Example sentences of "[was/were] it [be] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It must be stressed , though , that were it is said above that the researcher will ‘ scan the library ’ for previous writings on the area of study , this means more than a casual walk past the shelves of books which seem to be vaguely related to the topic . |
| 2 | They were It were divided into to , you could go to a high , or you could carry on at what they call supplementary . |
| 3 | had the one before , it were it were wrapped around chassis underneath ! |
| 4 | Not , oh it was bad , it were it were , well , well stood up all traffic certainly . |
| 5 | Even in daylight with every faculty at full steam it would n't have been an easy search , and as things were it was abysmal . |
| 6 | Sunnyside Road , and erm , it were it was good accommodation we had our own bathroom and toilet er but again accommodation was cramped , we had no spare room |
| 7 | And , the women were it was very jokey , it was very jolly and lots of titters and things I 'm not making comment on whether I think it 's a good thing |
| 8 | So it took them days but we were very glad to have them because they were It was such a good crop and they were lying flat . |
| 9 | But er the welfare one was my er secret love as it were it was . |
| 10 | But thinking back I mean they they were it was very good of them really you know , the they were very fair . |
| 11 | Serum urea and electrolytes , liver function tests , coagulation , and red cell folate were seldom abnormal and when they were it was probably because of an unrelated coexistent disease . |
| 12 | This is final year , ninety four is the final year of that grant , so to maintain the enhanced level of service that there were it was set up we 'd need to put some of our own money into that . |
| 13 | But that 's provided for you and it is erm it you know certainly the assignments I did on the medical practice they were it was very valuable . |
| 14 | And we were it was just to us like English . |
| 15 | So they were it was quite dark before they got the |
| 16 | Well er er there were it was big caverns that 'd be underground . |
| 17 | Er they er in the days of sailing ships of course they were they were really they were it was really a dangerous place . |
| 18 | And then I had to th the shower just came , you know came to pieces in our hand , as it were it was not working as a shower so a plumber had to come Mr Butcher came into me |
| 19 | Now the main target of the attack were the , the local tyrants , the evil gentry and the , the lawless landlords , people who 'd previously held power before who the peasants , or who the communists were trying to , to take the power away from , they , they were people who were it was possible to motivate the peasants against er again phrasing everything , er the people are evil , you know , that they , they were tyrants . |
| 20 | Well yes and they were it was you know the What impressed me also you know what it 's like when you go to these places I can remember going not so long ago to Blenheim and er just about to examine something and this thundering voice coming down the hallway , Do not touch . |
| 21 | That was it 's mirror image ! |
| 22 | Unrealized at the time , 1968 was It 's highpoint . |
| 23 | That , later as ‘ What 's Happening ’ under Sue Small and others , was It 's key product . |
| 24 | it once was it 's just so it 's just absolute dust . |
| 25 | What it was it 's from this book really |
| 26 | Erm oh yeah the other thing was it 's two sided at the moment , is that |
| 27 | But the hunt 's attitude today was it 's a dangerous and risky sport , injuries will happen . |
| 28 | But er it was it 's really hard work you know . |
| 29 | It 's Saturday it was it 's not bloody arrangement . |
| 30 | Compared to what it was it 's bloody brilliant in n it ? |