university were realised when I saw it … |
| 7 | The kids were mortified but I thought it was a real hoot . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ It was only when a few of the details were released that I realised it was me . |
| 9 | ‘ Your tea is ruined so I threw it in the bin . |
| 10 | My flower — the one that I remember best out of many — was gathered where I said it had been . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |