Example sentences of "[subord] it [vb past] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before it arrived at the Bate Collection , all that was known about the William Smith harpsichord ( illus.1 ) was to be found in a brief summary in Boalch 's Makers of the harpsichord and clavichord . |
| 2 | ‘ Do n't you think it 's surprising that she could n't recall delivering twins for Lilian , when it happened at the same time as Donna , almost ? |
| 3 | When it arrived at the Bate Collection the instrument was found to be basically well cared for . |
| 4 | Rain swilled and foamed in its open mouth as it looked at the churning black clouds and the eruptions of fractured lightning . |
| 5 | It chewed the bloody snow , gulped the entrails and the gore , growled in its throat as it worked at the tough tissues . |
| 6 | I enclose a photograph of the display as it appeared at the National Library of Scotland ; obviously the cases are not part of the touring display . |