Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] it for [art] [num ord] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Before leaving he stood for a moment at the door and let his eyes range round the room as if he were seeing it for the first time .
2 If you were seeing it for the first time , what impressions would you receive ?
3 She made it sound as if she were saying it for the first time .
4 The expletive sounded strange to the sergeant on Blanche 's lips , as if she were hearing it for the first time .
5 She stood up and looked round the room as though she were leaving it for the last time .
6 She was to keep it for the next three and a half years .
  Next page