Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [conj] it [was/were] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Griffiths LJ explained in Lion Laboratories Ltd v Evans " I believe that the so-called iniquity rule evolved because in most cases where the facts justified a publication in breach of confidence the plaintiff had behaved so disgracefully or criminally that it was judged in the public interest that his behaviour should be exposed " and , as he aptly stated , " there is a world of difference between what is in the public interest and what is of interest to the public " . |
| 2 | When such means failed the extended family gave support most often in the form of food or of caring for some children of the family until a crisis was over , or permanently if it was sustained . |
| 3 | If we were correct in our hypothesis of Jesus 's marriage and children , or even if it were believed true at the time , it would do much to explain the agreed rapport between Constantine and the Roman Church . |
| 4 | If this can be established as an objective truth , then this would indeed make a correctionalist approach misguided — although only if it were committed to the total elimination of deviance . |
| 5 | But sometimes he had to laugh at this , for if anything she seemed stronger than ever and it was beginning to look as if she might outlast him . |
| 6 | Practically a tennis dress , Flavia noted with approval , having no idea who had made it , nor indeed that it was made , nor how much it must have cost . |
| 7 | Laura was not in a great hurry to find a new designer if only because it was dawning on her that the company needed more of a skilled copier than an original artist . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , in the wake of the retreat of American power and the demise of SEATO neutralisation remained the regional strategic stance of Southeast Asia , if only because it was considered by the region to be the only plausible defence against becoming a Chinese sphere of influence . |
| 9 | But when the word reached him , and especially when it was seen that Lord Grey himself was with the party , thereafter I can not be sure . |
| 10 | She was highly critical , however , of the terms under which the League of Nations was set up in 1919 , partly because the League was permitted the use of force and economic sanctions , and partly because it was committed to supporting the Versailles settlement , which she regarded from the start as an unjust and unstable peace . |
| 11 | And before that it was known as . |
| 12 | And even when it was explained to he did n't clock it . |
| 13 | However , it could be argued that an organisation is badly structured because it is poorly managed , and even if it were restructured , poor management would continue to depress the organisation 's performance — ie. performance may not be attributable only to structure . |
| 14 | And then but it was seen as okay that the men could go to the pub after a funeral ? |
| 15 | And of course then when she had done it they used to fold it up they used to just get it then and go like that you know , and just fold it up and then when it was done all done you see , they 'd take it back to this here lady and then of course they used to pay you for it . |
| 16 | I got a good look at it though while Murchison had it in his hands and then when it was lying there in the water just looking up at us all . |
| 17 | When SSAP 15 , Accounting for Deferred Tax , was issued in 1978 ( and indeed when it was revised in 1985 ) , the normal practice in accounting for pensions and other post-retirement benefits was to adopt a cash basis , and consequently there were few significant deferred tax implications . |
| 18 | When SSAP 15 was originally issued in 1978 ( and indeed when it was revised in 1985 ) the normal practice in accounting for pensions and other post-retirement benefits was to adopt a cash basis , and consequently there were few significant deferred tax implications . |
| 19 | And yet when it was mentioned that she narrated on Jeff Wayne 's album Spartacus , she stormed , ‘ It is not a pop album . |
| 20 | Two years after the stroke , Esther still had very severe associated reactions in her left arm , which interfered with her activities : the arm would always be in her way and never where it was needed . |
| 21 | The surpising thing is not that this is happening now , but rather that it was staved off for so long . |
| 22 | One might ( perhaps ) be able to teach a dolphin to peel a banana , but only if it was incorporated into a sequence of actions required to achieve some goal considered meaningful to the mind of the dolphin — food , affection , play or whatever ! |
| 23 | But only if it was going begging of course ! ’ |
| 24 | Top public sector earners such as judges , senior officials and forces top brass will get a 2.9 per cent rise but only because it was negotiated last year as part of a phased increase for 1992 . |
| 25 | But nevertheless if it were handled properly the high-yielding seeds of African maize , upland rice and cassava which are on the way could make a real difference . |
| 26 | Chicherin believed not only that serfdom was immoral but also that it was acting as a brake on the economy , that it could not be justified as a bastion against pauperism , and finally — a somewhat unusual argument — that it entailed the improper transference to the gentry of responsibilities which ought to be exercised by the state . |
| 27 | The Government promoted Swahili as a national language not only because it was useful in administration but also because it was seen as an instrument ‘ for uniting the people of the nation 's different tribes ’ . |
| 28 | The book was an immediate success , not only for its sexual interest and its association with the notorious Maundy Gregory [ q.v. ] , but also because it was seen as introducing a new mode of biography . |
| 29 | Colin Blakemore was pilloried in 1987 and 1988 not just because his work was considered ( wrongly ) to be excessively cruel but also because it was thought to be useless . |
| 30 | Lapis lazuli was probably valued in the ancient world not only for its colour , but also because it was derived from a single source and thus always signified its origins as distance . |