Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] it was " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Mr Fry was floating out there in the mistiness , and he was busy wallpapering too but he 'd got the paper in a mess — he 'd put the paste on it and picked it up paste side nearest and it was sticking to him . |
| 2 | As they were about to go inside — for although it was a pleasant summer day , it was always likely to be windy on top , and their hats might blow away — Florrie exclaimed in sudden panic : ‘ Oh , good gracious ! |
| 3 | I mean to me the boss of of our bench , there was probably twenty people on the bench , to me the boss of that it was n't what you call a particularly good job but she 'd always worked at the and of course when when went on War work er th those that were still there they got the better jobs you see , to organize us that had n't been , worked there before . |
| 4 | We used to I know er old Captain he he came down as tubs came onto him and broke his neck and he er er funny part of that it was . |
| 5 | In spite of that it was probably more comfortable than the home that they 'd left anyway . |
| 6 | But despite that it was n't the first camp up . |
| 7 | and any way went down and answer it and I could hear him talking , erm , you remember he bought this aeroplane back from Americ erm from Australia , this one of and it was Australian Air Force one that he had on Australian 's , erm came back and stayed in England for a little while and then he went back to Australia , just killed himself . |
| 8 | I think their suggestion was that they had to go via Norwood Gardens because they then turned right at the in and went up into the middle of and it was to get them on to that line that they had to go through . |
| 9 | I think if especially if I was n't if it was one of if it was my main |
| 10 | You were n't doing anything individual it was more communion thing you were making the likes of if it was brown bread you 're all standing rolling up and chaffing brown bread and putting them in tins . |
| 11 | The investment bank therefore had a powerful incentive to make sure its client won its bids , regardless of whether it was paying too much . |
| 12 | This belief , regardless of whether it was justified or not , both stopped leaders acting contrary to public opinion and persuaded citizens to accept the legitimacy of laws they did not themselves agree with . |
| 13 | But in these nursery nests , the kittens took the first nipple they came across , regardless of whether it was in a familiar position on the female 's belly , or even which belly it was . |
| 14 | The studies that have been undertaken on early Anglo-Saxon pottery emphasise that , unlike the more exotic materials discussed above , it rarely travelled far from a clay source to the point of consumption , regardless of whether it was for funerary or domestic purposes ; some classes of funerary pottery may have been transported further . |
| 15 | Managers were delighted at the price advantage which they had gained over their gas competitors and the question of whether it was artificial did not seriously concern them . |
| 16 | The question of whether a decision was ‘ legal or not ’ is sometimes put in terms of whether it was made ‘ within or without jurisdiction ’ or whether it is ‘ intra vires or ultra vires ’ ( that is , literally , ‘ within or beyond power ’ ) . |
| 17 | It was rather a joint discussion of whether it was better to precipitate a strike or the unemployment which would result from continuing the present terms . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , the evidence showed that the defendants were determined to bring the contractual relationship to an end if they could , regardless of whether it was done in breach or not . |
| 19 | They could be applied to anything regardless of whether it was an Oxford College , or for that matter an oak tree or my dog . |
| 20 | This can lie done irrespective of whether it was the victim who brought the prosecution . |
| 21 | It is more difficult to obtain a conviction under section 14 than under other sections of the Act because the prosecution must show that the defendant either knew the statement to be false or made it recklessly , i.e. regardless of whether it was true or false . |
| 22 | The court sidestepped the question of whether it was a contract of sale or for services , by holding that , whichever it was , there was an implied term of the contract that the goods should be reasonably fit for the purpose for which they were intended . |
| 23 | The Sheriff was of the opinion that the pursuers ' right to damages arose at once upon the default of the defenders , as every breach gave rise to a claim of damages irrespective of whether it was a breach sufficiently material to justify rescission . |
| 24 | Leave aside , for the moment , the question of whether it was justified in principle . |
| 25 | We knew what he was looking for and it was n't there . |
| 26 | The Korean War and several other border wars , backed by the super-powers , had been judged not worth pressing the nuclear button for and it was this consideration which had produced the British H-Bomb in 1957 . |
| 27 | That one I got five days ’ notice for and it was quite nerve-wracking , as there was tons of complicated stuff to learn . |
| 28 | He said that it was more important than ever that all worked in financial services knew what their company stood for and it was the task of leaders to distil and instil company values . |
| 29 | ( But see Murphy v Culhane [ 1977 ] QB 94 for a case involving a criminal affray where the plaintiff got more than he bargained for and it was stated that the defence could apply . ) |
| 30 | I mean usually that just does n't work because I mean the Guardian , they used to be more bold expanded in the Guardian except for and it was gross . |