Example sentences of "was [adj] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Darwin 's theory was controversial because it challenged the conventional view that the Creator designed each species , and implied that the human race was just another animal . |
| 2 | Again , just as in 1771 , Elizabeth Titford was pregnant when it struck ; her last son Charles was born within a week of Woodforde 's ominous comment about his barometer — little wonder , then , that the poor child was dead inside three weeks . |
| 3 | A reassessment of his career was due and it comes as a new monograph by Tim Hilton ( £30 , Lund Humphries ) and an exhibition which opened at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park at the end of last month ( to 31 August ) and will be shown at The Art Warehouse in London in the autumn . |
| 4 | Helens ' overall allocation was low because it did not bid for new places and put any proposals to tackle its serious surplus place problem . |
| 5 | Yet even that was cruel because it left her thoughts an active prisoner . |
| 6 | Hughes established that 36% of the single thesis which she studied was unpublished because it consisted of raw analytical data . |
| 7 | Simon walked down to the stream and across the bridge to his own cottage , waving with his usual cordiality , which was unfailing because it depended on no cordial impulse . |
| 8 | Unfortunately , this was short-lived and it folded in 1884 having been torn asunder by internal dissensions , but before its collapse it inaugurated two important undertakings , the Stockton-on-Tees Mission and the Ayrshire Mission to the Deaf and Dumb . |
| 9 | It was odd that it lay so far from the house . |
| 10 | This was odd as it indicated that the winter flock had already scattered as separate pairs at this very early date . |
| 11 | Although the near-monopoly enjoyed by solicitors was indefensible because it related only to the preparation of documents , ‘ there is a real need for consumer protection and I am far from sure that the White Paper proposals meet this need , ’ he said . |
| 12 | It was interesting that it had once belonged to the Ballaters . |
| 13 | My voice was high and it shook and I did n't convince even myself . |
| 14 | In the bad old days of low-carbohydrate diets , many people did , indeed , imagine that those saintly ‘ protein foods ’ were calorie-free — I have even known poor souls pouring down vastly fattening cream under the mistaken impression that it was calorie-free because it lacked carbohydrate ! |
| 15 | The thought was distasteful but it continued to play on her mind as she got dressed in a pair of jeans and a flowered silk shirt . |
| 16 | When it issued its first interim report in the autumn of 1955 , it was clear that it had narrowed its focus to the two core projects raised before Messina , the Netherlands proposal for a common market and Monnet 's ideas for a nuclear energy community . |
| 17 | In the first place it was clear that it had been a mistake to let Alexei know that his transfer away from the Praetorian Guard had been requested — because if the boy was looking for an excuse for his antagonism , then the one with which he had just been presented was perfect . |
| 18 | But as to who comprised the nation , or the people , the Abbe was clear that it did not include everyone : |
| 19 | It was funny because it did n't go runny like mud . |
| 20 | I mean , when I , when I was a kid I got , erm , I was given an Australian doll baby , and which was funny cos it had an amazing sun tan and dark blue eyes and blonde hair , like typical Ozzie child . |
| 21 | To some extent the spending was diversionary because it deflected attention from the cuts that were occurring in the orthodox funding mechanisms for current and capital expenditure . |
| 22 | So , having consistently been right about why and how the Tories would win , I was wrong when it came to the point . |
| 23 | ‘ The Government was wrong because it had n't taken into account the huge increases in our workload since new contracts were introduced encouraging people to register , ’ Mr Smith said . |
| 24 | The Clause was wrong if it meant schools could not have proper and adequate discussion , but if it meant that local authorities should not promote homosexuality then Mr Roberts would support it . |
| 25 | If the actor was real then the film was real and it worked . |
| 26 | With £200 outstanding , he fully expected to pay some interest over the month , but was alarmed when it came to £29 . |
| 27 | Their nobility was insecure because it rested on inheritance and not moment-to-moment creation in the face of annihilation . ’ |
| 28 | The publication of A Force for Change was crucial because it represented an important internal victory for the reformers , and established glasnost as the principle by which the Met was to be put right . |
| 29 | After about three weeks it was noticeable that it had a problem with its mouth . |
| 30 | The college 's principal , Professor Norman Gower , said he was sad that it had to sell but added : ‘ The cost of preserving Thomas Holloway 's main benefaction left us with no alternative . |