Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] it was " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the brewery expanded it was rebuilt , taking in first of all , in 1889 , the old Lambeth Workhouse , and later the old Lambeth Town Hall . |
| 2 | MORE plans have been submitted for a new town centre shopping complex in Ipswich — just days after a major retailer announced it was pulling out of the town . |
| 3 | They said he understood the risks of the job but everyone on the case agrees it was a pointless killing . |
| 4 | Proper hospital smell Lysol it was called . |
| 5 | After two weeks of treatment median serum bismuth concentration was 3 ng/g ( interquartile range 2.0 to 6.0 ) and at trial exit it was 3 ng/g ( interquartile range 1.75 to 6.25 ) . |
| 6 | But I tell you what though that erm ice rink place it was n't half full ! |
| 7 | Indeed , highly finished details and the gentle lines of the face coupled with the oval base suggest it was designed as a cabinet piece . |
| 8 | But from the moment that the electorate realised it was to be stripped of its Deutschemark , a symbol of nationhood , Germans began to wonder how much else had been given away . |
| 9 | Although the Labour Party adopted a policy of ‘ comprehensive education for all ’ in 1951 no political action to implement it was taken for another 14 years . |
| 10 | The British Hotels , Restaurants and Caterers Association announced it was to change its name to British Hospitality Association ( BHA ) . |
| 11 | When the reply came it was to ask us to consider joining the team in September 1992 ! |
| 12 | But his lawyer says it was the wrong verdict and the wrong charge . |
| 13 | The biscuit packets travelled on a conveyor over this machine , and if a packet did not fall within pre-set weight limits it was pushed off the conveyor , later to be opened and good biscuits fed back into the line . |
| 14 | But though her mouth opened it was a silent entreaty and all she seemed able to do was cling to the top of her cage near where branches of trees hung and vainly try to say words that would not come . |
| 15 | But , early yesterday , the Belfast Brigade confirmed it was breaking up a move welcomed by the Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams . |
| 16 | In 1989 , industry claimed it was spending $34 billion a year to comply with pollution control legislation . |
| 17 | The Revenue claimed it was sufficient if one of the trustees was resident in the United Kingdom . |
| 18 | Many of those involved with the programme believe it was an experiment that was designed to fail . |
| 19 | Howard justified overruling the recommendation saying it was national policy to proceed as quickly as possible with renewable energy projects . |
| 20 | When the wind blew it was not ‘ like ’ someone breathing . |
| 21 | After all the drama of ‘ 68 , de Gaulle , of course , simply went querulously into retirement in 1969 after the students had gone back to their studies and the French electorate felt it was safe to dispense with his services . |
| 22 | Many in the industry felt it was worth while taking risks on the peak space heating load , by keeping prices sufficiently low to attract in addition such off-peak evening or spring and autumn space heating loads , as well as the cooking and water heating sales . |
| 23 | Dot thought it was the loveliest book she 'd ever seen . |
| 24 | He was adamant — although all the shareholders in the motor car felt it was time , as one did at school , to say look " I am involved " , but Buster was quite insistent that it was pointless 10 or 12 of us being flogged . |
| 25 | The plaintiff could not prove that the defendant knew it was a secret process either because of its nature or because he had been specifically told that it was and Vaisey J pointed out that if it were really secret it was surprising that the defendant 's employment had brought him into contact with it ; he had been to prison in the past . |
| 26 | Dot knew it was more dangerous than anything in London , even during blackout and raids . |
| 27 | Dot knew it was something to do with her father . |
| 28 | Dot knew it was all dreams . |
| 29 | A nurse sat on Dot 's bed and unwrapped it and Dot knew it was from Mrs Hollidaye . |
| 30 | We left Swansea tentatively with the idea of getting round Land 's End , but with a south westerly gale forecast it was a forlorn hope . |