Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [conj] it [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the seventeenth century onwards , much of this land to the south of the Wash was drained and it has been farmed intensively ever since . |
| 2 | This year a conditioner was added and it has cut more than 325ha ( 800 acres ) . |
| 3 | It was argued that it allows litigation which would otherwise not be brought , that the lawyers involved act more conscientiously on behalf of their client because of the mutual financial interests , and that it is a simpler method of payment . |
| 4 | Although hurriedly completed for the presentation , it was felt that it embodies the Jaguar spirit better than any of the others . |
| 5 | The BC109C was selected as it claims to have a spread from 380 to 800 at 2mA and is more likely to be within the spec we require . |
| 6 | The T network is actually the star network considered in the context of direct currents at the end of section 3.2 where it was shown that it transforms into an equivalent delta network . |
| 7 | Dr Margaret Ashwell told the conference that the worst form of middle-age spread was around the middle as the traditional beer-belly shape meant more fat was concentrated where it does most harm — around the internal organs . |
| 8 | One problem hampering the incident investigators is that they can not immediately examine the section of the tank which was holed as it has now sunk to below ground level . |
| 9 | In September 1987 an official of West L.B. , Paul Kiang , was arrested although it seems that he was not actually charged until June 1988 . |
| 10 | Porto Alegre was identified because it has two of the very few general practice training programmes in the country . |
| 11 | The straight line method was rejected as it does not reflect the relationship between finance costs and the amount outstanding . |
| 12 | In the case of Stoneley v Richardson [ 1973 ] Crim LR 310 it was held that it does not matter whether or not the constable who inspected the tyre was an authorised examiner under section 67 Road Traffic Act 1988 . |
| 13 | ‘ Sabine Jourdain was murdered and it looks as though it was to prevent her from talking . ’ |
| 14 | Dounreay was chosen because it possesses cable links to the national grid and a suitable coastal site . |
| 15 | The dose of 40 mg omeprazole once daily is higher than that recommended for peptic ulcer therapy , but is regularly used in reflux oesophagitis , while a duration of five days was chosen because it has been shown that the effect of omeprazole on gastric acid and serum gastrin stabilises after three days of treatment . |
| 16 | ‘ Saturday was chosen because it has one of the smallest tides . |
| 17 | CLV was chosen because it maximises the CD 's playing time , an important feature for CD audio discs . |