Example sentences of "[adv] it was [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More prosaically it was predicted that they could ‘ form a valuable addition to bank note paper for the prevention of forgery ’ . |
| 2 | To gain insight into the process of parents and staff working together it was decided to conduct some action research first in two nursery settings . |
| 3 | Furthermore it was discovered not only that the ratio of physician to population was substantially worse than for Israel or Jordan but that owing to insufficient funding and planning , 280 doctors were actually unemployed in the territories and another 120 were employed on low salaries under a local professional union 's absorption programme . |
| 4 | Furthermore it was suggested to her mother that Kim 's activity and feeding the baby always took place in the same room so that her mother could provide verbal prompts and on-going comments . |
| 5 | Institutionally it was shaken almost to pieces , and certainly out of the torpor that had descended upon it in the long aftermath of the Counter Reformation and the seventeenth-century wars of religion , by the reverberations of the Revolution with their deeply anti-religious and anti-traditional note . |
| 6 | The huge leap forward had taken place in the eighties when he had used junk bonds to enlarge his empire at a fantastic pace — until suddenly it was realized in the States that Hauser controlled the largest private financial institution in the republic . |
| 7 | Suddenly it was taking every atom of her will-power to stop that hand from doing what it longed to do — namely rise up and tangle with the silky black hair that curled so invitingly round Guido 's left ear . |
| 8 | Suddenly it was realised that the main buyers were small businessmen . |
| 9 | She hopped down to the floor , but it seemed further away than she had expected and now suddenly it was rising up crazily to meet her . |
| 10 | Suddenly it was gone . |
| 11 | It just sank slowly and steadily below the ocean 's horizon , and suddenly it was gone . |
| 12 | When they 'd moved in he 'd made a point of telling just about everybody where it was and how much it was costing — wincing a little at the same time , as if he were telling the story against himself and his own folly — but it had become a sterile kind of heaven , and he sat around in it like some forgotten angel . |
| 13 | I 'd have been a lot more worried if I 'd known how much it was going to be … |
| 14 | The events surrounding the Connolly commemorations were an important indicator of the difficulty of reconciling Ulster Protestants to nationalist pageantry , no matter how much it was stressed that the traditions being commemorated included the Protestants . |
| 15 | So if we would like further consultation apparently it was noted in view of the test carry out what we could do erm in fact the questionnaires have the response , I do share some of Mr 's er er worries that erm I think we ought to get out of the way and say to number one that this er . |
| 16 | Apparently it was caused by dust getting in . |
| 17 | After that you know surprises were n't as big and er it just worked out that you know the particular market that we 're into was neglected here and then apparently it was neglected in Australia because we had Maggie you know a number one hit in Australia before we went out . |
| 18 | Apparently it was circulated to senior managers in East Sussex on 1 April . |
| 19 | But apparently it was stolen last week . |
| 20 | Artemis 's father was away for a week 's sport in Leicestershire , and apparently it was expected of Artemis that she should be ready and able to go out and ride her new horse side-saddle alongside her father on his return . |
| 21 | Basically it was receiving telephone calls from the public erm and using that information to put on a computer to send officers to incidents various incidents . |
| 22 | Where the printed story came from I do n't know , but basically it was made up somewhere along the line ; a fairy story . |
| 23 | Before long it was realised that the nutritious liquid was excellent feeding for pigs and , although pig-keeping had been unpopular in the county until then , almost every Ayrshire dairy farm began to keep a few of them . |
| 24 | For long it was thought that wet spraying turned the buds to a wet mash , and therefore dusting each individual bud was necessary . |
| 25 | In 1718 a system of intendants on the French model was established ; and though it did not survive for long it was revived in 1749 with marked success . |
| 26 | If I remember rightly it was called ‘ My Kitchen Window ’ and I liked it for its succinct simplicity and the fact that it rang true . |
| 27 | In that context alone it was decided that the visitor 's jurisdiction was ‘ exclusive . ’ |
| 28 | Aye you you 'd be blast it down It was drilled and blasted . |
| 29 | Lower down it was reported that a very large number of trees , including several fine and ancient specimens , were blown down in Borders Region . |
| 30 | My memory of the occasion is rather vague otherwise perhaps it was obliterated by the fear I felt . |