Example sentences of "it [vb past] [prep] [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Yet he was such a skilful flyer that to an American of the Lafayette Squadron it seemed as if a plane obeyed his thoughts rather than the controls , and at Verdun alone he shot down six German aircraft and a balloon . |
2 | The interior was probably quite well furnished in the ordinary way , but right now it looked as if a tornado had been through it . |
3 | The car was so low it looked as if a giant had tried to stub it out and it was clear that getting out of the bucket seat gave the Greek momentary altitude sickness . |
4 | The shelf was full , except for a small gap , where it looked as if a book had been taken out . |
5 | There was a time , at the end of summer , a hopeful time , when it looked as if a lot of would-be railway companies would simply vanish , like the mushrooms they were . |
6 | And when Biarritz scored a quick try and Blanco landed a sensational penalty from about 60 metres it looked as if a miracle seemed possible simply because so many people passionately wanted it to happen . |