Example sentences of "[noun pl] was [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What distinguished my article , through , from the observations of those trail-blazing precursors was that it acknowledged the presence not only of the ( nonsemiological , non- ‘ signreading ’ ) public but also of the collective bliss which , whatever my own sense of alienation , the theme park experience generated among the public . |
| 2 | Probably the single most raised criticism of PageMaker in its earlier versions was that it did not automatically flow text from column to column or page to page . |
| 3 | One of its virtues was that it looked temporary : these may be abnormal times , it seemed to proclaim , but one day terrorism will be beaten , and once again doting parents will be able to photograph ambitious children on the steps of No. 10 . |
| 4 | The essence of personal pensions was that it extended choice and encouraged personal saving . |
| 5 | He says : ‘ The main problem I found with Paradox for Windows was that it kept hanging my computer . |
| 6 | The reason why the Free Church was concerned with the political activities of some of its members was that it saw its main purposes as evangelism and the servicing of church life . |
| 7 | The other reason she had disappeared with the juniors was that it kept her out of Jack 's way . |
| 8 | A distinguishing feature of spinning when put out to the cottage women and children was that it created the possibility of increasing the money earnings of the family from an occupation distinct from that of the man . |