Example sentences of "[prep] it were [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In front of it were two nineteenth-century metal conservatory chairs for visitors ; they were not very comfortable : Buzz did n't like people to stay too long . |
| 2 | Parts of it were eight hundred years old , the basements were half-filled with fine sand and whatever lived there , lived alone . |
| 3 | And behind it were two Indians riding a mule , brown ponchos draped over their shoulders , straw hats jammed on their heads and held with leather thongs under the chin . |
| 4 | Dangling from it were two thin cords to be tied at the back . |
| 5 | Mixed in it were 30 kg of TCDD . |
| 6 | Next to it were two old barns and in the confusion , myself and an Italian recruit , Gionesca , were ordered to go and find wood for a fire . |
| 7 | Tied to it were two speed boats , a smack and a power boat equipped for deep-sea fishing . |
| 8 | On Whitsun eve , 1960 , the Central Theological Commission was set up to prepare the Council ; subject to it were ten sub-commissions presided over by the heads of the corresponding Roman dicasteries . |
| 9 | Beautifully displayed on it were two twists of marinated salmon , sprigs of red and green lettuce and watercress , slices of passion fruit , two slices of filet of hare , a sprig of broccoli , two crumbed and fried mushrooms in a pale-gold sauce which I guessed to be pan juices , reduced and bodied out with cream . |
| 10 | The litter on the kitchen table had been pushed back to leave a clear corner on which a cloth , clean but creased , had been laid , and on it were two unmatching plates and two cups which bore no relation in design or size , to their saucers . |
| 11 | On it were four names written neatly underneath each other . |
| 12 | Around it were two steel chairs with putrid white plastic on the seats . |