Example sentences of "[verb] it [was/were] [adj] [verb] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first place it was necessary to establish and constantly confirm an appropriate canon and pantheon as the basis for scholarly work . |
| 2 | We did , however , feel it was necessary to go and look at the because we are very aware of , of , of the lighting that affects those properties who 've been very patient with the amount of development that 's gone on there . |
| 3 | After a while I decided it was best to try and help her get on better with her father , and now by interfering between them I 've been the cause of her being kidnapped . |
| 4 | Without waiting for Wexford 's consent to her reticence , she swept the quarrel aside and said , ‘ I felt it was useless to try and patch things up . |
| 5 | ‘ We felt it was important to try and make the programme last longer this time around so that the friendships made are n't lost . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I was n't sure what you wanted , and I thought it was better to wait and get the whole lot . ’ |
| 7 | Treasurer and 47401 project Co-ordinator , Martin Measures commented : ‘ 47401 was the first of 20 ‘ Generator ’ Class 47 's built by Brush at Loughborough and the Society thought it was important to try and preserve one of these 20 non standard Class 47's . |
| 8 | His mother thought it was beautiful to behold and took a delight in allowing it to grow extra long . |
| 9 | Did they think it was wrong to kill and steal , or did they think it showed what good fighters they were ? " |