Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [verb] it [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carry on Sergeant may have been made on something of a shoestring ( or maybe it should have been an army bootstring ) with Ken making no more than £800 for his work , but efforts were made to get it all remarkably accurate . |
| 2 | It is understood the moves were made to make it easier to count the votes and complete the procedure by the weekend . |
| 3 | Contemporaries did note approvingly that attempts were made to keep it clean and well aired , which , it seems , had not always been the case in the days of Louis-Philippe . |
| 4 | Long walks by the sea were needed to shake it all down and shake off the pounds that could so easily accumulate . |
| 5 | The fact that both Linda and I were abused makes it worse because I want to help her , I want to comfort her , I want to care for her , but by doing that I 've got to forget about what 's happening to me . |
| 6 | The local authority and central Government were asked to provide it all . |
| 7 | - While the government broke the strike , they were unable to destroy the union and were forced to concede it legal recognition . |
| 8 | Laws were passed to make it easier for women to participate filly in the development of their country as well as maintaining their family life . |
| 9 | The band had wanted a major deal for at least two years previously , but were determined to play it cool . |
| 10 | Only when the Bill was amended to make it compulsory for local authorities to provide and maintain facilities for deaf children did the Liberal Government of the day allow the Bill to become law . |
| 11 | Personally , I am much encouraged that in response to pressure the Bill was amended to make it flexible enough to accommodate pupils ' special educational needs . |
| 12 | But when they brought him up into the higher reaches of the Warden 's Tower and shut him into his new prison he was stupefied to find it all they had claimed . |
| 13 | And if the electronic sniffers or whatever they used to detect the presence of a nuclear mass gave a positive reading would the police want to evacuate the area before an attempt was made to render it harmless ? |
| 14 | There was so much to achieve and I fretted endlessly about the work that was needed to co-ordinate it all . |
| 15 | Firstly , it could be argued that there was not sufficient evidence to warrant a criminal prosecution , and the Crown Office would need more if this was to proceed ; and secondly , that there was enough evidence to make it impossible to drop the case , but more was needed to make it substantial . |
| 16 | The bike was sealed to make it waterproof and tracks were laid down under the water for it . |
| 17 | Moreover , in Schroeder Lord Reid said that a consequence of examining validity at the time when the contract was signed made it unnecessary to deal with the reasons why the respondent ( originally the plaintiff ) now wished to be freed from it . |
| 18 | I was determined to give it maximum prominence . |
| 19 | Even then , the wisdom and mystical presence of Robson was required to make it all work . |