Example sentences of "it was [verb] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her body was drenched with sweat ; it was glistening on her legs and she felt moisture beneath her on the seat . |
| 2 | Poland was condemned because it was not a proper nation-state , but it was condemned for its efforts to become one . |
| 3 | It was condemned for its ‘ two-dimensional characters ’ ( Mayne 1961:316 ) , lack of ‘ moral passion ’ ( Bergonzi 1961:297 ) , lack of profundity ( Price 1961:332 ) , ‘ misanthropic spleen ’ , and smugness ( Hope 1961:1486 ) . |
| 4 | Robin-Anne had her mother 's fair hair , so fair that it looked bleached , and she had her mother 's delicate good looks etched on to a face so pale that it seemed as though her skin must burn if it was exposed to anything more powerful than a light bulb . |
| 5 | It was explained to her that she should not drink prior to having an anaesthetic but she was given a mouthwash because her mouth felt dry . |
| 6 | It was explained to her that her wound was the source of the discomfort and she was given an intramuscular injection of pethidine 75 mg . |
| 7 | It was explained to her the day they moved in . ’ |
| 8 | It was explained to me that over the years all the planes on the green sward had landed by mistake , assuming that it would be solid enough to allow a take-off . |
| 9 | ‘ It was explained to me that I had a mild form which was affecting the part of the brain that triggers migraine , which is why I was having sickness attacks and blinding headaches behind the eyes . ’ |
| 10 | Er it was explained to me on the phone . |
| 11 | it took some time before it was explained to them that the French pronunciation of GPT sounded just like ‘ J'ai pété ’ which , as all you Europhiles no doubt know , means ‘ I have broken wind . ’ |
| 12 | He accepted it when it was explained to him in the right way . |
| 13 | One of us ( D.G. ) developed the model described below before it was explained to him by the second author ( R.S.C. ) that VGPs are plotted in an asymmetrical way that appears natural to the palaeomagnetist but is confusing when considering the theory . |
| 14 | In fact , Flaherty thought it was a better idea than invoking the Draoicht Suan until it was explained to him that unless Pumlumon did invoke it , they would all of them be roasting on spits in the Gruagach 's sculleries before the night was out , to which he said that giants had always been partial to roast Gnome and he had always thought it was a mistake to come to Tara in the first place . |
| 15 | And you know from as soon as he could walk it was explained to him you know , that you must walk and not and |
| 16 | But it was explained to us . |
| 17 | And even when it was explained to he did n't clock it . |
| 18 | ‘ Jottings ’ had not quite been pushed overboard ; it was clinging by its fingernails to the edge of the raft , to be found , often seriously cut , between the competition and the personal column at the back of the paper . |
| 19 | Isabel Lavender , now sixty-eight years old , sat before the mirror , the pretty amethyst brooch at her neck , and felt that she ought to have it , for it was owed to her , it was a little enough thing to covet . |
| 20 | Called ‘ porter ’ after the Covent Garden market porters who drank it , it was characterised by its distinct , dark colour , which came from the roasted barley it contained . |
| 21 | It was calling to her , calling inside her head . |
| 22 | Yanto laughed when he realised the old joker had palmed the sawdust and was allowing it to trickle in such a way as to give the impression that it was trickling from his ear . |
| 23 | Reversing its earlier stance against the creation of a republican army , Kirgizstan had on June 1 announced that it was taking under its own jurisdiction the former Soviet military units stationed on the republic 's territory and assuming responsibility for their upkeep . |
| 24 | Reversing its earlier stance against the creation of a republican army , Kirgizstan had on June 1 announced that it was taking under its own jurisdiction the former Soviet military units stationed on the republic 's territory and assuming responsibility for their upkeep . |
| 25 | Dust blew ; it was getting into her eyes . |
| 26 | He just could n't get a decent length to putt to fall , and I felt it was getting to him . |
| 27 | It was getting to his digestion . |
| 28 | I think she well and the house was certainly getting on her nerves but whether it was because she was ill it was getting on her nerves I do n't know . |
| 29 | It was getting on everyone 's nerves out there . |
| 30 | ‘ It was getting on my nerves . ’ |