Example sentences of "[prep] it [be] [num] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The huge black desk was flanked by a complicated system of telephones and intercoms ; on the top of it was one platinum de Chavigny pen and one plain white folder . |
| 2 | In it 's 11 year history , this is the first to crash in peacetime . |
| 3 | Tied to it were two speed boats , a smack and a power boat equipped for deep-sea fishing . |
| 4 | There is an entrance hall of perfect proportions , which is twice as long as it is square , and leading off it are three reception rooms of great height and elegance . |
| 5 | So far London had taken Peter over thirteen years , and all he had to show for it was six box files bulging with notes , newspaper cuttings and botched openings . |
| 6 | Around it were two steel chairs with putrid white plastic on the seats . |