Example sentences of "[vb past] it was [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Serbs found it was carrying more ammunition than was listed on the manifest , a Bosnian Serb officer said . |
| 2 | In a development that highlighted Rosyth 's struggle to survive , the MoD last night confirmed it was giving serious consideration to an attempt by Devonport to poach a £28 million ship refitting contract already awarded to the Fife yard . |
| 3 | Well , s I thought it was tending that way . |
| 4 | LAST WEEK 'S Parliamentary debate on the funding of science took place on the day the Science and Engineering Research Council announced it was cutting next year 's budget by £28 million . |
| 5 | In the whole , as the degree of discrimination increased it was found that reaction time increased at a fairly constant rate . |
| 6 | The company said it was advised last week by the US Federal Trade Commission that no objection would be raised to the acquisition of up to 15 per cent of Jaguar shares . |
| 7 | Melvyn Kelly , prosecuting , said it was expected that committal proceedings would be able to take place in two weeks . |
| 8 | Although Univel claimed its strategy remained unchanged , it also said it was putting more emphasis on the desktop , the Microsoft stronghold where NT is likely to be stronger than it is in Unix 's bailiwick , the server . |
| 9 | He also suspected it was taking poor Sombro even longer to get home after a heavy session ! |