Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] it was [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Everyone agreed it was a fine picture , a breezy blend of wit and taste .
2 And I realized it was the first time I actually slept in a bed with Frank ever .
3 And , as soon as I 'd said that , I realised it was the wrong thing to have said .
4 I assumed it was the deliberate policy of an amateur sport towards a ‘ public service ’ . ’
5 Possibly someone assumed it was a concentrated form of oxygen , and therefore invigorating .
6 From the foam on it I guessed it was the first out of the keg that evening .
7 I guessed it was the bald man 's son .
8 I figured it was the best way to keep the interaction between the guitar and the lyrics , which is the whole point for me .
9 ‘ Christ , ’ breathed Billy , ‘ you were lucky there mate , that was a pretty big un' for a night tide , I heard it was a twenty seven footer .
10 And I decided it was a successful briefing , you know .
11 I decided it was a good idea to write things down rather than depending on the tape because erm I 'm not actually going to get round to transcribing the tape quickly enough to use it as minutes .
12 I decided it was a good time to ask him the final questions about Stapleton and the hound .
13 I felt it was a nice earner all the time and now , in hindsight , I wish we had n't frittered the money away so easily .
14 He said that ‘ Every player has their price , if the offer were 2M Id have rejected it , but as it nudged 3M I felt it was a good deal for Leeds ’ .
15 He said that ‘ Every player has their price , if the offer were 2M Id have rejected it , but as it nudged 3M I felt it was a good deal for Leeds ’ .
16 I felt it was a Christian thing to do .
17 At the time , I felt it was no bad thing , for it helped intensify that curious brooding quality which is such an important element in so many tropical landscapes , and especially those of Polynesia .
18 Inside was all this close-studded stuff , and I knew it was a good one . ’
19 I knew it was a good script , ’ he recalls .
20 I knew it was a two-way thing .
21 Abu Dabi was the place I was trying to think of I knew it was a funny name
22 I knew it was a deliberate attempt from the word go to bring the band down .
23 I knew it was the one Henry wanted back .
24 But I knew it would work , I knew it was the perfect register for it ; it was just a question of the right tonality and the right feeling .
25 " I knew it was the same for you ; that made it worse .
26 I knew it was the same family , ’ he admitted .
27 It got closer and I saw it was a dark-coloured BMW .
28 At first I thought it was a handkerchief , but when I stooped to pick it up I saw it was a cream-coloured glove ; and of all gloves , an elbow-length woman 's glove .
29 The one I saw it was the same plain .
30 I suppose someone thought it was a collectable item but we could have done without it
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