Example sentences of "was [adj] it [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because it was alive it would die . |
| 2 | It was right it should look different , coming back . |
| 3 | Can this be because London Transport was afraid it might give passengers ideas ? |
| 4 | I was afraid it might rain for Christmas . ’ |
| 5 | I could n't let him know the strength of my feelings — I was afraid it might frighten him off . |
| 6 | I was afraid it might come out that we 'd got a cut as well . |
| 7 | How could she , Melanie , have ever guessed that her uncle would be a monster with a voice so loud she was afraid it would bring the roof down and bury them all ? |
| 8 | ‘ I was afraid it would make him turn his face to the wall . |
| 9 | She said she had held the document back for so long because she was afraid it would re-open old wounds for my mother and because she felt sure it was better for us not to know what it contained . ’ |
| 10 | Samuel Hitching stated that he examined the Coffin carefully and that it had two canvas patches on where there were decayed places in the Wood — he also measured the thickness of the Board and they were only 5/8 of an inch at top and ½ an inch thick at the bottom — the lid was also warped that they could not screw it down properly-One of the bearers also stated that he was afraid it would fall in pieces before they got to the Church with it . |
| 11 | When this was unsuccessful it would look around the cage where there was a long stick and suddenly it would decide to use it to rake in the fruit . |
| 12 | Nellie was convinced it would pass , even though she could feel that both children had high temperatures . |
| 13 | The tiny Edwardian theatre has been completely refurbished and presenting the cast of its festive programme on a warm summer 's day at Churches Mansion , Nantwich , the management said it was convinced it would have packed houses every night . |
| 14 | My heart always jumped with fright whenever I saw one of my poems in print , because I was sure it would contain one of the misprints whose steady drizzle has haunted my work all my life . |
| 15 | He was sure it would work for him and his doggedness was rewarded , when , after using the new tool for a mere six months , he retained his Ryder Cup place and ended the 1989 season in 11th place on the money list with more than £188,000 . |
| 16 | She was sure it would get Edouard and his wife into trouble , and she kept saying it was only for another day or two . ’ |
| 17 | Ianthe was sure it must mean that her uncle had been unable to come-for some comparatively harmless reason- and that there was to be no service that evening . |
| 18 | He was sure it 'd pass . |
| 19 | Harriet was concerned it would mean suffering for the wretched animals and it does seem wrong that , for example , under EEC rules the poor beasts do n't even have to be fed and watered so frequently during transport as under our rules . |
| 20 | Protectionism is not a serious counter movement to global capitalism because if it was successful it could do great damage to the system and , ultimately , destroy it . |