Example sentences of "and it was a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I actually went back upstairs and because , I mean although , I mean I was dancing and it was a late night , I had n't been drinking so , you know , although I was , I was tired , you know I had n't been drinking and erm so I actually felt erm wide awake |
| 2 | In London the shares lost a further 40p to close at 528p and it was a similar story in Paris . |
| 3 | And it was a terrible winter that winter , there was about a foot of snow on the ground and I remember Slayney 's moved us with er er a pair of horses and er and er a little removal van . |
| 4 | And it was a terrible thing at that time o' day , if anybody died in the village . |
| 5 | It is her garden that now absorbs much of C.Z. 's time and it was a logical step for Bowles and photographer Pamela Hanson to use it as a setting for their fashion story ( p 162 ) , highlighting some of the key ideas for the season . |
| 6 | It was hot and the demonstration went on much too long , but it gave us all some idea of how caring the teachers were and it was a practical illustration of what the school was trying to do . |
| 7 | I was at the last Olympics and it was a tremendous experience . |
| 8 | For one with such a full programme it was good of Dr. Stewart to spend the whole day with us but she had expressed the wish to see as much as possible of our work and it was a tremendous pleasure to have her with us and for so many to have the opportunity of chatting with her . |
| 9 | That Rooseveltian tag was much in the air as war ended , on both sides of the Atlantic , and it was a populist view for which Waugh , whose aspirations were unfailingly patrician , never hesitated to disguise his profound distaste . |
| 10 | They both laughed and it was a pleasant feeling of togetherness . |
| 11 | The beck falls away under the bridge here in a short cascade and it was a pleasant spot to sit watching clouds crossing the sky and the breeze shaking the delicate water avens on the bank . |
| 12 | and Mark , he said it was suggested , and it was a general feeling that that would be more |
| 13 | She realized , and it was a new thought , that he must have been very close to Jake … |
| 14 | The title track delivers the most catchy moments and it was a good ploy by the group to place it at the end of the tape . |
| 15 | Now what happened , and it was a good procedure because what happened was that if anyone say on a Friday had found himself in a difficult situation , we would then discuss it on the Monday afternoon , er bearing in mind that he had taken it to the foreman and had got no response from the foreman , we could discuss it on a Monday afternoon , the convenor and the secretary would deal with it the following day , and in all probability , without having recourse to take it any further , reply to the man that the matter had been resolved and , and to his liking . |
| 16 | If it was for a film and it was a good part , then yes I would . |
| 17 | I told him lunch was £19.50 and it was a good bargain . |
| 18 | He built the business up from nothing — and it was a good business while he was here . ’ |
| 19 | And it was a good thing Yeo Davis existed ; McLeish himself had often been quietly riled by the intellectual scorn which Francesca and her colleagues would bring to bear on criticism of some of their more sweeping policies . |
| 20 | ‘ Yes , and it was a good thing . |
| 21 | The humiliation was worse because it was so public , and it was a good thing that Annabel had not been in New York when the news broke , when gloating gossip writers had jammed Scott and Annabel 's home phones with their venomous questions . |
| 22 | He is a good tenor , and it was a good effort , but in this Verdi role that is not enough . |
| 23 | Ana came out of the pool at that moment and it was a good job she could n't see or her face would not have had the happy smile . |
| 24 | ‘ He is a big lad and it was a good job he did not turn on him . |
| 25 | And it was a good start to this year 's championships . |
| 26 | The system seemed quaint and inefficient in comparison with the microfilm and computer displays used by the library staff behind the checkout desk , but it was still the most convenient way of satisfying reader enquiries and it was a useful backup in case of computer failure . |
| 27 | ‘ I had a lot of spare time to study and it was a useful diversion as there was n't much else to do , ’ said the 37-year-old , who lives in Darlington . |
| 28 | And it was a reasonable day too |
| 29 | It was on the market and it was a grand gesture by the owner — one that was much appreciated by the parents of the nine children , and by the Action Committee that had come together so promptly to support them . |
| 30 | He opened it up at the last minute , came flying over and it was a terrific shot . |