Example sentences of "[was/were] [prep] it [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The final information turned up late and we were at it till the small hours . |
| 2 | They were at it in the house , then in Felstead 's car on the way to the Club , all the time he was away from the bar . |
| 3 | So It was worth it for the w for the when the war came . |
| 4 | When she finally reached the top she agreed with a young couple from Leeds that it was worth it for the view , which was stupendous in spite of a slight heat haze that hung in the air . |
| 5 | As he opened his eyes and smiled at her strangely , she added , ‘ And it was worth it in the end . |
| 6 | ‘ I was against it from the first . |
| 7 | Unfortunately his foot was in it at the time and I slammed it , at which point he pulled out a badge and said he was a cop . |
| 8 | My opposition goes back to 1979 and to the work done in the Department of the Environment when I was in it on the production of the 1981 Green Paper . |
| 9 | But it is certainly possible , at least , that he survived the Cross — if , indeed , it was he who was on it in the first place , rather than the substitute claimed by the Koran and by many early heresies . |