Example sentences of "as it [was/were] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Men went down the main shaft and tried to clear it by shovelling the slurry into tubs which were then hauled to the surface but this was soon abandoned as it was realised that it would take weeks or months to clear a way through to the trapped men . |
| 2 | Yes you 're actually e sitting outside the original house , as it was built cos we had a room put on for the the back here originally . |
| 3 | He decided it would go as it was written while he proceeded with other matters . |
| 4 | As it was stipulated that each segment be long enough to obey Gaussian statistics , short relaxation times may not allow a segment sufficient time to rearrange and regain this distribution . |
| 5 | It used to be called ‘ the Corner of the World ’ as it was said that , seated at one of the tables on the pavement , a Madeiran would eventually see all the people he knew and meet people from all over the globe . |
| 6 | Did the inclusion of 'subsidiary " invalidate the restrictive covenant as it was accepted that many subsidiaries did not deal in the mail order business ( one was a restaurant in Alice Springs ) . |
| 7 | The IPG decided to reclassify the whole section as It was felt that the existing structure would no longer be helpful . |
| 8 | The departments were co-located in the same building , and , as it was felt that their roles were similar and some economy of scale would be achieved in terms of staffing , equipment , and accommodation , a Central Services Support Unit ( CSSU ) had been established . |
| 9 | The question of interim control over nuclear weapons in Ukraine had been removed from the agenda after preparatory Foreign and Defence Ministers ' meetings on July 3-4 ( not including Moldova 's Defence Minister ) , as it was felt that there was no likelihood of an agreement at the summit . |
| 10 | ( iv ) Development of oesophageal ulceration after emergency sclerotherapy delayed randomisation as it was felt that its pressure would increase the hazards of oesophageal transection in patients randomised to this arm of the trial . |
| 11 | Thomson , whose companies include Horizon , Skytours , OSL , HCI and Wings , announced its new prices as it was revealed that bookings for 1993 are already 10 per cent down on last year . |
| 12 | The furore grew as it was revealed that the testimony of Major Ciro Jijena of the rural guard had been supressed . |
| 13 | His comments came as it was revealed that three-quarters of Tory MPs wanted needy people to be protected from the tax on fuel and on the eve of a report , to be issued today , which said families in debt on their fuel bills were already choosing between heating and eating — even before the proposed addition of VAT . |
| 14 | Neither , however , was complete withdrawal of the French from Indo-China for , as it was assumed that in all likelihood Indo-China would be taken over by the militant communist group , at best there might follow a transition period marked by chaos and terrorist activities , which would then create a political vacuum into which the Chinese inevitably would be drawn or pushed . |
| 15 | On the morning of Aug. 19 , tanks were sent on to the streets of Moscow and other major cities as it was announced that President Mikhail Gorbachev had effectively been deposed . |
| 16 | Perhaps the most convincing illustration of the power of the monarchical idea and the extent to which it was still unchallenged is the way in which almost everywhere opposition to rulers , insofar as it was formed or organized at all , tended to centre around the heir to the throne or at least some member of the royal family and to use him as a figurehead . |
| 17 | As it was decided that there would be a better chance of getting across the front line without a military escort , WHO 's Head of Office in Sarajevo Dr Risto Tervahauta and the UNHCR Chief of Operations Larry Hollingsworth left for Gorazde , Bosnia , at 6 am on May 1 unaccompanied by UN soldiers . |
| 18 | They provide us with a first-hand and unique record of cooking as it was understood and practised in the kitchens and still-rooms of aristocratic houses of the first half of the seventeenth century . |
| 19 | It 's lying in the same direction as it was flying when it came down — north-east to south-west . |
| 20 | These carvings have been off display for many years as it was discovered that atmospheric pollution , even within the museum , was eating away at the stone . |
| 21 | This request from the court caused some difficulties as it was argued that the government was seeking to impose its views and even a favoured solution of the dispute upon the court . |
| 22 | However , as it was intended that this study should be of particular use to the suppliers of information , it was therefore biased towards the first stage of environmental scanning ; that is , the gathering of information . |
| 23 | This stretch on the Urner See to Fluelen is called the Axenstrasse , as it was blasted and tunnelled through the rock faces of the Axenberg . |
| 24 | The fatalism of life at work was accepted just as it was believed that they could not help themselves or , indeed , be helped . |
| 25 | Potatoes were planted on Good Friday as it was believed that this was one day on which the Devil had no power to poison and ruin the soil . |
| 26 | I mean if if I 'd done that this morning and I 'd written it all up before you came in and then said well what we 've done is this and then we did that and then we did that but as as it was generated as we discussed then then you were with me I hope at the way it went |
| 27 | It is as it was designed and made to be , for the artist has had leisure to add beauty to use . |
| 28 | She had clung terrified to her hiding-place as it was carried and dropped with several others just like it . |
| 29 | He heard the bolt whirr as it was loosed but , instead of hitting the door , Maltote sent it crashing into an unfortunate chicken , which collapsed , squawking , in a pool of blood and feathers . |
| 30 | The evangelical Lord Ashley viewed the prospect of marrying into such a family with trepidation , particularly as it was rumoured that his bride-to-be was the illegitimate daughter of Palmerston and Lady Cowper . |