Example sentences of "was [adv] [adj] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This central finding of the study was intensely controversial since it implied , firstly , that the USSR showed signs of fundamental weakness and was less of a ‘ threat ’ and , secondly , it appeared to run counter to the view of some econometricians that developing countries , especially those purchasing advanced foreign technology in large quantities , must eventually catch up . |
| 2 | It was dead right but it gave me a tough act to follow and only Joyce 's famous ‘ George , do n't do that ’ would fit the bill . |
| 3 | When it arrived , it was rather dirty because it had been pulled along the ground by horses . |
| 4 | It was rather small and it had been hung , quite casually , on a nail protruding from the wall . |
| 5 | Its working was rather fitful and it failed in a couple of astounding thunderstorms they had . |
| 6 | However , John Merrill has qualified this assessment by pointing out that Rhee himself encouraged many independents to stand because of the weakness of his own political organisation ; while a reverse for Rhee , his position after the election was rather stronger than it appeared to be . |
| 7 | And there were a ninety yard dr drop but er Had it happen it very often of course , but it was rather unnerving when it did happen . |
| 8 | His press soubriquet ‘ Sunny Jim ’ was rather misplaced since it concealed a somewhat touchy disposition , just as Henderson 's unwontedly benign term of endearment , ‘ Uncle Arthur ’ , had been in the past . |
| 9 | He tried to get a post at the British Museum , and was most indignant when it went to George Children , a friend of Davy and thus possessing superior patronage . |
| 10 | The nation had also become economically and demographically stagnant : heavy industrial production lagged behind Britain and Germany , nearly a third of people still lived off the land , and in 1940 the population ( at about 40 million ) was little larger than it had been in 1900 . |
| 11 | Migration may have been a factor in the 1920s , though the level of net migration from Britain was somewhat less than it had been in the previous two decades . |
| 12 | The building was so perfect that it became fantastic , and we imagined a huge finger coming from the sky and pressing on the dome . |
| 13 | The animal was so tame that it shinned up his leg and dived into a deep pocket . |
| 14 | Greenbaum et al ( 1977 ) put it stronger when they said NAEP was so limited that it has ‘ virtually no capacity to provide the federal government , the lay public , or most educational policymakers with results that are directly useful for decision making ’ . |
| 15 | Her throat was so dry that it hurt . |
| 16 | His mouth was so wide that it looked like a post-box , and gave the impression of smiling all the time . |
| 17 | ‘ Demand was so good that it expanded from there , and George was happy to act as consultant , in return for being given some ground space at Ramsey to grow on Bonsai — his current passion . ’ |
| 18 | Gabriel put his flat trumpet to his lips and pretended to blow — and , underneath the cart , a shawm blew a nasal fanfare : the timing was so good that it startled even Gabriel . |
| 19 | His expression was so tender that it shocked Lee . |
| 20 | I WAS married four years ago to a girl I loved very much , but I lost her to another man , because I was so incompetent when it came to having sex . |
| 21 | The shock was so great that it brought tears to his eyes , and when he 'd turned off the tap and dried his hand , the tears did n't stop . |
| 22 | In Bohemia under Joseph II opposition to the burial of Protestants in cemeteries hitherto reserved for Catholics was so great that it required the presence of a considerable force of cavalry to ensure that one such burial took place ; while the disastrous flooding of 1785 , when the Danube broke its banks , was widely regarded as a divine punishment for the emperor 's impious attacks on the Church . |
| 23 | When applicants respond to an advertisement they should be sent an application form to fill in unless the initial letter was so poor that it warrants an immediate rejection . |
| 24 | The picture was so circumstantial that it began to be convincing , and Harry 's heart hammered in his breast with hope and dread . |
| 25 | Her fair hair was so long that it touched his hand whenever they sat side by side . |
| 26 | June 1873 , the Prince and Princess of Wales held a garden party there , at which Queen Victoria , also the Shah of Persia , were present , and the list of guests was so long that it filled three columns of the Times . |
| 27 | The weather was so nice that it seemed even the enemy had forgotten us . |
| 28 | When it was midnight and Rodrigo was fast asleep , the leper breathed against him between his shoulders , and that breath was so strong that it passed through him , even through his breast ; and he awoke , being astounded , and felt for the leper by him , and found him not ; and he began to call him , but there was no reply . |
| 29 | This camp was so strong that it remained as a major fortress for the Garonne region for centuries to follow . |
| 30 | Eventually the snow was so deep that it filled in all the fields with only the top few inches of the wall sticking out . |