Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [subord] it [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The position regarding the supply of arms to Syria remains as it was when Ministers were last questioned about it in the House . |
| 2 | In an article published the same year , Kevin Sharpe questioned whether it was entirely accurate to label Laud as an Arminian , stressing that the archbishop saw as his main task not the propagation of a new theology but the prevention of divisive doctrinal debate . |
| 3 | Malcolm Muggeridge asked whether it was n't time for the monarchy to engage professional public relations consultants , ‘ in place of the rather ludicrous courtiers who now function as such . ’ |
| 4 | Matthew wondered whether it was simply a lucky draw from the gene pool that she had ended up with such spectacular looks , or was it the result of years of careful nurturing ? |
| 5 | As he picked his way through the traffic , heading south , Rory wondered if it was as plain as that . |
| 6 | NCR lost because it was not prepared to develop yet another generation of the 9800 — derived from the company 's Criterion line , which dates back to 1976 . |
| 7 | He asked Vanessa to wait until it was over , but having waited her opinion was unchanged . |
| 8 | But Judith wondered if it was really as clearcut as that . |