Example sentences of "it [was/were] [verb] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was nearing the ninth hour , and Jesus , who had resisted sin throughout his life , now , because of his obedience , became sin itself — not by wilful act but by being made the crucible of the whole sum of human evil . |
| 2 | It was given a second one after the interval . |
| 3 | They made one minor amendment on timing ; it was given a Third Reading on 5th April , and sent to the Lords . |
| 4 | Endless cups of coffee helped a bit but what a relief it was to see the first pale streaks of dawn creeping across the sky . |
| 5 | It was dated the fifteenth of April nineteen ninety three . |
| 6 | The process of demystifying the monarchy , necessary if it was to survive the second half of the twentieth century , turned it instead into a grand soap-opera , in which some minor members of the family seemed only too happy to play a demeaning part , one of the more absurd examples occurring when several of the Queen 's children took part in the television party-game show It 's A Knockout ! |
| 7 | It was agreed the next day that I was run down . |
| 8 | After it was found a second time — minus the tools — Mr Brettel , 48 , of Ash , Hants , said : ‘ I thought they were winding me up . |
| 9 | He used the toilet-bucket carefully , so as not to soil the floor , and was grateful it was removed every second day . |