Example sentences of "be [adj] it [was/were] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the event , the water is far from hot — the EOKA gunmen who were once interned in this camp probably relied on the same boiler for water , and I am sure it was with a wry sense of humour that the Greek Cypriot government allocated St David 's Camp to the British contingent of the UN Forces in Cyprus . |
| 2 | I should like to say I joined the scheme out of humanitarian concerns but to be honest it was with a view to increasing business . |
| 3 | Some were convinced it was in the market again yesterday . |
| 4 | That 's right it was like a huge I say huge I do n't know how many gallons it would hold , it was a fair copper . |
| 5 | If Spruce was ironic it was in the words not the tone . |
| 6 | Yeah , so they 're paying that off , er I think , I think they 're mad , I really do they only , they only pay a hundred and odd pound a month for this mortgage they 've got at the moment because they bought it , it was only sixteen thousand , well it was cheap it was before the boom |
| 7 | The directors confirm that the power would only be used if the board was satisfied it was in the best interests of shareholders and would result in an increase in expected earnings per share . |