Example sentences of "[noun sg] it [was/were] [adj] [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also throughout the branches of physical geography it was necessary to convince members of other disciplines that physical geographers had a contribution to make and this had to be done by showing what could be done rather than by simply stating in advance that a physical geographer had much to contribute . |
| 2 | Even in marriage it was sinful to seek pleasure in sex . |
| 3 | Television sets were rare and people watched in groups ; in the oases of the south it was customary to watch television out of doors in the cool of the summer evening , where any person who happened to pass by could sprawl on the sand . |
| 4 | At that range it was impossible to distinguish details — but the royal standard should have been visible and was not . |
| 5 | The annual report noted that ‘ owing to the war it was impossible to obtain funds to pay Mr Crawford and it was also difficult to get colts to coach , and the contract was terminated with deep regret on June 1 , 1916 . |
| 6 | In Spanish tradition , I rested when I wanted to on the bolts , 700 feet above ground , and with a little planning it was possible to use jugs for almost every move . |
| 7 | Swinging round there , on the step , he stared back into the throng ; but in that darkness and chaos it was impossible to distinguish individuals . |
| 8 | Of course it was crazy to recall Ace 's theory about her father … |
| 9 | This meant that in order to have a measure of subjective risk for a situation it was necessary to have subjects give ratings in each case . |
| 10 | In one way it was good to have success so quickly , but in another way it meant I was facing things for which I was n't really prepared . |
| 11 | Until development of this system it was difficult to do pattern matching if movements being compared were over varying time periods . |
| 12 | It was a huge , three-bladed affair suspended from the roof and when it was at full blast it was hard to keep papers still on his desk . |
| 13 | Fortunately , at that time it was possible to combat complaints with the argument that it was necessary to control noise and nuisance . |