Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [coord] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In short , it was claimed that meditators ' moral senses were enlivened and it helped them ‘ become better Christians ’ . |
| 2 | Knives were drawn and it looked as if many ancient , long-held grudges were to be settled . |
| 3 | They had to first of all get a base from which to achieve , unfortunately of course gaining the power and the growth of the power no doubt the ideals were corrupted and it became what you are su suggesting it did , it no longer represented the people . |
| 4 | He said the brakes were worn but it had not contributed to the tragedy . |
| 5 | Doors were fitted and it came into use on 7 September . |
| 6 | Under the empire , in large towns , the shops were cleared and it became the site for more magnificent buildings devoted to the administration of justice , bureaucracy and commerce , as well as for worship . |
| 7 | Roads were blocked and gardens were swamped but it carried on raining . |
| 8 | From the seventeenth century onwards , much of this land to the south of the Wash was drained and it has been farmed intensively ever since . |
| 9 | Charlie 's office was small and poky and lightless and overcrowded , but the number of possible hiding places was limited and it seemed that she-d tried them all . |
| 10 | And that she said was repossessed and it went for seventy five thousand . |
| 11 | The sound began before our search was completed and it stopped me in my tracks , leaving Malc to continue alone . |
| 12 | This year a conditioner was added and it has cut more than 325ha ( 800 acres ) . |
| 13 | Still no acknowledgement was made and it grew near the time when Gigia would be setting out on her journey . |
| 14 | Nineteenth-century legislation swept away the fictions upon which trover was based and it became the modern action for conversion , though no change was made in the substance of the law . |
| 15 | She was hurt and it showed in her eyes . |
| 16 | Versions of the recently introduced song God Save Great George Our King were now heard on all sides ; a little later the text was finalised and it became the national anthem . |
| 17 | Work had already started on the bridge when the error was spotted and it had to be raised at enormous cost . |
| 18 | The new electoral law was passed but it made no mention of the role of opposition groups , merely stating that elections would take place within the framework of socialism , thus effectively barring non-socialist candidates . |
| 19 | The radiocarbon discrepancy was confirmed and it became clear that radiocarbon results would need to be calibrated to convert them to calendar ages . |
| 20 | After a prolonged course of elemental diet an elimination diet was repeated and it became evident that he was profoundly sensitive to salicylate . |
| 21 | In July 1985 the Comptroller and Auditor General 's Report was published and it concluded that there were weaknesses in the control and deployment of nursing staff . |
| 22 | Part of the number plate was obscured and it had been badly resprayed . |
| 23 | ‘ Sabine Jourdain was murdered and it looks as though it was to prevent her from talking . ’ |