Example sentences of "it was [adj] for our " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wavebreaker was registered in the Channel Islands , and thus sailed under a defaced British red ensign with the Bahamian flag flying as a courtesy ensign from the main spreaders , but I always greeted arriving charter guests with their own country 's flag — though such a gesture was considered bad flag etiquette by nautical purists , it was good for our final tip — and so Thessy now hoisted the Stars and Stripes to the mainmast 's spreaders and a smaller Stars and Bars just beneath . |
| 2 | Industrial tribunals as we heard yesterday from Ian have decided they were wrongly dismissed and that indicates the standard of the union locally but poses the question of why it was impossible for our officials , from the General Secretary downwards , to effect any influence whatsoever on the attitude of Liverpool City Council . |
| 3 | It was difficult for our branch of the bank , which was not allowed to keep more than a certain amount of money in the safe , and often had to send documents and money to the head branch in Parma . |
| 4 | We were told by our parents that it was bad for our health to drink a lot of water in such heat , so we all became very thin , as well as very brown , in the sun . |
| 5 | ‘ It was different for our Stella . |