Example sentences of "[subord] it was [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she was afraid to allow herself to become pregnant and therefore , although it was against her religious beliefs , was using contraceptives . |
| 2 | For Emilia , as for himself , Dr Horrocks 's reassurance that miscarriage was a kind of mercy had brought no deep comfort , and Frere would not remind her of it , for he had quickly seen that , in some way he was far from comprehending , the loss was more secondary to her than it was to himself . |
| 3 | our conversation 's even more riveting than it was before it went on . |
| 4 | Aristotle knows of a time in which the constitution of Massalia had been even more oligarchic than it was in his time ( Pol . |
| 5 | Also , baseline urinary sodium excretion was higher in the patients studied by Mathiesen et al than it was in our current and previous patients . |
| 6 | I was also smart enough to wait three weeks , so it was at her request I departed in the end . |
| 7 | As far as the RAF was concerned , they had this nice little lull when losses fell substantially , so it was for us a calm period in the storm . |
| 8 | Not that we 've got anything against the group , you understand , but certain other guests would have ruffled our feathers , so it was in everyone 's best interests that we stayed away . |
| 9 | She obviously assumed that I would n't go to the trouble of prosecuting her once it was in her possession . ’ |
| 10 | First there was a vague lightening of the sky ahead , then the drumming of the rain was less persistent , the lesser darkness in the heavens spread until it was over them , they could distinguish the greater irregularities of the ground , the last few drops of rain splashed down and a blissful silence spread around them broken only by the sibillations of the water draining away among the rocks and the splash of their sodden feet . |
| 11 | So he adopted the simple expedient of not opening it until it was beyond his power to act on it . |
| 12 | Luckily , after a while , I noticed a framed photograph of a young man on the sideboard and diverted the flow by asking if it was of his son — ’ |
| 13 | He 'd send us all whisky at Christmas if it was worth his while , only these days it 's hardly worth the risk . ’ |
| 14 | He 'll never have to see himself day after day in a mirror and wonder if it was worth it because he 's blind , you see . |
| 15 | They they would come in mate if it was on their own rate but as soon as you . |
| 16 | But like , Scott was going to me he was going to me , oh stop complaining or I 'll give you one your tit , like and I goes well I would n't mind so much if it was on my , I wear a bra all the time |
| 17 | ‘ But it was for richer or poorer and I 'd be happy to live in a cardboard box if it was with my husband . |
| 18 | ‘ I asked if it was for himself or his mother . |
| 19 | But she still was n't convinced , so I said , listen , I 'll tell you something , if it was between you and your husband , if I was going to have an affair with one of you , it would be you ! |
| 20 | Pogo never refused any request she made if it was in his power to satisfy her . |
| 21 | No , no if it was from a blood transplant then I 'd feel sorry for them , but if it was from you know , then I do n't . |
| 22 | ‘ Colonel , ’ I said , ‘ I know that if it was within your power and it was up to you , that you would free me . ’ |
| 23 | If it was like anything , thought Henry , it was probably like the art of eating out . |
| 24 | I have listed these processes because it was through their operation that Tyneside 's industrial proletariat was created . |
| 25 | In the early stages of his political career , Ian Paisley depended a great deal on the Free Presbyterian Church , largely because it was through his evangelistic work that he had become well known . |
| 26 | because it was between you and him , . |
| 27 | ‘ … the girls were very excited about it , because it was for them and there was an opportunity to use the equipment ’ |
| 28 | Vaguely irritated , she decided to blame Aunt Bertha for the incident , because it was on her account that she was here at this particular time . |
| 29 | I finally turned to Kent , not because of what had already been discovered there but because it was on my doorstep and a lot more accessible than either France or Wiltshire . |
| 30 | It was open to the solicitor , if the appellants be right , to explain to the judge why they were absent , because it was on his advice . |