Example sentences of "was [adj] [conj] it have " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was interesting that it had once belonged to the Ballaters . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |
| 6 | After about three weeks it was noticeable that it had a problem with its mouth . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | By now he was convinced that it had merely acquiesced in the frame-up after his arrest . |
| 9 | The authorities decided it was dangerous so it had to be knocked down . |
| 10 | 15–4 The body of Malcolm MacKinnon was found near Schouler on Daill farm and it was remarkable that it had not been found sooner as it was lying in the vicinity of a well from which water was being drawn daily . |
| 11 | And as I said , it , it was er , it , it , it , it was , it was denigrated but it had its own strengths , and the Margaret case er , is , is one of them . |
| 12 | That 's a bit like that thingy but it was bald and it 'd got a bad , ever such a bad |
| 13 | Where he exceeded expectation and all precedents was in making the ban total , but this clearly was just the element which was negotiable and it had the effect of extending the king 's patronage of both church and laity . |
| 14 | A streamlined eighty-footer , it was obvious that it had been , until very , very recently , a dazzling white . |
| 15 | Rostov was not sure what purpose his stateroom had served previously but it was obvious that it had been occupied by at least four persons , all of whom had been possessed of diverse tastes with regard to the minimal decoration which was permissible aboard a ship designed for deep space exploration . |
| 16 | It is not credible that the Court of Appeal would refuse to quash a conviction in the context of a referral on the ground that the conviction was inviolable because it had been restored by the House of Lords in the original proceedings . |
| 17 | The poor girl 's hair was mud-caked but it had once been well combed and dressed with oil . |
| 18 | Even for somebody who spoke French it was a mouthful , and it was tedious because it had to be repeated each time one spoke to a Corporal or Sergeant . |
| 19 | On reflection he was sure that it had been his own personal brush with the Sabbah organisation two years earlier that had caused him to overreact . |
| 20 | The copper anklet was probably the only thing of value she had possessed , and it was curious that it had not been stolen , for all metal was valuable in the Black Land . |
| 21 | The army action was severely criticized by Joseph Kokou Koffigoh , the transitional Prime Minister , who declared that Kpodzro 's decision was invalid since it had been made under duress and had not been subject to a regular vote in the HCR . |
| 22 | At independence in 1961 and during the period immediately afterwards , the new TANU government was concerned that it had no direct voice in the press . |
| 23 | Harold was pleased that it had been arranged , but he did not arrive unaccompanied since Haines was with him . |
| 24 | It was cold inside but the friar was pleased that it had lost its musty smell . |
| 25 | It was his nickname for her ; he had started calling her that when she was small and it had stuck even though she was now a respectable five-feet-seven . |
| 26 | Unless it was small and it 's grown ! |
| 27 | Its mouth was open and it had an expression on its face of someone who is going to have a lot of difficulty explaining what they have just seen , especially to themselves . |
| 28 | ‘ I do n't think anyone let it in , I 'd guess the door was open or it had a key . ’ |
| 29 | But if Mansell was unhappy with life in general before the race had started , he was furious after it had ended . |
| 30 | It was rectangular and it had a lid , like a shoe box , but it was longer . |