Example sentences of "[prep] it [was/were] [art] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seated on top of it was a fluffy white dog , its red tongue grotesquely hanging out , its head lolling to the side . |
| 2 | The essence of it was the direct personal participation of the citizen body in the government of the city . |
| 3 | Behind it was a small white cliff , the bubble of water . |
| 4 | On the gate behind it was a large white notice in seven languages . |
| 5 | Fortunately for him , his cell was extremely secure , partly below ground level , without even a window — the only aperture into it was a tiny grating above the door . |
| 6 | Under it was a small flat package wrapped in yellowing tissue paper . |
| 7 | A wire stretched from the contraption at the top out towards the school and hanging from it was a dangerous-looking wooden basket , big enough to hold a single person . |
| 8 | Outside it was a raw bitter February night . |
| 9 | The village of Dornhausen lay about eight kilometres out of Bad Schwarzendorn itself , and the final road to it was a narrow concrete track that even in June was still covered in flaking mud and cow dung . |
| 10 | Standing on it were the leading American money-winner , Bob Stein , and the film actor Buck Finnegan , famous for his tough-guy roles . |
| 11 | It was a high one , but although she was confident she could climb it , she knew that if she tried to do so she would risk being seen from the house ; but beside it was a shallow grassy ditch were she could remain out of sight , so bending double she ran along this ditch , and came to the spot where she had seen Tristram . |