Example sentences of "it [vb past] [vb pp] [adj] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chinese Charlie had altered the lot to fit him , and he had pressed it , too , and it had made such a difference to Ben . |
| 2 | BIIBA wanted a stay of execution on Fimbra 's plans and thought that it had gained such a deal when its chairman , David Palmer , met Fimbra chairman Lord Elton . |
| 3 | In fact it had become such a moneyspinner that the proprietor , Mr Ridout the Restaurateur , had opened a small chain of similar eateries . |
| 4 | It had taken half an hour , the inside of his head fitting loosely , like a drawer in an old chest . |
| 5 | When the landlord 's agents and the militia arrived , the tenants offered the whole of next year 's rent in advance if only Mrs. Pedelty would leave them at peace ; it had taken half an hour to get word to her of this offer and to bring back her refusal Then they asked for compensation for the land they had cleared and she sent back to say if they persisted in the claim she would sue for dilapidation and waste . |