Example sentences of "[subord] in [adj] [noun] it was " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Royal Glyn-Neath ’ , we call it , although in those days it was only a little nine-hole course . |
2 | Although in three cases it was recognised that the operation was technically unsatisfactory and early rebleeding was encountered in each case , in the rest there appeared to be no obvious explanation for these surgical failures . |
3 | Presumably it saw service for iron working at some time , although in later life it was used for corn grinding , saw milling , as well as being operated for a time as a maltings . |
4 | If anyone can be said to have had a ‘ finest hour ’ — although in this instance it was more a matter of finest days and weeks — it was the people of Fontanellato , and those for many miles around , who had showed such courage in helping the escaped prisoners without any hope or thought of recompense . |
5 | The thesis would be pointless if most mistakes are jurisdictional or if in most cases it was particularly controversial and difficult to establish which are and which are not . |
6 | As for my own research , there are some areas of it in which quantification has not been used because in these areas it was not necessary or appropriate for the purpose I had in mind ( see for example the discussions in chapter 5 ) . |
7 | Before quotas , about 50 per cent of the food energy going in to our dairy cows was in the form of cereals : food that could be directly used by man , because in those days it was cost-effective to get as much milk as possible out of individual cows . |
8 | I turned up at the Comedy Store here in London one night , petrified , because in those days it was a pretty testing place with a drunk , unruly audience . |
9 | Gilat et al studied 68 cases of systemic amyloidosis affecting the gastrointestinal tract , and showed that parenchymal deposition predominated in the muscularis propria in primary or myeloma associated amyloidosis , while in secondary amyloidosis it was mainly distributed in the lamina propria mucosa . |
10 | This is a landmark visible for miles along the coast ; indeed there was a protest from seafarers when in recent years it was feared the spire might need to be dismantled . |
11 | ‘ So do you , ’ Matt murmured , though in actual fact it was not entirely true . |
12 | ‘ Well , I expect Mr Gajdusek will give you time off to compensate , ’ she suggested , holding down more remarks , though in actual fact it was questions which sprang to her lips : where had Mr Gajdusek gone and how long would he be away ? |
13 | Even in Constantinople the creation of one was begun in the 1850s ( though in this case it was very poorly organised ) , while a Records Director was appointed at the end of the 1860s in an effort to control the tide of paper which , in the Turkish foreign office as in all others , was now flowing more and more strongly . |
14 | But much more serious to Mr Frohnmayer 's cause was his reluctance publicly to discredit his opponents by pointing out inaccuracies and misrepresentations in their charges ; to defend the endowment 's choices when defence was appropriate ( as in many cases it was ) ; and to mount a solid campaign on the agency 's behalf before the American people . |
15 | As in previous years it was difficult to monitor the fighting in Cambodia during 1990 , as independent confirmation of conflicting claims was extremely rare . |