Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] it was [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Howard justified overruling the recommendation saying it was national policy to proceed as quickly as possible with renewable energy projects . |
| 2 | Dot knew it was all dreams . |
| 3 | A spokesman for the Inland Revenue said it was early days but added : ’ There are stringent quality controls to make sure the estate agents are doing their jobs properly . |
| 4 | The judge said it was clear police had drawn the wrong conclusions . |
| 5 | The Chief Constable said it was clear hard-liners now held sway within the republican movement . |
| 6 | They , they put , we go to er , a little shop in , only a little shop and they have to got into er one at Croydon every Thursday , and he get 's , the manager , he get 's the er , driver 's to come out of head office , and what staff , and he always buys it in bulk and he , he still buys say it 's coca cola say it was ten pence a can |
| 7 | Failure to sell it was one reason why Mountleigh went into receivership — because of concern that the centre was built on contaminated land . |
| 8 | The count said it was clear Mona was in charge of the party . |
| 9 | Motorola Inc 's 88000 RISC family seemed to have lost out at Harris Computer Systems Corp when the Fort Lauderdale , Florida-based firm announced it was switching allegiances to the IBM/Apple/Motorola PowerPC architecture ( UX No 407 ) , however the company now says it will roll-out 88110 versions of its NightHawk real-time machines by the end of March . |
| 10 | He ha scored ten in thirty minutes before he was hit on the temple of his helmet by a ball from Marshall that lifted sharply ; with his vision blurred it was several days before he left hospital , and he did not play again all season . |
| 11 | An Abbey spokesman said it was common practice to advise that a parent 's name should be put first for an account of a very small child . |
| 12 | My strap-watch said it was ten minutes off seven and that did n't make me feel any better . |
| 13 | A senior officer said it was another example of the reckless attitude of car thieves , which highlighted the enormous dangers faced by police . |
| 14 | Her mother said it was all nerves , but what had she to be nervy about ? |
| 15 | Over the top , the road curved around to the left and a roadside milestone said it was two miles to Broughton Street . |