Example sentences of "it was [adj] when we " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was better when we were chained down . |
| 2 | It was better when we were chained down . |
| 3 | It was late when we finally eased our stiff limbs into the night . |
| 4 | It was late when we woke , and by the time we have cleared up the mess it is later still . |
| 5 | It was good when we were smaller ; it was much better was n't it ? ( general agreement ) |
| 6 | It was dark when we took up a position among thick briars and long grass . |
| 7 | It was dark when we finally left the area of the 51st Highland Division , arriving back at the clearing in the woods near to Bavent , very much refreshed , outwardly and inwardly , not forgetting the gift of a bottle of best malt whisky . |
| 8 | It was dark when we arrived , and we left in a closed carriage . ’ |
| 9 | It was dark when we reached the boat and we were soaked as we climbed back aboard . |
| 10 | It was dark when we , went past |
| 11 | It was eleven when we opened it was n't it ? |
| 12 | ‘ And it was dangerous when we were in Germany . |
| 13 | It was fine when we had it out two weeks ago . |
| 14 | but it was cold when we got in and even colder when we got out , so if we all go down with pneumonia that will |
| 15 | ‘ It was dreadful when we came , ’ says Professor Hewer . |
| 16 | Well you did n't think it was funny when we went to see |
| 17 | It was horrible when we arrived here — a kind of chapel , rather dark and mysterious . |
| 18 | you just walk in and like , it was there and I would have said it was old when we arrived , and we 've been there nineteen perhaps twenty years . |
| 19 | It was it was fun when we first started , because the weather was nice , you know it was er you c take a thermos up and have a picnic and sit in the chair and read a book or whatever if there was no one around , but after a while when it became a duty , yeah it was hard work getting up on a winter 's morning , knowing full well that you probably would n't see any cars if you down in until about ten in the morning , but you still had to be there at seven o'clock , and honking it down with rain or whatever . |
| 20 | But it was desolate when we were told it was n't going to be . |
| 21 | It was clear when we arrived at Heathrow airport that security was very tight . |