Example sentences of "it [vb past] [prep] [subord] 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 .
7 IT FELT as if an earthquake had just hit the City .
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