Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adj] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it were clear when a party has formed an intention to incur legal obligation , if a person did commonly define the obligation he desired to assume in terms which left little doubt as to its nature , it would be unnecessary , and indeed merely foolish , to require an additional test of that intention . |
| 2 | This , however , would not be positive so much as negative reinforcement , ie it was nice when the pressure stopped . |
| 3 | It was better than a pantomime , but with one big difference . |
| 4 | It was better than a cockfight , and even better than the Battle . |
| 5 | They had made love that morning and it was better than the day before . |
| 6 | That had been a futile crusade , he knew now , but it was better than the lie Seth offered , the lie that concealed the end of all things . |
| 7 | It was better than an analgesic in her blood . |
| 8 | It was surprising because the group had always been perceived as a solid fourpiece and Charman was often vociferous during interviews . |
| 9 | At Boston Spa , for example , there were no adequate washing facilities for 16 years ; at Exeter , it was 1887 before the school got hot water facilities ; at Old Kent Road , the installation of gas pipes which could have provided better lighting was rejected in 1833 on the grounds the cost was exorbitant and that the children could make do with candles . |
| 10 | Yeah but it was bigger than the plate . |
| 11 | It was apparent as the light grew that the rocks which lay scattered among the trees had at one time been arranged in order . |
| 12 | It offered no defence ; and defence was needed , for on the opposite side of the yard a wall ran right up to the house and although it was lower than the roof an agile man might easily scramble from it up on to the roof itself . |
| 13 | It was lonelier than the sea , somehow . |
| 14 | Over the same period , real wages fell by 18.5 per cent ( in 1970 it was estimated by DEPLAN , the government planning agency , that there was 25 per cent excess capacity in the economy ) , the government deficit increased rapidly until in 1973 it was greater than the revenue of the government , the rate of growth of fixed investment fell dramatically and the balance of payments was in deficit , on both currant and capital account , throughout the whole period . |
| 15 | The surplus of 38 had to be considered because it was greater than the difference , 6 , between Trimble 525 , and Robinson , 519 , and might conceivably have affected the order in which they were to be eliminated . |
| 16 | Yet it was anxious lest the ILP usurp Communism 's already weakened hold on the Left . |
| 17 | It was blacker than a coal heaver 's codpiece in a Blitz blackout . |
| 18 | It was worse than a mountain — it was a maze ; and how intricate its twists I soon discovered . |
| 19 | It was uncertain whether a ballot in 1984 would obtain the needed support , and so Scargill developed an alternative strategy to achieve a national strike without calling one . |
| 20 | It is not enough for the defendant to show that he was aware of the contents of what he was distributing or publishing , but did not himself think that it was insulting if the jury or magistrate should come to the conclusion that he suspected or had grounds to suspect otherwise . |
| 21 | By mid-1991 it was unclear whether an agreement would be reached over the future of the bases before the deadline , and whether , if reached , it would be ratified by the Senate as stipulated by the constitution of the Philippines . |
| 22 | On the ballot paper it was unclear whether the member was voting ‘ yes or no ’ to all industrial action or only to certain aspects — no overtime , non-attendance at meetings etc . |
| 23 | Even this evening it was unclear whether the Clembuterol inhaler was banned by the Olympic Committee or not |
| 24 | The San Jose Mercury News , which reported the story , citing documents filed this month with the US Securities & Exchange Commission , noted that it was unclear whether the settlement was triggered by an existing employment agreement or was offered by Santa Cruz in an attempt to get the case out of the way so the stock offering could be pursued without controversy . |
| 25 | The San Jose Mercury News , which reported the story last week citing documents filed this month with the US Securities and Exchange Commission , noted that it was unclear whether the settlement was triggered by an existing employment agreement or was offered by SCO in an attempt to get the case out of the way so the stock offering could be pursued without controversy . |
| 26 | ‘ The quality oil brand ’ was understood as meaning providing higher quality goods and services than the competition , even if it was unclear whether the customer was willing to pay for these ‘ extras ’ . |
| 27 | It was unclear whether the restoration would be recognized as constitutionally valid by the USSR authorities by their giving the Crimea a seat on the Federation Council ( a recent spate of autonomous regions ' and districts ' unilaterally proclaiming themselves ASSRs , and indeed of ASSRs ' proclaiming themselves full republics , had so far gone unrecognized — see pp. 37664 ; 37788 ) . |
| 28 | It was unclear whether the move was backed by the government of Croatia , since Serbo-Croat negotiations over partitioning Bosnia-Hercegovina were thought to be backed by the respective Presidents [ see p. 38919 ] . |
| 29 | It was good because every week a Brownie brought in a pet . |
| 30 | I hoped that would clear the whole thing up , so it was unbelievable when the cab driver picked me out . ’ |