Example sentences of "[noun sg] was it [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only after an expensive study was it concluded that the steelwork used in the £240 million plant ( jointly owned with Exxon and inaugurated in October ) would not be susceptible to RFI . |
| 2 | Thus , so soon after the passage of the Reform Act was it shown to have done nothing to realise the aspirations of working men . |
| 3 | Only after the war was it revealed that reports concerning the role of the task force had been an element of allied disinformation as it had already been decided not to conduct an amphibious assault . |
| 4 | Insisting that there was no simple way in which reading and the use of English could be improved , and that improvement required ‘ a thorough understanding of the many complexities , and … action on a broad front ’ , the committee offered 333 conclusions and recommendations ; only with reluctance was it prepared to select 17 of these as its principal findings . |
| 5 | This region has the longer history of continuous occupation by tundra , for at no time during the post-glacial period was it invaded by forest . |
| 6 | And and and say your mother and grandmothers day was it used for tykes at all ? |
| 7 | Only after a period of observation of the new layout in use was it confirmed by rebuilding with permanent structures . |
| 8 | The trouble was it offered little else except tropical wide open spaces . |
| 9 | What sense was it used in , Hamilton ? |
| 10 | ONly in one report was it suggested that ‘ fundic gland metaplasia ’ was a transient lesion , which tended to disappear spontaneously within a few months . |
| 11 | But would a a erm apprentice squad Was it known , or was it common , or was it known at all , for an apprentice squad to start off as apprentices like you start off in maybe four or five years become apprentice squad and work as a squad and do light jobs that you 're talking about , would |
| 12 | Neither , for the record , was there any admission of liability and in no way was it conceded that ‘ passive smoking ’ caused her alleged illness . |
| 13 | We know then that the legend is false and that it became attached to a much older custom , but what was the Horngarth itself and for what purpose was it erected ? |
| 14 | The badge in the corner is moulded with two portraits and inscribed Frances Foucault , Hundio Submarino , Hydravion Lohner Austria 1916 , for what purpose was it made and who was Foucault ? |
| 15 | The first Commons debate on world climate change came only two days after the prime minister 's theme-setting UN speech on the environment in November 1989 , yet at no stage in its five-hour course was it attended by more than fourteen MPs . |
| 16 | In none of the grounds of appeal was it suggested that there was an insufficiency of evidence ; what was complained of was alleged misdirections . |
| 17 | But at no point in these years did the Armed Forces take the initiative in resolving political disputes and at no stage was it brought into intrigue by discontented Party factions ( exempting , of course , the First Secretary himself ) . |