Example sentences of "was [adv] [conj] [noun] ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this stage , however , the vast majority of churches remained unaffected , and it was not until Edward 's reign that images were removed and destroyed wholesale . |
| 2 | It was more than Wexford 's life was worth to admit his craven fear of the lift . |
| 3 | Melanie was afraid at nights , when her blue lantern was out and Victoria 's cot loomed like a rat-trap . |
| 4 | Her heart seemed to go climbing up inside her chest , but it was n't till Jake 's hand clamped over her mouth again that she realized she 'd been about to scream . |
| 5 | It was then that Hackney 's problem of sub-standard housing was begun . |
| 6 | It was then that Aurangzeb 's cunning saved the day for the rebels . |
| 7 | And it was there that Lennox 's talent was discovered . |
| 8 | The river authorities contacted the lock-keeper at Iffley and it was there that Dennis 's body was eventually recovered later that evening . |