Example sentences of "it [vb past] [prep] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first it seemed as if it had happened to someone else , and entertaining on that merit alone . |
| 2 | I had a chillingly clear picture of its abominable face : it had so many wrinkles and boils it looked as if it had lived for centuries . |
| 3 | It looked as if it had just been brought home by Susan from Blackpool . |
| 4 | It looked as if it had landed there by chance , like a piece of paper or a leaf . |
| 5 | It looked as if it had only two storeys , but suggested an attic under the fanlight in the roof . |
| 6 | The other day I came to work wearing a rather sharp tie and somebody said it looked as if it had been designed by somebody with ‘ special needs ’ . |
| 7 | His face was smooth , almost feminine ; it looked as if it had never felt the touch of a razor . |
| 8 | The st'lyan 's mane was so white it looked as if it had been bleached . |
| 9 | The exposed skin was flushed and glowing ; here and there it resembled tanned leather and , in some cases , it looked as if it had split and healed , and split again . |
| 10 | The ashtray was empty , and it looked as if it had been washed . |
| 11 | The jaw tightened till it looked as if it had been carved from golden marble . |
| 12 | It looked as if it had gone straight over the side and into the valley . |
| 13 | The polished wood floor , the scattered rugs , the furniture , it looked as if it had been the same for years , yet Kate could see the newness of the sofas , the curtains . |
| 14 | I had never had him down as a kerb-crawler either , but from the state of the car it looked as if it had had a good kicking . |
| 15 | So that it looked as if it belonged to the house . |
| 16 | Magic had descended from somewhere and made her invisible ; and in the process it had … well , it felt as if it had killed her . |
| 17 | It felt as if it had been split in two by a cold chisel and someone was grinding the two halves together . |
| 18 | KLEINWORT Benson , the merchant bank , has received A$10.66m ( £5.3m ) from the sale of its increasingly troubled Australian businesses - just half what it hoped for when it announced the deal in August . |
| 19 | Though the stone was large , the ornate gold band was small , and it fitted as if it had been made for her . |
| 20 | There 's somethin' offensive aboot seein' it destroyed as if it had nae right tae exist . |