Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [conj] it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is , it has been pleaded at various points throughout paragraph three in reciting the history , that at the various meetings between Peter and Mr that no advice of this nature was given and it is the plaintiff 's case that failure to give advice of this nature , even if they did not ask for it , which they did not , was a breach of the professional duty owed to them by the defendant . |
| 2 | Mrs White , who is originally from Edinburgh , but who has lived in Chester for six years , said the accolade for the hotel was given because it is a ‘ gorgeous place , ’ built in 1860 , with wood-panelling throughout and full of antiques . |
| 3 | Madam er deputy speaker , there is a feeling abroad in the country that an audit certificate is rather like an M O T certificate , it 's good for the minute that it was granted but it is perfectly useless thereafter . |
| 4 | Mercuric chloride was selected because it is a growth inhibitor , and Boyd found that homoeopathically prepared potencies of mercuric chloride enhanced the speed at which the diastase converted the starch when compared with controls which did not contain the mercuric chloride potency . |
| 5 | The hospital was selected because it is remote from a transplant centre and its geographical location dictates that virtually all medical emergencies and outpatient referrals are sent there . |
| 6 | I was told as it 's a generally responsible bunch of people and I 'm afraid that erm today was n't , in my view , a very responsible action to take . |
| 7 | on the nineteenth of August was postponed and it 's now in a couple of weeks , so I 'm gon na go |
| 8 | He saw something erm he saw a cat and he zoomed out the front door and he was gone and it 's only when he lost sight of the cat he thought about where he was |
| 9 | ( ii ) Next it was submitted that it is an excessive restriction upon free expression to extend the ordinary law of libel , which is necessary for the protection of the reputation of private individuals , to a local government authority . |
| 10 | Well right er okay but erm supposing it was retained as it is , I 'd certainly like to see criterion one retained in the list . |
| 11 | The stimulation of new microvessel formation was postulated as it is the major mechanism of action of FGF on gastric ulcers and of acid resistant bFGF on healing acetic acid induced gastric ulcer and cysteamine induced duodenal ulcers in rats . |
| 12 | In the same vein , it was stated that it is a major disappointment that employers are not encouraged to give jobs to the long-term unemployed under the Act . |
| 13 | In chapter l it was established that it is misleading to see any single equation between the activities of the social policy system and the enhancement of social welfare . |
| 14 | Because of ethical considerations no placebo group was established and it is conceded that this inevitably limits the strength of overall conclusions made . |
| 15 | For further discussion of " facilities of the same or similar kind " , see Collins v. Hamilton District Licensing Board , 1984 S.L.T. 230 , where it was held that it is the facilities which have to be the same or similar , not the type of licence . |
| 16 | ‘ I do n't want to upset you , Mrs Passmore , but it looks as though Mr Riddle was murdered and it is my job to find who killed him . ’ |
| 17 | Some ten years and several tasteful additions later , the present hotel was launched and it is with pleasure that we include it in our programme . |
| 18 | Ranitidine ( 300 mg daily ) was chosen since it is currently the most widely used ulcer treatment . |
| 19 | It was chosen because it is a central point in the country , furthest from the sea , but connected to the canal system . |
| 20 | This was chosen because it is familiar to economists , has a well-defined formulation and optimal solution , incorporates risk and dynamics and is reasonably complex . |
| 21 | The first of these was chosen because it is by far the shortest sentence of the story , whilst the remaining two contain , respectively , explicit and symbolic allusions to death . |
| 22 | As the minister said these orders impose a new statutory duty on auditors and as he quite rightly reminded us , it is something that er we welcomed when we held the debate on the Bingham report in November nineteen ninety two , some fifteen months ago , er , I think it is fair to say that whilst we welcomed that recommendation from Bingham , we did n't say that was all that was required and it is certainly our view that whilst these orders are very welcome , they are only a start in the battle against detecting fraud and other crimes of dishonesty . |