Example sentences of "it [was/were] part [prep] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ But it 's not right , ’ said Lydia Horton , looking around the dreary little back-street surgery in the least attractive part of Oswaldston as if it were part of her grievance .
2 Therefore I am not able to suggest to you , and have n't been able to in my evidence which district even a new settlement er ought to go in , but I have to say that if it were part of your deliberations that you should choose a particular district , er then it is not part of my submission that you should not choose a particular district , but my bottom line is that the policy wording should at least ensure that there is commitment to a new settlement and it is inescapable on behalf of the district planning authorities , the last thing that we would want is the possibility of going round the districts , and the last one to produce a district wide plan is the one that has to get the new settlement , that seems to be a gen , fairly unsatisfactory way of proceeding , and each one should have to consider that as part of their certification process .
3 On the other hand , if it was part of something bigger … ’
4 It was part of its essence that it should be frustrated .
5 It was part of me . ’
6 It was part of what made him want and love Eva .
7 I mean er and as I say you had everything erm when er I wanted coal I mean you had coal erm because after my husband ceased at the pit , er that ceased because , cos miners always had coal as part of their er it was part of their wages you see .
8 Oh , yes , yes , but there there was certainly a time when , er universities , schools and even business companies , thought that it was part of their erm , their way of supporting society in general , that they gave time to go out and give talks .
9 It was part of their Combined Cadet Force training at the exclusive public school .
10 Well it was part of their course I think , I , they did n't they paid the full cost of it , they contributed a bit , but I think Colin stood
11 I 've had erm on two separate Sundays I 've had volunteers to come and help but and my son-in-law made a silt trap , and the Water Board erm made the sluice gate , because it goes into their stream , and it was part of their responsibility .
12 It was part of her prize — along with £1,000-worth of dresses for her four bridesmaids and another £1,000-worth of Young 's clothes hire for husband Paul Wrigley and his attendants .
13 It was part of her spirited nature .
14 If Gilbert thought it was part of her duty to track down Amy or help her in any way , then she would do so .
15 Someone was shaking her violently , shouting at her , and at first she thought it was part of her nightmare .
16 As a member of the editorial collective of Fem Sap , it was part of her job to commission occasional articles .
17 In 1988 a visiting colleague from the Royal Ulster Constabulary asked if it was part of my role in Systems Development Department to comment on such essays .
18 It was part of my family .
19 It was part of my job to give them a crash course .
20 It was part of my planning to use this day to catch up with the vast mound of paperwork , documentation of seizures and reports , which always accumulates after a successful revenue operation .
21 I was famous at 18 so knew early on that it was part of my job description . ’
22 Anyway , it was part of your task to appear interested in a woman who , if not boring , was lonely and — ’ she gave a high-pitched mirthless laugh — ‘ shall we say , slightly unbalanced — so as to find out … well , whatever it was that you were enquiring into .
23 I guessed it was part of your plot to steer me right away from Rob — in case I corrupt him . ’
24 It was part of it .
25 He knows the place well — it was part of his Foreign Office brief three years ago — and he impressed people there with his sympathetic views .
26 He gave her the money then , and said it was part of his retainer for the season . ’
27 Later , I saw it was part of his fear : if I had the means to escape , perhaps I would use it ?
28 He liked comfort and it was part of his image .
29 It came at him again , and he could just make out that it was part of his bunk , one of the side panels .
30 Suddenly his status as a student was no longer something to be concealed , it was part of his consciousness .
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