Example sentences of "it [verb] [be] [adv] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She added that the faun 's condition was good although ‘ it has been outside for 35 years and is a bit green . ’ |
| 2 | It has been more like carnival week in Rio than the death of an iron man . |
| 3 | It has been there for two weeks and can not be released because the 3,500 troops promised by the United Nations to secure food convoys and get them moving have not arrived . |
| 4 | ‘ People say the earth must be sour , but it has been there for eighteen years and still grows plants . |
| 5 | It has been there in one form or another since Anglo-Saxon times , probably the first building being of wood . |
| 6 | But , if it had been either of these , how would they get into the Tower , mysteriously ring a tocsin bell and then arrange for Mowbray 's fall ? |
| 7 | Keith Sutton , prosecuting on behalf of Sefton Council 's Public Protection Department , told the court there was sufficient oil in the insect to suggest it had been there for some time . |
| 8 | The centre ground of British politics remained the same uncertain terrain it had been ever since 1918 . |
| 9 | ‘ I would think it 's been here for several days , sir . |
| 10 | It 's been here since 1925 , but in September it 'll close . |
| 11 | Getting the old cistern out can sometimes be a problem — particularly if it 's been there for some time . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm not saying they won because of that , but … people are used to it , it 's been there for 20 years . ’ |
| 13 | it 's been inside for two hours and ca n't get out |
| 14 | " It 's been more like six " |