Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [conj] it [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On May 15 , 1990 , the Vatican announced that it was re-establishing diplomatic relations with Romania , broken in 1950 . |
| 2 | Whittle agreed that it was a typical Mumby joke . |
| 3 | After the meeting the FRUD announced that it was quite prepared to open a dialogue on the basis of an immediate bilateral ceasefire and reforms announced by Gouled Aptidon . |
| 4 | In that case , Greenwich announced that it was to adopt an admissions policy which , in relation to over-subscribed schools , gave preference to those resident in Greenwich over those resident outside the borough . |
| 5 | Holmes agreed that it was in ‘ the homes of the children ’ that ‘ the source of the trouble so often lies ’ and concluded that ‘ the problem of the dirty school child is not one which could be solved by any enquiry into the School Medical Service ’ . |
| 6 | Vega admitted that it was reminiscent of those halcyon days except that ‘ compared to the Clash audience , these guys are just a stream of piss ! ’ |
| 7 | Vega admitted that it was reminiscent of those halcyon days except that ‘ compared to the Clash audience , these guys are just a stream of piss ! ’ |
| 8 | The deliberations of the RDC revealed that it was intended to pave the way for the establishment of a provisional government . |
| 9 | The air raids and gas attacks that everyone had feared did not take place but Anne and Sarah agreed that it was the small inconveniences of war that were hardest to bear . |
| 10 | On Nov. 16 Germany announced that it was disbanding its branch of a clandestine anti-communist network . |
| 11 | On April 17 Germany announced that it was increasing its aid for Kurdish refugees to DM440,000,000 ( $262,600,000 ) . |
| 12 | In 1988 a visiting colleague from the Royal Ulster Constabulary asked if it was part of my role in Systems Development Department to comment on such essays . |
| 13 | In June 1873 , the STC reported that it was " scarcely possible " to speak with confidence of the numbers employed , " perhaps they may reach 50 [ overall ] … but the number is increasing at an alarming rate " . |
| 14 | Stirling shouted that it was every man for himself . |
| 15 | Despite this , Mazzin maintained that it was still a local feud . |
| 16 | On Nov. 17 the UPP announced that it was to receive a major defector from the DLP on the following day . |
| 17 | In that same year Welford Beaton argued that it was people like clerks who made up the bulk of the great movie audience and that they went to the cinema for inspiration . |
| 18 | Between April and August 1989 eight Palestinian activists in the West Bank and Gaza were allegedly killed by so-called " death squads " ; while the IDF admitted that it was running special undercover units , it insisted that their primary purpose was gathering intelligence . |
| 19 | More recently , at the end of 1990 the regional brewing giant Greenall Whitley announced that it was closing both its breweries at Warrington and Nottingham ( formerly the independent Shipstone 's brewery ) to concentrate solely on running pubs — contracting out its beer to be produced by former rivals Allied Breweries . |
| 20 | Ramsey realized that it was possible for a mind to inhabit a partly unreal world . |
| 21 | In February 1990 the United States announced that it was giving only $1,000,000 to the government 's economic recovery programme ( ERP , launched in April 1989 ) instead of the $6,000,000 indicated earlier and the $13,000,000 requested by Canada , the chair of the support group . |
| 22 | However , on Jan. 11 , 1990 , the United States announced that it was to cut its 1990 contribution to FAO from $70,000,000 to $18,000,000 and would consider withdrawing from the organization altogether . |
| 23 | Dennis agreed that it was . |
| 24 | In a statement issued on Jan. 24 the SLA announced that it was fully prepared to extend the zone " for the imperatives of security " . |
| 25 | Maj. Botha believed that it was of " cardinal importance " that the rally should prove a success and that a " donation " should be made to Inkatha to finance it . |
| 26 | MacArthur stated that it was imperative to prevent the dispatch of an amphibious force . |
| 27 | Robbe-Grillet stated that it was the tension between reference and reflexivity which characterized his works , and described as naive the belief ( which he admits to having encouraged ) in the self-generating text devoid of a controlling subjectivity ( see Robbe-Grillet 1984 : 10 — 13 ) . |
| 28 | Donna guessed that it was more than two months since she had been to the cottage . |
| 29 | The Saturday commented that it was ‘ dappled with imagery bold and graceful ’ , but that the groups of clustered or arcaded windows could be depressing . |
| 30 | Lucy reckoned that it was just some middle-aged woman 's thing , and left it at that . |