Example sentences of "it [was/were] [verb] [subord] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's lying in the same direction as it was flying when it came down — north-east to south-west . |
| 2 | It was stoned as it reached the Bogside ; Catholics clashed with the RUC ; and the Bogside Defence Association erected barricades . |
| 3 | I purchased some Caulerpa serptularoides some time ago , but it was devoured before it had a chance to become established . |
| 4 | Thus it was welcomed because it seemed to bring together on the one hand the idealized liberalism of the l960s and 1970s — when pupils and teachers hoped to romp together through an uninhibited dance of individualized learning , projects , pupil-centred learning-situations , and an end to authoritarian concepts of knowledge — with , on the other hand , the 1980s demand for ‘ standards ’ . |
| 5 | There were a few complaints about the rough was too rough and the coarse was too bad and whatnot , but I quite liked the fact that it was labelled because it meant that Rosemary could and could play the . |