Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] it [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But from the moment that the electorate realised it was to be stripped of its Deutschemark , a symbol of nationhood , Germans began to wonder how much else had been given away . |
| 2 | Many in the industry felt it was worth while taking risks on the peak space heating load , by keeping prices sufficiently low to attract in addition such off-peak evening or spring and autumn space heating loads , as well as the cooking and water heating sales . |
| 3 | A nurse sat on Dot 's bed and unwrapped it and Dot knew it was from Mrs Hollidaye . |
| 4 | But I was staying inside , learning about what the world was really like , or , rather , what Pansy Fanshawe thought it was like . |
| 5 | Did you see erm , they see in this paper the light did it were in Kingfisher book and it was seventeen pound for a roll |
| 6 | Mr Currie said it was like being ‘ back in medieval times ’ , as he surveyed a table laden with kitchen knives , swords and home-made weapons including a rolling pin with spikes on the end . |
| 7 | The United Nations said it was considering evacuating foreign aid workers . |
| 8 | Tallis thought it was about the middle of the day . |
| 9 | erm once the government announced their capping limits later on late last year , the County Council knew it was in trouble and back in December the Social Services Committee faced cuts of something like three and a half million . |
| 10 | ‘ The man who drilled for the test said it was among the hardest block he 'd ever seen . |
| 11 | In his summing-up , the judge said it was for the jury to decide if Christopher How had been dishonest . |
| 12 | But Jinny could tell from his voice that he knew the answer already , and when Doyle replied it was with a nod . |
| 13 | Maurice surmised it was from his aunt . |
| 14 | Mr Graham confirmed it was in order for the NGC to offer alternative routes for the inquiry 's consideration . |
| 15 | Jaguar plunged 46p to 685p as General Motors confirmed it is in talks that could result in it taking a minority stake . |
| 16 | Residents were worried that adaptations to the building at the corner of Bow Street and Princes Road meant it was to be used as a morgue . |
| 17 | At Panmure Gordon , Charles Donald said it was within the letter of US regulations and was thus always likely to be approved . |
| 18 | The linesman said it was for a push and handball . |
| 19 | Martin said it was in the National Car Park across the road , about twenty yards from the front door of the pub and Dod said ‘ Oh , yeah ’ and reluctantly gave up his place in the darts game , slipping at least three five-pound notes and some coins into his pocket and not bothering to thank the guys he 'd played . |
| 20 | Berwick Kaler gives a peculiarly charmless performance as the Pope , Frances de la Tour is wasting her time as the witch , and one wonders why the producers thought it was worth transferring this dismal exercise to the West End from the West Yorkshire Playhouse . |
| 21 | And then sh Elizabeth had come over by then and I said it 's it 's in her bag , so we had a look at it and her friend said it 's for angina , it always makes her ill ! |
| 22 | Elizabeth Jarvis said it was like St Paul 's Cathedral , miraculously saved while all around it lay in ruins . |
| 23 | For a moment they were disappointed when Denise realised it was in fact the same car as one already written down . |
| 24 | The problem SAVE faced was that it had been so disfigured by later alterations that many people doubted it was of sufficient interest to merit saving . |
| 25 | And the area code showed it was in Dusseldorf — 70 miles away . |
| 26 | It seemed that people thought it was about kinky sex ; at best it was taken as the onset of senility . |
| 27 | Jess felt it was like watching an upturned ants ' nest . |
| 28 | When Ian Durrant returned from three years on the scrapheap with a crippling knee injury , Graeme Souness said it was like signing a Pounds 3 million star . |
| 29 | Asked by the judge why the question was relevant , Mr Carman said it was about the development of the friendship between the politician and the producer . |
| 30 | Maman said it was at the back , the other way from the bathroom end of the corridor . |