Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] it [was/were] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All I could do was write a letter , and by the time I 'd written a letter and it got where it was going and a reply got back , a week or two weeks could have gone by . |
| 2 | The direct and indirect statutory controls over the rules of the SIB and SROs and , in particular , the role of the Secretary of State suggest that it was contemplated that rules which survived their scrutiny would adequately protect investors . |
| 3 | Poets were so highly esteemed that it was said that a Delhi-wallah visiting a friend in another part of India would always take with him as a present not jewels or hookahs or fine weapons but a few of Mir Taqi Mir 's new verses copied on to a single sheet of paper . |
| 4 | I do n't know if it was pressed or not , hello |
| 5 | Another fairly important change was that a review by a review board should be discontinued if it was established that the inspector 's report did not adversely affect the reputation of the person who applied for the review . |
| 6 | 13 , the definition of sale by retail was considered and it was held that the sale was defined by reference to quantity sold , not to the person to whom that quantity was sold . |
| 7 | The Cabinet had agreed on March 20 that Decree No. 42 should be discarded but it was understood that some members of the Cabinet favoured new press legislation to replace the decree , while others thought that the existing criminal code was enough to ensure a responsible press . |
| 8 | The importance of the Cycladic islands had been exaggerated because it was alleged that there were Cycladic influences in the Balkans and in Italy and indeed Sicily , and in Iberia . |
| 9 | The Concentrated Reinforcement Programme was discontinued since it was considered that the very marginal improvement that it had over the Standard programme was not worth the relatively more substantial increase in running costs . |
| 10 | Ours has n't been decorated since it was erected because every year is supposed to be its ‘ last ’ year . |
| 11 | The previous week 30 of the country 's 60 examining magistrates had been dismissed , and the Attorney General of Antioquia province , the principal negotiator of the surrender of the Medellín drug cartel chief Pablo Escobar Gaviria in June [ see p. 38283 ] , had resigned after it was revealed that he was related to Gaviria . |
| 12 | Two days after its signing , Joyce went to England and joined the army , but was discharged when it was discovered that he was only sixteen . |
| 13 | This was not pursued when it was realised that quite small countries like Ireland could become significant contributors . |
| 14 | But this question was quickly resolved when it was discovered that Coggan much preferred moving to York and not London . |
| 15 | Despite its geographical inaccuracy the song , politically speaking , was right on target , designed as it was to show that the Duke of Aquitaine was building a castle right in the middle of the lands of the Count of Anjou . |
| 16 | This was agreed in February 1906 and at the same time the order for a further 14 cars of the smaller type , to work the Sutton route , was cancelled when it was realized that the fifteen ‘ Croydon & District ’ cars dumped on the site of Mitcham Road Depôt ( Aurelia Road ) would have to be taken into the South Metropolitan fleet . |
| 17 | The skin ended up in the Natural History Museum in Copenhagen and it was only when the corpse was examined that it was discovered that sulukongur was in fact a female ! |
| 18 | He was very small , sandy-haired , sharp-featured and with his sense of smell so well developed that it was rumoured that he had sniffed out a suicide in Epping Forest even before the animal predators got to it . |
| 19 | Both Jessica and Nadea seemed to agree that it was fitting and appropriate when I told them my first choice would be to serve with the Royal Canadian Air Force . |
| 20 | His sole gave him a peculiar sensation , realising that it was undone and dragging , made him laugh , in retort , but secretly , inside . |
| 21 | And although disagreeing in significant respects with Schwoerer , W. A. Speck concludes that significant inroads on the royal prerogative were made by the Revolution settlement , and that " the debate on the nature of the monarchy did end decisively in 1689 with the victory of those who argued that it was limited and mixed " . |
| 22 | It was explained that it was hoped that they would ‘ befriend ’ a life preparation student for craft sessions , working alongside each other on a variety of projects . |
| 23 | I heard it had been said that it was discouraged but er |
| 24 | A budget was being prepared and it was hoped that a weekend inclusive of all meals would cost in the region of £425 per couple , subject to cost finalisation and price movement in the interim . |
| 25 | Deductions were often made if it was considered that the widow had overspent on her husband 's funeral , or if mothers were not keeping their houses sufficiently clean . |
| 26 | At a meeting of the FIS consultative council on July 25-26 , however , the hardliners prevailed and it was announced that the FIS would not participate in the conference called by the transitional government . |
| 27 | ‘ Greatly simplified calculations were done but it was realised that they left out many important factors and were therefore quite unreliable . |
| 28 | In the event , few attempts at car restraint were made because it was assumed that the money would be found for reconstruction , but in the crisis-ridden post-1960s British economy , available funds never approached the levels needed for a widespread application of environmental area principles . |
| 29 | His anger exploded after it was alleged that he and divorcee Jennifer Fitzgerald , now 59 , spent nights alone in a Swiss lakeside cottage . |
| 30 | This theory was threatened when it was discovered that many substances gain weight after combustion . |