Example sentences of "especially [conj] [pron] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While the single-centre institutions found it somewhat easier to adopt the mantle of RMC , inevitably some of the multi-centre RMCs found their development delayed by management problems , especially where they were composed of a number of colleges which had to negotiate a series of complex mergers before they could start . |
| 2 | If time were to run from the accrual of the cause of action , i.e. when the expenses were incurred , summary proceedings might often be statute-barred before they could be brought , especially where there was an appeal against the demand . |
| 3 | The court 's willingness to find an implied licence or permission was particularly strong in the case of children , especially where there was something attractive to children on the land . |
| 4 | They saw such truancy , often regarded as a symptom of deep-rooted social , emotional or economic problems , as something which , despite their best efforts , they could do little to alleviate especially where it was accepted by parents . |
| 5 | Again we were confronted by that vengeful force which stood in the way of same-sex lovers in Spain — especially if one was a foreigner , and one a Spaniard . |
| 6 | It did a particularly good job of informing people about the issues — especially if they were tabloid press readers , who could get relatively little information from the press ; and it made electors feel more warmth and commitment to the party system and party leaders generally . |
| 7 | Staffing ratios were generally better in grammar schools than elsewhere , and even the Burnham system favoured ( as it was meant to do ) schools with a larger proportion of older pupils , especially if they were in those sixth forms which continued to stand at the peak of a meritocratic secondary system . |
| 8 | You 'd see fellows in the middle of the night , especially if they were carrying something . |
| 9 | Although their American peers used mainly American guitars , these were expensive if available at all in Europe , which meant that home-grown lookalikes were snapped up by the hard-up young musos eager to perform — especially if they were reasonably playable in their own right . |
| 10 | Profoundly deaf pupils will almost certainly need modification of the speaking and listening component , especially if they were born deaf or lost their hearing before acquiring language . |
| 11 | To those ladies who were responsible for dealing with this charitable effort , she would offer as much as five shillings for a bundle of what appeared to them as less attractive articles , especially if they were food-stained , as some old gentlemen 's coats often were . |
| 12 | Even more especially if they were hydrogen bombs . ’ |
| 13 | They , like the enclave-protectors , would run the risk of becoming targets for Serb sanctions-busters , especially if they were allowed to fight in order to do their job properly . |
| 14 | Some children , although they would n't say so , are upset if their work is heavily marked in red by the teacher , especially if they were pleased with what they wrote . |
| 15 | Collegiate churches were just as vulnerable to royal exploitation , especially if they were one of the royal free chapels — e.g. Windsor or Hastings — which resembled colleges of royal officials rather than religious foundations . |
| 16 | There was a transfer waiting list of over 500 applicants in early 1980 in South Hams , and many of these , if moved , would release houses for families , especially if they were elderly persons waiting to go into purpose-built flats . |
| 17 | Naturally , Armstrong was the perfect vehicle for transporting a hit team , especially if they were dressed as policewomen . |
| 18 | I knew people who would borrow a video camera , especially if they were throwing a particular kind of party . |
| 19 | Well they needed a lot but they especially if they were in a confined space . |
| 20 | I 'd buy all my CDs here , especially if they were a wee bit cheaper ! ’ |
| 21 | After just a minute or so , especially if we were handling metal , we would need to stop and huff on to frozen fingers , standing around with pained expressions while circulation returned . |
| 22 | Her singing at fall of night , especially if we were alone together , soothed and fascinated me , as though it had been divine , at once the mightiest and the softest sound in the world . |
| 23 | Especially if we were doing an interview . |
| 24 | The latter has said that he could not necessarily turn a blind eye to this … especially if there were complaints from other parties ; as you are well aware the commission have the power to seek repayment . |
| 25 | We loved having visitors , especially if there were other children . |
| 26 | A desert , Menzies thought , a wilderness where you might just manage to survive for forty days and forty nights , especially if there was an angel at hand to minister to you . |
| 27 | Nahum was immediately contrite , apologizing for his hesitation and assuring her that her health was more important than anything else , especially if there was the longed-for reason for her tiredness . |
| 28 | And then that 's another thing he always got something to eat which was a great help of those days , and especially if there was If mother was baking or anything like that he always got a scone or something , mhm . |
| 29 | Many of the rights arose on the death of the tenant , especially if there was no heir or the heir was a minor , and could have been avoided by conveying the land to younger adult members of the family , or leaving the land by will . |
| 30 | Similar divisions among the nobility , and the confusion into which it seems to have thrown the English leaders , might well explain why national armies were raised infrequently and achieved little , especially if there was dispute over the best policy to adopt , for reasons of the sort outlined above . |