Example sentences of "[vb past] it was [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 When she woke it was to the incessant chattering of the wheels against the rails and Emily thought she would never arrive at her destination .
2 The judge was impressed but reckoned it was in the wrong section .
3 We know nothing of her months there , and we only know that when she returned it was with the dark inner side of her nature woken , so that she must be kept chained and guarded . ’
4 Despite his brotherly teasing and criticisms , he was devoted to her and would not be speaking in this fashion unless he felt it was for the best .
5 We felt it was in the public interest to test security there .
6 ‘ Anyway , ’ Miss Rene continued , ‘ immediately we saw this we knew it was of the highest quality .
7 When Mellor joined colleagues for yesterday 's Cabinet meeting , he knew it was for the last time .
8 Yeah , I thought it was about the best one ever .
9 I thought it was at the tenth anniversary , every five years after that , I did n't realise that came into , John said it was .
10 I thought it was for the best .
11 I thought it was on the right hand side as you went into village .
12 I thought it was on the main road ?
13 In a taped interview which was played to the jury , Paul said : ‘ I just thought it was like a little tap on the head and that he would be all right .
14 I reali I realized it was on the same day Mark .
15 But the way he did it was with the same connections he defied , and to get into serious racing in his early days , he got a bank to give him credit and a sponsor to give him some backing : though he had n't , of his own , a sou in the world .
16 The training officer group were more likely to refer to joint or group decisions , none of them specifically mentioned the need for central approval , few mentioned relevancy to post as being essential ( or if they did it was within a wider framework of reference than relevance to post alone ) , and they were more likely to specify that the needs of the service and the needs of the individual were both taken into account .
17 She radiated a peculiar authority — they all felt it — yet when she spoke it was in a small , flat voice hardly above a whisper .
18 The journey had been too much for her , he thought apprehensively , but when she spoke it was in a cheerful raised voice .
19 But he said it was on the 15th , and that 's Thursday . ’
20 ‘ They said it was for the best , ’ said Gloria .
21 British Gas said it was from a fractured pipe .
22 Mrs Field summoned the vet immediately , who said it was in a hopeless condition and should be put down at once .
23 Martin said it was in the National Car Park across the road , about twenty yards from the front door of the pub and Dod said ‘ Oh , yeah ’ and reluctantly gave up his place in the darts game , slipping at least three five-pound notes and some coins into his pocket and not bothering to thank the guys he 'd played .
24 ‘ The man who drilled for the test said it was among the hardest block he 'd ever seen .
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