Example sentences of "and [vb pp] [conj] it was [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keeping a big horse is expensive ; I know , I 've got one , and when I worked out what he cost me to keep I got to £50 per week and stopped because it was too frightening . |
| 2 | Jonathan looked upon all that he had made and found that it was very good . |
| 3 | One of the most striking features of IBM 's lamentable personal computer business is that there is not a single reason embedded in the hardware why IBM mainframe and AS/400 users should buy their personal computers from IBM rather than from its army of tormentors led by Compaq Computer Corp : presumably few customers have actually asked IBM for 3270 and 5250 emulation in ROM on the motherboard at no extra charge in its PS/2s — or perhaps IBM thought that would kill off its dumb tube business and resisted until it was too late — now it makes no money on personal computers and sells few dumb tubes . |
| 4 | Maggie sat on the bed and fumed but it was not long before she started to smile . |
| 5 | Her hand was caught and held before it was anywhere near its target . |