Example sentences of "[vb past] it was [prep] the [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 | I reali I realized it was on the same day Mark . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | But he said it was on the 15th , and that 's Thursday . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ They said it was for the best , ’ said Gloria . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ The man who drilled for the test said it was among the hardest block he 'd ever seen . |