Example sentences of "[adj] it was [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Saddleworth Urban District Council v Aggregate and Sand Ltd. it was held that lack of finance was not a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with a nuisance order under s.94 of the Public Health Act 1936 , in respect of an abatement notice served under s.1 of The Noise Abatement Act 1960 and s.93 of the 1936 Act . |
| 2 | He admired the stonework of the school , the windows and even pointed out how quaint it was having two handles on each side of the door . |
| 3 | Ramsey asked how valuable it was to have scholarly men as bishops . |
| 4 | ‘ I heard on good authority that Albert Reynolds sent an emissary to the north to make sure it was understood that Spring was not speaking for the government . |
| 5 | But , poorly placed as X Corps was for any new attack , its position on either side of Fort Douaumont was so untenable that just by sitting still it was losing 230 men a day to French shellfire . |
| 6 | It is very unlikely it was intended that way . |
| 7 | But she still did not realize how unnecessary it was to attend such events , and she continued to go to all the scheduled treats . |
| 8 | ‘ Freesias ! ’ breathed Dimity with rapture , thinking how dreadfully extravagant dear Charles had been , and yet how delicious it was to have such treasures brought to her . |
| 9 | The senator had just told me how difficult it was to extract any sense from his son , yet apparently Rickie was not so far gone as the senator had suggested . |