Example sentences of "[prep] it [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like , it used to be that [ place ] station might be attacked once or twice a year , like it was hit five times in one night this year … |
| 2 | The noise that came with it was heard fifty miles away . |
| 3 | An object with what appeared to be a gun barrel pointing from it was found 30 yards from where Mr Peter Jowett 's body lay . |
| 4 | Looking down below them from the top , they saw that a small crater with the remains of a dried-up lake in it was emitting sulphurous vapours from several points . |
| 5 | In it were tucked all manner of bills , receipts and postcards bearing on the activities of the club . |
| 6 | After twenty minutes , her breakfast tray arrived ; upon it was boiling red soup , chocolate ice cream , and a fizzy orange drink . |
| 7 | So that is the position as it was agreed last time and this report really says that . |