Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] it [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once the line was complete it was transferred to a metal frame called a chase and , once this was full , the whole page was ready to be printed . |
| 2 | ‘ I was upset it was happening during working hours , ’ he told the court . |
| 3 | He used the toilet-bucket carefully , so as not to soil the floor , and was grateful it was removed every second day . |
| 4 | Because he was frail it was thought unwise to allow him to mix with other children or to spend time out of doors , and in consequence he became an avid reader . |
| 5 | Yesterday president Sylvia Byham said the club had originally planned the visit for last year and was delighted it was taking place at last . |
| 6 | I think she well and the house was certainly getting on her nerves but whether it was because she was ill it was getting on her nerves I do n't know . |
| 7 | Inspector Brian Jaggs , of Braintree police , said yesterday that according to the alarm company the only way the £8,000 car could have been taken was to be physically removed by trailer , and it was likely it was stolen to order . |
| 8 | If dysplasia was present it was classified as low grade , high grade , or carcinoma . |
| 9 | If the erm marker tumour was present it was measured in two diameters and was resected . |
| 10 | ‘ I struck it right and was sure it was going in . |
| 11 | Booth 's conclusion from his great survey was , reassuringly , that although poverty was severe it was diminishing , and the capacity for self and mutual help among the masses was improving . |
| 12 | When meat was available it was given disproportionately , as in the towns , to the men ; children received very little milk . |
| 13 | Since only one card was available it was agreed that others could obtain goods with written permission from the holder . |
| 14 | When the cat was successful it was rewarded with food and then placed back inside the box . |
| 15 | Although her face was pale it was lit by a flush of unmistakable triumph . |
| 16 | When this expectation was disappointed it was decided to press forward with the Barclays ( Asia ) prosecution . |