Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adj] [prep] [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | New friendship does not come easy to me , I feel compelled to play it rough at first — your idealism , for example , I had to find out whether it was capable of standing up ; testing and teasing , for me , are a kind of initiation — |
| 2 | When it vanished , it was equivalent to switching off 100,000 power stations the size of Didcot power station . |
| 3 | I think they found that it just was n't practical to wear very long dresses ; it was alright for dressing up , but not for every day . |
| 4 | The LTTE said it was responsible for shooting down a military aircraft on July 5 over Elephant Pass , at the entry to the Jaffna peninsula , killing all 19 people aboard . |
| 5 | It was interested in taking over a small mine called Wheal Concord but pulled out because financial prospects were poor . |
| 6 | I would n't say it was ready for popping off , you know what I mean . |