Example sentences of "[det] [was/were] [adj] [conj] it [vb past] " in BNC.
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1 | This was odd as it indicated that the winter flock had already scattered as separate pairs at this very early date . |
2 | Unfortunately , this was short-lived and it folded in 1884 having been torn asunder by internal dissensions , but before its collapse it inaugurated two important undertakings , the Stockton-on-Tees Mission and the Ayrshire Mission to the Deaf and Dumb . |
3 | This was well before it became a tourist attraction , when it was still a fruit and veg market . |
4 | None of this was structural but it detracted from the overall impression nevertheless . |
5 | Pressure for this was considerable and it appeared to have popular support . |
6 | And nationalisation : that was great because it got rid of the old bosses . |
7 | Yet even that was cruel because it left her thoughts an active prisoner . |