Example sentences of "it [vb past] [adj] of a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as time went on , it became less of a joke . |
| 2 | It seemed to float above the town , particularly when one approached from the south , from the flats , and as you climbed Steep Hill and came nearer , so it became less of a mirage and more of a stone reality . |
| 3 | On the foreign exchange market the pound was stronger in quiet trading against the dollar , it firmed 0.4 of a cent to $1.640 whilst against the Deutschmark it rose to DM2.7568 . |
| 4 | We 've just gone through Armistice Day and I was and it 's always made , made me feel there 's something a little bit wrong about Armistice , it seemed more of a glorification in the way |
| 5 | But it took all of a week 's ration of time to restore the plot to its pre-holiday weed-free state . |