Example sentences of "[subord] [adj] [conj] it was [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lavender 's use can be traced back to the Greeks and Romans and it is more than likely that it was used all round the Mediterranean by Egyptians , Arabs , and Sumerians for a variety of domestic , cosmetic and perfumery needs . |
| 2 | But support had been no more than patchy until it was taken up by such a strong party group on the eve of electoral victory . |
| 3 | The overhaul of trams to catch up on wartime neglect was taking longer than anticipated and it was decided that Purley depôt , still standing out of use , should be cleared of the war damaged cars collecting dust in its interior and be brought back into use as an annexe to Charlton Works where painting and certain other work could be undertaken . |
| 4 | Though it is thought to have been first run in 1519 , it was not until 1619 that it was endowed by forty-nine local gentlemen . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , he had relented to the extent of allowing the teachers to bring a bottle as long as it was kept out of sight of the paying customers . |
| 6 | Well as long as it was cooked . |
| 7 | Through the early 1960s , it refused to join a common front of uranium export suppliers as long as it was treated differently by Canada from the United States and United Kingdom over sales of uranium . |
| 8 | Evolution was acceptable as long as it was presented as a purposeful process in which the human race played a central role as the goal towards which natural progress was aimed . |
| 9 | Dalziel did n't mind being invested in as long as it was done the right way . |
| 10 | It could be signed as soon as the fathers agreed the match or as late as the wedding night itself , just as long as it was signed before the consummation . |
| 11 | Women supported the idea of compulsory leave from work as long as it was paid leave and called for the adoption of the International Labour Organisation 's Washington Convention , which provided for six weeks maternity leave before and after childbirth . |
| 12 | The merged ‘ Norfolk and Suffolk Polled ’ could be any colour as long as it was polled and it was not until the Red Poll herdbook was formed in 1874 that the colour of the breed was formally agreed as red , preferably deep in colour , with a red udder ; white touches were permitted only in the tail switch , or on the udder and just in front of the udder on the inside flank . |
| 13 | The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs , Herman Cohen , visited Mauritius on Nov. 9-11 and reaffirmed that the USA would maintain a presence in the Indian Ocean region as long as it was considered necessary . |
| 14 | Expansion of German 's borders , especially the incorporation of ‘ ethnic ’ German territory into the Reich , was massively popular , as long as it was attained without bloodshed . |
| 15 | As a result any act was justifiable as long as it was performed with the working of the spirit . |
| 16 | She drank Guinness , smoked Gauloises and would eat anything as long as it was loaded with garlic … |