Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] it [be] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He tried to suggest it was a casual encounter as he stepped from the shadows , but realized at once that his subterfuge was painfully obvious . |
| 2 | Someone would need to be a genius to get that pile of rust going ; you forgot to mention it was a complete and utter wreck — I 'm surprised it got you this far ! ’ |
| 3 | Whereas you know when mine began to cry it was a good excuse to give them a bit of a cuddle . |
| 4 | She knew all Isabelle 's small store of jewellery , and she 'd certainly never seen this before , although she had to admit it was a beautiful thing . |
| 5 | In fact , their van , which is normally used for delivering letters in the Darlington district , was such a success that Ford technicians refused to believe it was a standard production line van . |