Example sentences of "it [vb past] [conj] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In subsequent correspondence Technical Division were asked to confirm that the timing of the provision of the benefit to the non-resident or non-domiciled beneficiary was irrelevant , ie that it did not matter whether the income in question was paid to him in the year of assessment in which it arose or in a subsequent year , but Technical Division refused to confirm that this was the case on the grounds that the actual circumstances of particular cases tended to vary so widely that they felt unable to answer the question without more details . |
| 2 | His Lordship reached that decision without enthusiasm because it seemed that as a matter of common sense , notice should be given in such circumstances before criminal proceedings were launched . |
| 3 | It seemed that in a school where he was in such a minority , his language and ethnicity had been defined as particular problems requiring the rather Draconian solution of Statementing . |
| 4 | It happened because of a deliberate , intensive strategy by the Irish government via its Industrial Development Authority ( IDA ) . |
| 5 | It showed that by a ratio of 2 : 1 the electorate preferred to have my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister in charge of the policy than the Leader of the Opposition . |
| 6 | Presumably it meant that after a while you ceased to bring things to the Cabinet that you knew would produce a put-down ? |
| 7 | It said that as a result of these investigations the committee was satisfied that there was no evidence of Londonderry Corporation being guilty of discrimination . |
| 8 | To this effect , it suggested that as a general rule the police should be able to arrest an individual without a warrant if the crime which was suspected was one for which the individual could be jailed rather than simply fined . |