Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adv] [verb] [adv] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was also revealed yesterday that Enya has now become the biggest-selling international star in Spain . |
| 2 | It was also announced yesterday that Britain was giving £500,000 to the Urban Foundation in South Africa , a private group backed by South African businesses , to help finance homes for low-income black families . |
| 3 | It was also announced yesterday that former Cabinet minister Lord Parkinson has been appointed chairman of Eurorail . |
| 4 | It was also confirmed separately that InterCity will have to buy old technology as a stop-gap in advance of a £400 million scheme for new equipment on the route , which it still hopes to start in 1995 . |
| 5 | The government had to ‘ have participation in it ’ , but it was also structured so that ‘ the government was not supposed to have participation in it ’ . |
| 6 | It was often said later that it was in Switzerland that Muhammad Reza required a sympathy for aspect of democracy , and that his subsequent attempts to reconcile such notions with the governance of Iran proved to be difficult . |
| 7 | It was greatly taken amiss that they were not to be seen in the bombed vicinities . |
| 8 | Although nobody ever remarked upon the fact , it was tacitly acknowledged now that Nails slept with Firelight ; he had been discovered by them all at one time or another early in the morning still asleep . |
| 9 | It was always argued here that , if Mr Major cut direct taxation , then made direct taxation ‘ an issue ’ , and generally endeared himself to Essex Man and Woman , he would be still more likely to win than he otherwise would . |
| 10 | One who saw both camps preparing for the talks says : ‘ It was all arranged so that Diana could stay more or less on her terms . |