Example sentences of "it [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Owen knew from the title that this was a member of the Egyptian Royal Family but which of the Khedive 's numerous progeny it was escaped him for the moment . |
| 2 | And you know she treasures it because it was given her by a grateful patient centuries ago . |
| 3 | It was as embarrassing to see a friend under the influence of adrenalin when one had not lost one 's own temper as it was to see him under the influence of alcohol when one was sober . |
| 4 | He told us what sport it was to take her to the ‘ Houtsize ‘ 0use ’ in London , first putting her on the Inner Circle , getting off smartly himself , and leaving her to go round and round until his amusement wore off . |
| 5 | They were in costumes that , in spite of their crumpled shabbiness , recalled the garb of Count Arnheim in the opera of ‘ The Bohemian Girl ’ , and looked like fugitive kings and emperors beside the thick-set railway porter , in capacious velveteens , whose duty it was to put them on the right track towards the ‘ free land ’ . |
| 6 | In other words , it was costing us about a pound an hour in water . |
| 7 | Oh it was bought it from the Christmas , two ninety nine from . |
| 8 | FOUR years after it was burned it to the ground in a disastrous fire , a Catholic church is rising from the ashes . |