Example sentences of "of it [vb past] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thought of it had been impossible for so long that it took some getting used to . |
| 2 | Since she was sixteen she had experienced life , and none of it had been good , except that she had given birth to a daughter and also that she had found out what love was , but had experienced the painful futility of it . |
| 3 | There had been a lot of talk among the customers about Harry Pascoe 's venture to the Americas , and not all of it had been complimentary . |
| 4 | Government officials also confirmed that there had been some forewarning of the rebel attack but that the magnitude of it had been unexpected . |
| 5 | The controlled force of her emotion when speaking of it had been frightening . |