Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] it [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the brewery expanded it was rebuilt , taking in first of all , in 1889 , the old Lambeth Workhouse , and later the old Lambeth Town Hall . |
| 2 | MORE plans have been submitted for a new town centre shopping complex in Ipswich — just days after a major retailer announced it was pulling out of the town . |
| 3 | The British Hotels , Restaurants and Caterers Association announced it was to change its name to British Hospitality Association ( BHA ) . |
| 4 | When the reply came it was to ask us to consider joining the team in September 1992 ! |
| 5 | But , early yesterday , the Belfast Brigade confirmed it was breaking up a move welcomed by the Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams . |
| 6 | In 1989 , industry claimed it was spending $34 billion a year to comply with pollution control legislation . |
| 7 | It was yeah , Jamie 's mummy said it was going to rain this afternoon did n't she ? |
| 8 | Not even the same matches with the same results would have engendered anything like the same degree of atmosphere or emotion had it been staged at a neutral venue , which is what the situation would be in most years if the one or two weeks idea was adopted . |
| 9 | Labour said it was stepping up the pressure for an urgent Commons statement from the Chancellor to clarify which areas of spending were ruled in or out from the Treasury review . |
| 10 | The Prison Officers Association said it was astounding that it was so easy to escape from a building which was supposed to be secure . |
| 11 | A spokesman for the Shetland Fishermen 's Association said it was hoped the grounds would escape damage as herring do not spawn until August and September . |
| 12 | Most important is that , within hours of the election results being announced , the British Medical Association said it was looking forward to ‘ constructive talks ’ with the Health Secretary . |
| 13 | Earlier this month , Habitat announced it was pulling out of the Buttermarket because of poor trading history and the secondary location of the store . |
| 14 | Meanwhile , Lancashire County Council announced it was to send representatives to the Netherlands in a bid to rescue the Leyland truck plant and the Chorley parts warehouse , where together more than 900 jobs were lost on Friday . |
| 15 | LAST WEEK 'S Parliamentary debate on the funding of science took place on the day the Science and Engineering Research Council announced it was cutting next year 's budget by £28 million . |
| 16 | Langbaurgh Council showed it was determined to win cash for the Redcar bid with a spectacular document delivery . |
| 17 | The Stock Exchange confirmed it was investigating the rumours and the share price movement . |
| 18 | What was now essential , he believed , was the development and promotion of the principles which would enable democratic forces throughout Europe to ensure that when peace returned it was built on secure foundations . |
| 19 | When the siege began it is believed that Benedict was here at Halling . |
| 20 | The company formed to explore the sunken liner said it was carrying out the search with the French Institute for the Research and Exploitation of the Sea . |
| 21 | The Nobel committee said it was given for their work towards a peaceful ending of apartheid and for laying the foundation for a democratic South Africa . |
| 22 | Sun said it was bringing action over the alleged theft to keep the playing field level , claiming Axil 's illegal head start cut potential investment in the Sparc architecture . |
| 23 | Sun said it was bringing action over the alleged theft to keep the playing field level , claiming Axil 's illegal headstart decreased potential investment in the Sparc architecture . |
| 24 | Tonight Northampton Council said it was suprised , but the planning permission will last five years , and it still hopes Coca-Cola will move in when the economy improves . |
| 25 | Richmondshire District Council said it was forced to bring in charges if money was to be found to maintain existing car parks and create new ones . |
| 26 | Today the nursing home said it 's pleased the whole episode is over . |
| 27 | The Department of Social Security admitted it was paying their whopping mortgage to stop the mansion being repossessed . |
| 28 | SHARES in John Ritblat 's British Land soared yesterday after the property group announced it was splitting the company in two in an attempt to provide a better deal for shareholders . |
| 29 | While the then UK Environment Secretary Chris Patten claimed that importing toxic waste prevented it being dumped in less industrialized countries which lacked the appropriate waste disposal technology , Greenpeace said that 80 per cent of the waste came from highly developed countries such as Switzerland , Belgium and the Netherlands . |
| 30 | Suggested Compromises : The Purchaser to have the right of rescission for breaches which are ‘ so material ’ that they effectively change the nature of what the Purchaser thought it was acquiring ; any such compromise should ideally specify the measure of materiality either by reference to a specific amount of money or a percentage of the value of the business to be acquired although this may be felt to be impossible to quantify ; or |