Example sentences of "it was [adj] [Wh det] " in BNC.

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1 It was odd what mattered to them .
2 Yes , it was terrible what her husband had done , and she could n't explain it .
3 Food was getting even shorter , but it was amazing what sharing would do .
4 It was amazing what modern technology could accomplish .
5 It was amazing what a sigh could do .
6 I do not mean that a self-conscious conventionalist would ignore statutes and precedents altogether once it was controversial what force these should be given .
7 But the links were not consistent or sustained , in part perhaps because it was unclear what the general discussions could be expected to deliver for particular firms and structure plans , in particular , soon gained a reputation for being of little relevance for actual processes of development .
8 USL counsel Sandy Tannenbaum dismissed the suit as ‘ frivolous , ’ saying it was unclear what the company really wanted .
9 It was unclear what the future role of the ECOWAS-installed interim Government of National Unity headed by Professor Amos Sawyer was to be .
10 South African government sources were reported to have hinted that Thatcher might be called upon to help negotiators reach a constitutional settlement , although it was unclear what role she might have .
11 Leule Selase Tamamum was appointed to the Cabinet , but it was unclear what portfolio he was to hold .
12 It was unclear what effect this would have on oil prices abroad .
13 It was unclear what kind of coalition would be attempted by the CDU leader Erwin Teufel ( who took over from Lothar Späth in January 1991 following allegations of corruption in the allocation of business contracts — see p. 37966 ) .
14 It was unbelievable what he saw and yet there it was .
15 It was unbelievable what the costume had done for her .
16 For some reason I could n't , though I could see it was that which infuriated her more than anything .
17 Yet it was that which struck me more than anything , remaining unspoken ( and unwritten ) but powerful and obvious : how each young woman chose to express herself and her individuality through how she looked became an essential subtext to the book .
18 It was that which made his anger so violent : the knowledge that it was not his alone ; that it was shared and felt by thousands upon thousands of others , rich and poor , strong and weak , man and woman , parent and child , all around the world .
19 Although his proposal of plural worlds was considered heretical , it is difficult to believe it was that which determined his fate .
20 I think it was that which made her frightened to accept the truth when he was sexually assaulting me .
21 Perhaps it was that which made her attractive to a certain type of man .
22 It was that which struck an answering chord within her and made her stop .
23 Many heiresses could give him dollars , few could offer him the appearance and manner of a lady — it was that which had attracted him after the cruder charms of such as Maybelle Foy .
24 Perhaps it was that which made her avid for the things that money could buy .
25 His hand on her buttocks , crushing her against him , caused a strangled gasp to escape her , and it was that which brought these delicious moments to an end .
26 It was that which gave him locus standi .
27 It was that which was cutting her in two as she dangled from it .
28 I said ‘ Thank you very much , but it was awful what you did to me in Langbaurgh ’ . ’
29 It , it were , it was awful what was on
30 During the observation day it was evident what was going wrong .
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