Example sentences of "it [was/were] [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't want you to give me your answers now , I am as it were giving you the opportunity now , over lunch , to consider this matter . |
| 2 | It was leaving it a little bit late , even if there was the possibility of serious trouble in the summer , not to be talking about it . |
| 3 | on the way back it was pushing it a bit . |
| 4 | Er , oh in the example that I gave , yes , because it was totalling what the grand total . |
| 5 | Whether it was give it a better flavour or no , I do n't know but we never used the saltpetre . |
| 6 | In the early stages it was finding them a deal , or moving them to the next level up . ’ |
| 7 | At least it was giving me a weekend on my boat . |
| 8 | It was giving everyone a lot of pleasure . |
| 9 | He felt like it was asking him a question or searching for something in his mind . |
| 10 | She felt it probing her mind , as if it was asking her a question , searching for something in her mind . |
| 11 | Chance , fate or whatever you want to call it was offering me the opportunity to finally get you out of my system . |
| 12 | He needed to ; it was doing him a kindness , putting iron into his backbone . |