Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] was [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The US State Department 's response was that it needed to see the blueprints on European defence before it could think of pouring concrete . |
| 2 | The worst thing about Pet 's body was that it had been badly crushed below the waist . |
| 3 | The problem with Darwin 's theory was that it reduced evolution to a chapter of accidents . |
| 4 | The flaw in counsel 's argument was that it ignored the fact that the jury were required to consider the case against each accused separately . |
| 5 | The most serious charge against the women 's union was that it proposed to carry on working if the men went ahead with their strike . |
| 6 | An interesting feature of this school 's approach was that it set about evaluating library use by monitoring the numbers of children referred by different departments . |
| 7 | The official reason given for the committee 's demise was that it had indulged in counterrevolution and illicit dealings with foreign powers . |
| 8 | Larry Cummins recalled , ‘ All I remember about Wilson 's ear was that it did n't amount to much , but a big deal was made out of it . |
| 9 | Barlaston 's problem was that it sat astride a geological fault ( i.e. the junction of two different types of substrata ) . |
| 10 | The importance of Irwin 's triumph was that it seemed both classical and prototypical — an exemplification of triumphs past and a portent of triumphs to come . |