Example sentences of "it was [adj] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't think that one could have a consensus with that regard , I mean people were split really on that issue erm as I have said , personally I was always against the whole thing , against the war in general between Iraq and Iran because it was devastating for both countries . |
| 2 | Celtae was the name of one of the best units in Julian 's army ( Ammianus 20.4.2 ) , and Julian himself says that it was inconceivable to all men that a Celtic or Galatian soldier should turn his back to the enemy ( Orat. 1 , Paneg . |
| 3 | The Court of Appeal had ruled that whether or not such material might be ‘ beneficial to those who were sexually repressed or perverted or deviant ’ did not make its publication ‘ an object of general concern ’ , since otherwise any form of pornography could be defended on the ground that it was beneficial to some people , if not to the public at large . |
| 4 | At the beginning of the 1980 's a typeface would have cost around $4,500 and you would probably have had to wait a couple of weeks while it was digitised from some master copy . |
| 5 | I do n't know what happened to the front entrance , but there was a basement underneath there and my first wife was dancing in Harvey Martin 's dance hall underneath , her pal and herself she , they 'd gone to this dance it was a dancing lesson on a Saturday night it was famous in those days Harvey Martin 's dance class er yes I |
| 6 | IT WAS shameful of British owners to enter racehorses in the Breeders Cup in Florida — the 90-degree heat and dirt track must have put these horses in great distress . |
| 7 | Although , perhaps it was fortunate in one sense that er it completely destroyed the main machine shop and er it , it all happened over a period of about twenty to twenty five minutes . |
| 8 | While it was low in ancient Greece , it was higher in the Hellenistic world . |
| 9 | Indeed , archaeologists now believe it was due to agricultural mismanagement combined with a booming population , for investigation of a major palace in the site at Copan , Honduras , has revealed that there was only a small contingent of specialist workers employed in constructing the elaborate structure , in other words that this was not enough to overburden the economy as is sometimes alleged to be the cause of the collapse of that civilization . |
| 10 | Four years ago we started the Autocar & Motor awards , established to give credit where it was due to all aspects of the global motor industry . |
| 11 | A very small proportion of sufferers thought that it was due to previous surgery ( 28 , 7% ) or to muscle weakness , anxiety , infection , overweight ( 14 ( 3% ) or less in each case ) . |
| 12 | It was due to this second helping that he rejected the quail and mutton cutlets ( with pickled walnuts ) as Alice and Algernon , with a somewhat nervous eye on Lord Beddington , offered them . |
| 13 | After operation it was present in 13 patients over 50 and in 15 patients under 50 years of age ( NS ) . |
| 14 | Somewhat late in the day BBC Programme Planning decided it was unhappy with new seasons of Doctor Who opening around early November . |
| 15 | And , because all this capability was part of the Macintosh operating system it was available to any software developer so almost every package that appears for the system works the same way . |
| 16 | I mean it was invaluable in some sense but erm |
| 17 | It was apparent to many people that this phase-out was an occasion that had to be marked . |
| 18 | It was apparent from that day that he had a natural talent that was waiting to be developed . |
| 19 | An entry in the charges register disclosed that it was subject to restrictive covenants imposed by a deed of 1883 but did not reveal what those covenants were , because on first registration neither the deed nor a copy or abstract of it had been produced . |
| 20 | The size and political diversity of the coalition , however , meant that it was subject to factional infighting which at times threatened its very existence . |
| 21 | All in all , the juvenile labour exchange legislation served to institutionalize the transition from school to full-time employment , and in so doing provided it with priests and rituals ; the transition became a rite de passage and , therefore , brought this aspect of the adolescent 's life into a formal arena where it was subject to critical scrutiny . |
| 22 | The South American story is complicated by the fact that it was subject to sporadic waves of invasion by mammals from North America . |
| 23 | Its position at the centre of cities and in most suburban , country-town , and rural communities meant that it was accessible to all classes . |
| 24 | There came a stage when the songwriter no longer wanted to be bound by the agreement so he sought a declaration that it was contrary to public policy and therefore unenforceable . |
| 25 | The applicant sought judicial review of Lautro 's decision to issue the notice on the ground , inter alia , that it was contrary to natural justice . |
| 26 | There was a general acceptance within the green community that the speech was a good one , although it was grudging in some cases : ‘ Full of poetry and passion but … short on policy , ’ wrote Tom Burke , Director of the Green Alliance . |
| 27 | It was crucial to this country 's status as an advanced nation . |
| 28 | It was crucial for successful demand management that central government generated or contained investment to an appropriate level . |
| 29 | Given the thriving circular trade , it was easy for counterfeit manufacturers to pass off goods which they know would not be checked , said Mr Lumley . |
| 30 | It was uncommon in those days , and still is , for publishers to commission artists of such quality to illustrate cookery books , and a little of the success of Boulestin 's early books must be acknowledged to his publishers who , no doubt under the guidance of their author , produced them in so appropriate a form , in large type , on thick paper : chunky , easy little books to handle , attractively bound . |