Example sentences of "it [vb past] [pron] be [pron] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | But occasionally she stared back at him and then up again , as she had sometimes before , except that this time , with the sense of crisis and danger hanging over the Cages , it seemed there was something urgent about her stance and her stares . |
| 2 | It seemed there was nothing that could be done . |
| 3 | It seemed there was nothing he could do to persuade the child to cease her disobedience , nothing he could say which would frighten her sufficiently for her to come to her senses . |
| 4 | Now it seemed there was nothing at all to cling to . |
| 5 | It seemed there was nothing for her after all , no warm fire , no nursery comfort , no being needed . |
| 6 | The first time the bird opened its eyes , it thought I was its mother and imprinted on me . |
| 7 | We are very sorry the train at number eleven platform eleven , when you get to Lemington on it , get out if you 're going to Banbury , there will be a coach , because there 's a fire at Banbury , well I thought it meant there was something on the other side of the railway , it was , a factory near there so , so then er they get you in |
| 8 | The worst thing was that it appeared there was nothing they could do to stop it ; the players had hardly a shred of belief left in themselves , and Gower was unable to instil any . |
| 9 | And when it burst there was nothing left . |