Example sentences of "it [was/were] [verb] [pron] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't want you to give me your answers now , I am as it were giving you the opportunity now , over lunch , to consider this matter . |
| 2 | on the way back it was pushing it a bit . |
| 3 | In the early stages it was finding them a deal , or moving them to the next level up . ’ |
| 4 | At least it was giving me a weekend on my boat . |
| 5 | It was giving everyone a lot of pleasure . |
| 6 | He felt like it was asking him a question or searching for something in his mind . |
| 7 | She felt it probing her mind , as if it was asking her a question , searching for something in her mind . |
| 8 | Chance , fate or whatever you want to call it was offering me the opportunity to finally get you out of my system . |
| 9 | He needed to ; it was doing him a kindness , putting iron into his backbone . |