Example sentences of "it was [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was crewed by amateur sailors and one of them says adjusting to ordinary life has been difficult . |
| 2 | It was maintained with local support for the next three years , then in 1975 it acquired a three-year grant from the Council on Learning Resources ( CLR ) . |
| 3 | In a sense , this was the final insult to a medium which must sell to survive ; it was lumped with other categories such as packaging and corporate identity , also judged by designers . |
| 4 | It was confirmed by Palestinian officials that the PFLP did not attend the PLO Executive Committee meetings held on Nov. 14-18 in Tunis . |
| 5 | After advanced osteonecrosis in both knees and the right elbow had been diagnosed by pain radiographis , it was confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging ( see Figs 2 and 4 ) . |
| 6 | The Left believed , and there is little evidence to the contrary even after 30 years of " revisionist " history , that the National government was willing to make concessions out of all proportion to those necessary and that it was supported by influential people who were quite willing to see Hitler at war with the Soviet Union . |
| 7 | The widespread influence of Ribble , Bowlby and Spitz , although it was supported by new , more permissive baby books such as Benjamin Spock 's Baby and Child Care ( 1946 ) , can not be entirely explained in terms of parents ' reaction against the rigours of aseptic mothercraft . |
| 8 | Unless , therefore the guarantee was void as having been made for an illegal consideration or voidable on the ground of economic duress , the extrinsic evidence establishes that it was supported by valid consideration . |
| 9 | It was supported by elaborate capitals , running down the door sides . |
| 10 | This was by far the most fertile area I had as yet seen in the Danakil country , and it was dotted with small villages of mat-covered huts . |
| 11 | It was dotted with old stone-built houses and cottages . |
| 12 | The more serious fighting in early July was in Slovenia , notably in the region of the Krsko nuclear power station ( eastern Slovenia ) , where the Slovene authorities also reduced capacity to 25 per cent on July 2 in preparation for a possible emergency shutdown after it was buzzed by military aircraft . |
| 13 | A century ago it was considered to be as good as the Normande , and better as a butcher 's beast , but a combination of war and frontier changes led to its deterioration ; it was crossed with Danish Red as well as Belgian Red to form the Flemish Red , which is usually whole red , though some have mottled or blazed faces . |
| 14 | For years it was hidden behind other trees and rhododendron bushes . |
| 15 | What he 'd seen done to Grant made Forster realise that whatever it was struck with demonic speed and savagery . |
| 16 | It is a bit much for the hon. Member for Gordon to show a report and to say that it was compiled by Labour-controlled Lothian regional council . |
| 17 | Evelyn tried a smile , but it was met with stony indifference . |
| 18 | It was created in good part by the situation in the 1970s when a poor match developed between the pressure to lend from donors , and the administrative ability of the borrowing countries to ‘ receive ’ . |
| 19 | There was a time when we naively believed that it was caused by Immune Overload — too many stimulants and not enough rest and nutrition . |
| 20 | She could n't stop shivering , but whether it was caused by cold or the strain of waiting until fitzAlan won free of the castle she did n't know . |
| 21 | It was bordered by tall tree ferns , with sufficient moonlight to show the way filtering through their high , curved umbrella fronds . |
| 22 | There was still pleasure in it somewhere , but it was choked by exasperating routine : waiting for the staff to go , getting undressed , making up the bed , before the fleeting moment of physical relief was attained . |
| 23 | In some quarters it was counter-productive , as it was seen as naked lobbying , and in others it was applauded as a justifiable counter-offensive against an ill-founded doctrine . |
| 24 | Categorisation was in principle good — after all , it was done in different parts of the general educational system . |
| 25 | A 9,700-ton coaster lies battered and broken after it was hit by gale-force winds and huge waves which lashed the south coast yesterday . |
| 26 | Tidswell lifeguards with three slat gates were fitted and the lamp was removed from below the roof ; it was replaced by small side lamps in boxes like those on the bogie cars , but lower down on the dash . |
| 27 | From 1986 it was replaced by Standard grade . |
| 28 | Consequently , it was struggling with outdated equipment and facilities . |
| 29 | It was dismissed by other experts , however , who argued that a longer period would have to elapse before sufficient people developed cancer . |
| 30 | Germany , the principal ex-enemy state , lying at the heart of Europe , presented complex problems in 1945 , not least because it was placed under joint occupation by the Big Three and France who were joined together in an Allied Control Council . |