Example sentences of "[subord] it [was/were] [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it was night and she had a fifteen-mile walk , she felt quite safe . |
| 2 | The television was on although it was morning and Lee was half-watching through the kitchen hatch . |
| 3 | Although it was morning and the quietest time of the day the air was already pungent with the smell of curry and spices , reminding Massingham that it was some hours since breakfast and that there was no certainty when he would get his lunch . |
| 4 | and then time went along until it was September and September the third I was in church when the vicar announced that war has just been declared . |
| 5 | ‘ I suppose I 'd know , really , if it was Nick and me . |
| 6 | I disremember if it was October or November — it was October , 'cos it was before I came up here to join the matriculation class . ’ |
| 7 | When I enquired if it was Miss or Mrs Hauxwell , she said , ‘ Oh no , no , no — Miss by name and Miss by nature , that 's what my uncle always said ’ . |
| 8 | if it was water and you wanted more to flow off ? |
| 9 | That was the case if it was assertiveness or French . |
| 10 | Alexei was shouting something , and he quickened his pace so that if it was abuse or a challenge , he would be able to pretend that he had not heard it . |
| 11 | Would you go down a hole if it was life or death that was just enough for you to get into |
| 12 | Not if it was life or death ? |
| 13 | Would n't you ever do it if it was life or death ? |
| 14 | Would you do it if it was life or death ? |
| 15 | Cos you could n't remember if it was March or April if you remember on that M O T certificate . |
| 16 | There really is no excuse for this fumbling , flaccid performance and yet this crowd act like they 'd grebo to a belch if it was feedback and amplified . |
| 17 | He swirled the beer in his glass , staring at it as if it was tea and he was reading the leaves . |
| 18 | I tried straw about two years ago , approx half a bale in a 1500 gallon pond , although I do not know if it was barley or wheat straw . |
| 19 | He would n't know if it was Christmas or Easter . ’ |
| 20 | And I 've , I was , I do n't know if it was Michael or somebody else told me that they would n't insure it . |
| 21 | He felt more uneasy about this than about borrowing cars , but considered that the reason he wanted the money for was worthy : not as if it was coke or ciggies or similar self-indulgence . |
| 22 | Who cared if it was right or wrong , who cared if it was truth or lies ? |
| 23 | If it was murder and not some terrible accident . |
| 24 | He could n't tell if it was leather or canvas webbing , but it looked broad and strong . |
| 25 | Who cared if it was right or wrong , who cared if it was truth or lies ? |
| 26 | If it were March and we were still drawing the curtains at four . |
| 27 | This possibility may be less prominent if it were Jack and Jill who went to the cinema . |
| 28 | Because it was feelings and stuff . |
| 29 | There was no door between the kitchens and the alley at the back , only a curtain of brown and yellow beads that clicked when there was a breeze , which was just about never because it was summer and the only time the air moved was when Zervos waved his short arms or a truck went past outside . |
| 30 | ‘ I did n't come in because it was science and I do n't like it . ’ |