Example sentences of "[det] it [vb past] be [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | most of us had eaten our lunch by then on the coach because we were so hungry , after all it had been seven hours since we had last eaten . |
| 2 | It was carved with very competent lettering , but all it said was 15 April 1945 and a list of names . |
| 3 | All it took was this fifty-pound note and people not giving me another chance … ’ |
| 4 | All it contained were two envelopes . |
| 5 | All it needed was some heat . |
| 6 | Last month 's record-breaking talks between OPEC members ( it was their longest meeting ) did not increase the amount of recoverable oil in the world , all it did was lower costs about $30 a barrel . |