Example sentences of "was [verb] [conj] it [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was so caught up in what I was seeing that it was only when I reached the top of the close where they lived that I started to think again about what I was doing there , and it was then that my feelings of fear started . |
| 2 | The field was limited but it was not limited solely to Lady Diana Spencer . |
| 3 | Its potential use was limited because it was not absorbed from the gut and so was ineffective if given by mouth , and because tyrocidine , in concentrations liable to occur during therapeutic use , damaged or destroyed red blood cells . |
| 4 | A blackbird was singing and it was very quiet and peaceful in the Park . |
| 5 | When Sophie did these vaccinations in the pet shop Mr Miller held each patient so firmly and expertly that the recipient hardly noticed was was happening until it was over , but in the surgery it was sometimes traumatic . |
| 6 | Something was happening and it was so pleasurable she did n't want it to fade . |
| 7 | It was stressed that it was vitally important for those going to work in other countries to have training in the cross- cultural dimension . |
| 8 | It was the day after the barbecue and Sara was reminded that it was here yesterday she had met Matthew . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | W.H. Chaloner writes that during eight years between '58 & '67 a total of 904 tons of ore were made ready for smelting ; Sir Michael le Fleming , the new Lord , receiving dues amounting to £376 : 15s. : 0d. it is not known where the main ore dressing floor was located but it was probably on the site of the 19th century floors — near the present youth hostel . |
| 11 | Madam er deputy speaker , there is a feeling abroad in the country that an audit certificate is rather like an M O T certificate , it 's good for the minute that it was granted but it is perfectly useless thereafter . |
| 12 | Perhaps the decision was made because it was here that Manzoni fell when attempting to negotiate a stairway with more enthusiasm than regard for his age . |
| 13 | Protest was silenced and it was only the new mood of glasnost in the second half of the 1980s which revealed the full extent of what had happened . |
| 14 | ‘ I think it 's all right , ’ responded Floy , warily , but even as he spoke he was wondering whether it was all right , and whether they might n't be better simply to walk back through the forest and on to the road . |
| 15 | I have put a wee bit of weight on , so I was wondering if it was maybe |
| 16 | I mentioned the incident at Land 's End and was told that it was not unusual for student pilots who dare to stray into the military areas to receive a safe wingtip and tail helicopter escort home , leaving the student a gibbering wreck long after returning to the club house . |
| 17 | Last night I visited the Queen Mary and Westfield college in the Mile End road and I was told that it was soon to have a level of computers of almost one work station for every six students . |
| 18 | I wrote to the Secretary of State for the Environment and was told that it was really a matter for the chief environmental officer of the local authority , but when I took the matter up with the local environmental officer , his response — and it is to his credit that he responded — was , ’ Well , it may be bad , but it is not really so bad that I must take any action . ’ |
| 19 | Louis was told that it was substantially smaller than in the previous year , but in fact the allied fleet assembled at Portsmouth consisted of 63 English ships and 36 Dutch , with a combined fire-power of 6736 guns , plus 38 fireships ; the French , moving up-Channel from Brest , could muster 44 warships with 3240 guns and 38 fireships . |
| 20 | When lost-wax casting came in , tin-bronze was used but it was gradually replaced by zinc-brass . |
| 21 | I slept for a couple of hours and was awakened while it was still dark by a gentle rapping on my door : it proved to be Emil , fully dressed and apologetic . |
| 22 | on the nineteenth of August was postponed and it 's now in a couple of weeks , so I 'm gon na go |
| 23 | After discussion , this was agreed and it was further resolved that this meeting be treated as an interim one and that a full AGM be held in March 1990 and annually thereafter . |
| 24 | On structural grounds alone , a new building was needed as it was now so weak that it probably would not be able to withstand building operations being carried out on the surrounding land . |
| 25 | The operation , originally planned for early afternoon , was re-scheduled and it was n't until quarter to six that she returned to the ward , still feeling groggy from the anaesthetic . |
| 26 | By now £4,500 was promised and it was formally moved that the venture be proceeded with ( the land purchases were already in hand ) . |
| 27 | Poland was condemned because it was not a proper nation-state , but it was condemned for its efforts to become one . |
| 28 | The sexual revolution was beginning and it was very exciting to get away from home and enjoy yourself in a relatively guilt-free way . ’ |
| 29 | The Prison Officers Association said it was astounding that it was so easy to escape from a building which was supposed to be secure . |
| 30 | It was recognised that it was not possible to use the ballot results to decide on the continuation of the campaign . |