Example sentences of "of [noun sg] it was [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't suppose you 'd er get that sort of relationship nowadays and of course it was during the war when people er the fact that erm there was a war on erm was a levelling down or up or at least a levelling of , of people 's situations they , |
| 2 | Enough has been said even in this brief review to make the point that when men wished to designate sanctity or degrees of sanctity it was to the hierarchy of precious substances that they turned for appropriate symbols . |
| 3 | This all reflects the important part that political organizations played in the Edwardian era , for when politicians needed means of communication and organization in a time of crisis it was to the parties rather than to the state that they turned for the machinery and the expertise ; it was not to be the same in 1939 , with consequent effects on the state of the local parties by 1945 . |
| 4 | Hence , the following historical and comparative analysis will seek to identify those features that made the bill of lading the fair and certain negotiable document of title it was until the advent of containerization . |
| 5 | He had a point or two to make about the present regime but if there was a hint of criticism it was of the gentlest sort . |
| 6 | It was everyone 's dream to mix their album in their front room and that 's the kind of studio it was at the time . |