Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [vb pp] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a letter penned on behalf of the Archbishop of Rouen by a famous stylist , Peter of Blois , Eleanor was reminded that it was a wife 's duty to submit , a reminder backed up by the threat of ecclesiastical sanctions . |
| 2 | ‘ Saturday was chosen because it has one of the smallest tides . |
| 3 | The American Federal Aviation Authority in Washington was alerted and it co-ordinated security with both Northwest and the French authorities . |
| 4 | Pressure on North Korea was increased when it was announced in mid-November that concern over the North 's nuclear programme was such that the ongoing process of the reduction of US troops based in South Korea was to be halted indefinitely . |
| 5 | Lyons was chosen because it was believed to offer a more practical training than Alfort ( especially in the control of cattle plagues ) and was presumably a safe distance from revolutionary Paris . |
| 6 | The Korup rainforest project in the Cameroon was selected and it was agreed with WWF that the team — Steve Taylor ( UK ) , Martine Lalevee ( France ) , Dave Williams ( UK ) , Jan Buize ( Holland ) , and Simon Tutt ( Thorn EMI , UK ) — should provide the necessary supplies for their project . |
| 7 | The very survival of his regime " proved " that Spain did not need the western democracies , from whose European Recovery Programme ( better known as the Marshall Plan ) Spain was excluded when it was launched in June . |
| 8 | She said Mr Khamenei was hit but it was not known if he had died . |
| 9 | Louis was told that it was substantially smaller than in the previous year , but in fact the allied fleet assembled at Portsmouth consisted of 63 English ships and 36 Dutch , with a combined fire-power of 6736 guns , plus 38 fireships ; the French , moving up-Channel from Brest , could muster 44 warships with 3240 guns and 38 fireships . |
| 10 | Porto Alegre was identified because it has two of the very few general practice training programmes in the country . |
| 11 | Canada was valued because it would bring peace and security to the American colonies and would allow them to continue to increase their imports of British goods in a much more tranquil continent . |
| 12 | Mr Yarrow was determined that it should be his last . |
| 13 | After waiting around for some considerable time to see if there was any chance that Elector Carl Theodor would offer him even a temporary appointment , Mozart was informed that it was not to be . |
| 14 | ‘ I do n't want to upset you , Mrs Passmore , but it looks as though Mr Riddle was murdered and it is my job to find who killed him . ’ |
| 15 | It was the day after the barbecue and Sara was reminded that it was here yesterday she had met Matthew . |
| 16 | on the nineteenth of August was postponed and it 's now in a couple of weeks , so I 'm gon na go |
| 17 | Alia , however , in a letter on Feb. 19 to Catherine Lalumière , Secretary-General of the Council of Europe , stated that Omonia was excluded because it was not a political party . |
| 18 | In February 1991 E. was bruised and it was thought to be a non-accidental injury . |
| 19 | Mondays ' manager Nathan McGough told NME the band 's November tour of Europe was abandoned as it clashed with the birth of guitarist Mark Day 's first child , despite rumours that Shaun Ryder 's drug problems are to blame . |
| 20 | On the other hand , to satisfy Kohl , financial assistance to Eastern Europe was promised and it was affirmed that the German people had the right ‘ to regain its unity through free self-determination . ’ |
| 21 | Kate was cornered and it was clear he knew it . |
| 22 | The GMB says Cllr Kidd was replaced before it was told of her claim . |
| 23 | The Free City of Danzig was advised that it was incompetent to join the International Labour Organisation as the commitment could conflict with Poland 's rights under the Treaty of Versailles . |
| 24 | Poland was condemned because it was not a proper nation-state , but it was condemned for its efforts to become one . |
| 25 | Tulagai was flushed and it was apparent that Jotan had been baiting him for some time . |
| 26 | They then spent the rest of the lesson — the first part had taken twenty minutes — in writing an account of why Rome was settled where it was and comparing it with the legends that they knew concerning Rome . |
| 27 | Truman was reminded that it was an agreed military estimate that if Indo-China falls , ‘ very likely all of South-East Asia may come under communist domination ’ and , although it might not have seemed a very credible danger , it was pointed out that the Philippines were less than 800 miles from Indo-China . |
| 28 | Marcia Fleat , 39 , was going to work at an old folk 's home when her Vauxhall was hit as it pulled out of a junction . |
| 29 | In addition , the future of Germany was discussed and it was agreed that Germany — including Berlin — would be divided into four zones , each zone to be controlled by Great Britain ; United States of America ; Russia and France . |
| 30 | ‘ Sabine Jourdain was murdered and it looks as though it was to prevent her from talking . ’ |