Example sentences of "[adj] [was/were] [adj] [conj] it [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was odd as it indicated that the winter flock had already scattered as separate pairs at this very early date . |
| 2 | Unfortunately , this was short-lived and it folded in 1884 having been torn asunder by internal dissensions , but before its collapse it inaugurated two important undertakings , the Stockton-on-Tees Mission and the Ayrshire Mission to the Deaf and Dumb . |
| 3 | This was well before it became a tourist attraction , when it was still a fruit and veg market . |
| 4 | None of this was structural but it detracted from the overall impression nevertheless . |
| 5 | Pressure for this was considerable and it appeared to have popular support . |
| 6 | I suppose the fact that I 'd made it at the age of 14 was important because it meant I would go a long way in athletics . |
| 7 | La Presse , although hostile to the future Cubists , seems to have realized that something new was afoot when it referred to ‘ the geometric excesses of Mm . |
| 8 | And nationalisation : that was great because it got rid of the old bosses . |
| 9 | Yet even that was cruel because it left her thoughts an active prisoner . |