Example sentences of "[Wh adv] it [vb past] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was becoming difficult to remember how it had looked fifteen months ago , before Amy and Timmy had entered his life ; the homemade shelves of orange boxes ranged against the wall which had held his books , the two mugs , two plates and one soup bowl , which had been adequate for his needs , neatly stacked in the cupboard , the excessive cleanliness of the small kitchen and lavatory , his bed smooth under the coverlet of knitted woollen squares , the single hanging cupboard which had been sufficient for his meagre wardrobe , his other possessions boxed and tidily stowed in the chest under the seat . |
| 2 | It comes with its own good reviews in the form of sleevenotes which make amusingly extravagant claims , including that it is a record about ‘ how you sometimes feel like the sky will peel away like a mask and reveal something more brilliant behind ’ , which may tell some of you not just a little of how this record sounds , but how it got to sound that way too . |
| 3 | I heaved myself out , folded my own blanket , lifted the boards and sorted everything till it looked how it 'd looked last night . |
| 4 | He did n't mind responding to a panic call at such a late hour , especially not when it meant transporting three microwave ovens up to the Hall and so getting an advance peek at the preparations . |
| 5 | THE Scottish Office was accused of ‘ landlordism of the sea ’ yesterday when it agreed to end common fishing rights in part of Loch Crinan . |
| 6 | After all , if the images were created by her subconscious mind , there must be a reason why it chose to create certain images and not others . |