Example sentences of "[verb] it was " in BNC.
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| 1 | HOOVER has defended the controversial transfer of £28m from its pension fund , denying it was being used just to cover losses from the ‘ free flight ’ fiasco . |
| 2 | SHARES in Cable & Wireless received a sharp boost yesterday after the company disclosed it was discussing the sale of up to £750million worth of shares in its Hong Kong telecomunications subsidiary to the Chinese Government . |
| 3 | Yes if erm two girls were in a toilet you were fined and they used to stop the money , oh yes two girls were fined it was a very strict there it was er quite as strict there as it was a H & T Hornes and erm you , you but you could have a drink there , but er at one time before they allowed a drink , a cup of tea , the men used to , someone to watch to see if , when we were working in the top shop cos we could see if anyone came up the , up the shop into , from the bottom shop into top shop then they put a can on erm on something to boil you see and er oh and we got a little sto coal stove to heat the shop , no central heating pipes or anything like that , and they put er someone you could see anyone coming up the , up the steps and er anyway there was someone , one of the bosses coming up so they erm whipped the can off , ran round the back of the bench wh where there were a lot of hand presses going and Mr walked straight he was only mad that off the can of boiling water |
| 4 | But when that was won it was much better . |
| 5 | If we 'd won it was 2nd place . |
| 6 | She knew she ought to tell Georg it was all over between them , that it was finished for good . |
| 7 | Indeed , highly finished details and the gentle lines of the face coupled with the oval base suggest it was designed as a cabinet piece . |
| 8 | However , more recent sightings by Archbishop Trench in the sixteenth century suggest it was a beast in its own right : |
| 9 | If A Song to David , in which he attempted a new and regular form of the ode , was written on an upswing of creativity at the beginning of a psychotic episode , and the psalms translation made during convalescence afterwards , Jubilate Agno is particularly important because its internal dates strongly suggest it was composed during his confinement , and from day to day of his illness , during the period 27 July to 30 January 1763 , just before his release . |
| 10 | Complaints from the side of the parish officers suggest it was not uncommon . |
| 11 | The fact that the firms allowed him to use the money for his own purposes and replace it was merely an indulgence . |
| 12 | I did not know it was possible for foie gras to be tasteless , but the complete omission of seasoning certainly showed I was wrong . |
| 13 | ‘ They will never believe this — they will know it was extorted . ’ |
| 14 | I did n't know exactly where Leicester Square was , but 1 did know it was n't far from Piccadilly , I had seen it in one of those tourist maps I had in my hand a short while ago , did n't know where it went , probably left it in the cinema showing the explicit sex film which was n't . |
| 15 | Well , Mr Patten will do his best to make a silk purse out of a sow 's ear , and the audience will know it was not his idea . |
| 16 | I did n't know it was you . |
| 17 | ‘ Then how did you know it was a river stone that killed him ? ’ |
| 18 | I do not know if it was the first time since his appointment as executive chef at the Carlton Tower in 1968 , but I do know it was a rare occurrence to see him even emerge from his kitchen , let alone dine . |
| 19 | So no one 'd ever know it was you had 'em all the time . |
| 20 | ‘ I did n't know it was May 's . ’ |
| 21 | Like — when I started my period she said , ‘ Congratulations , now you 're a woman ’ , but then it was all this hassle about hiding your sanitary towels and tampons from boys , and living in mortal fear that they would fall out of your bag and boys would know it was your period . |
| 22 | He maintains that he did not know it was there . |
| 23 | ‘ I did n't know it was him ! |
| 24 | ‘ How do you know it was n't , Liam ? ’ called out Tim from the side bar . |
| 25 | ‘ Did you know it was World Communications year 1983 ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I did n't know it was such a big place , ’ she said as they drove through the gaslit streets from the station in a hired carriage . |
| 27 | You would n't know it was autumn except for the odd dry leaf blowing down the road from the cemetery . |
| 28 | I did n't know it was real . ’ |
| 29 | They tell me you 'd never know it was there … . ’ |
| 30 | I just did n't know it was as much of a tribute as it was until I was told … rather abruptly ! |