Example sentences of "part [prep] it [was/were] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Popular buys among those who intended to spend part of it were headed by household furnishings ( 28% ) , a new car ( 23% ) , gifts to children ( 20% ) and travel ( 19% ) ; only 5% splashed out on a home extension . |
| 2 | A verbal exchange between two people was recorded and part of it was written down . |
| 3 | Part of it was overheard by one of the village ladies waiting just outside the telephone box . |
| 4 | In the nine-acre arboretum , as part of it was called , each species and variety was represented by a well-grown display specimen and a stock of smaller plants for sale . |
| 5 | The Cathedral apse provides a bastion in the city walls and this part of it was built 1088–91 . |
| 6 | Part of it was designated as a nature reserve in 1944 , and its central area , which includes NIMCO 's proposed mining operation , is a UNESCO World Heritage Site — which designation in theory prohibits any development whatsoever . |
| 7 | But in this case most of it had n't been touched since 1934 , and part of it was requisitioned for troops during the war . |
| 8 | Part of her annoyance was brought about by the fact that she had never met nor heard of Mary Brown but part of it was fuelled by the fact that her son had broken with the faith . |
| 9 | The fruit machines were proving fruitful and the Club improved the changing rooms , bought new dining room furniture and tarmacadamed the car park , although a small part of it was sold to the S.E.B. for £75 for use as a sub-station . |
| 10 | The chancery of the British embassy was attacked and part of it was burned down . |
| 11 | ‘ was not clean and in good working order ’ The defect must be described in detail to prove this point , e.g. ‘ Both bulbs were blown in the front obligatory lights and two white lights were not being shown to the front ’ or ‘ The rear nearside reflector was broken and part of it was missing , leaving only about a square centimetre of reflective material ’ etc . |
| 12 | An addition to Rotterdam 's World Trade Center was built in 1986–87 and one part of it was set aside for a V.I.P. entertainment suite . |
| 13 | The Dialogue was not published for the benefit of transvestite amateur countertenors : Mopsa 's part in it was aimed at young ladies . |
| 14 | The Cathedral at Angers is a good example of the massive , domical building of Anjou , though parts of it were rebuilt in Gothic times . |