Example sentences of "it [was/were] [pron] [adj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And she was going through and she knew them and er she was going into I it was her second year bio-chemistry exams on the bus and she 's got a bi a text book on bio-chemistry and she 's reading the introduction bit before you even get into proper bio-chemistry and Michael s look leant across and said , what on earth are you doing ? |
| 2 | It was her first Party conference , and she was certain she could do far better than them . |
| 3 | Yes , it was , how extraordinary , it was her own ex-patient Hilda Stark , diseuse , comedienne and would-be infanticide , whose career had been violently interrupted when in a fit of madness ( to put it non-technically ) she had nearly strangled her baby in its cradle : and here she was , laughing and drinking champagne , a guest ; how improper , how indiscreet ; was she married to somebody , had she come as somebody 's wife ? |
| 4 | It was begun by Henry VIII as a hunting lodge and Queen Elizabeth I stayed there many times , finally buying the Palace because it was her favourite country seat towards the end of her reign . |
| 5 | The Times recorded that this was their sixth partnership of over 150 ; the Telegraph that it was their seventh century stand ; while the Guardian made it the eighth . |
| 6 | It was their first London home after their marriage in Wales some time in 1874–5 . |
| 7 | The way things have worked out , it was their First Division promotion rivals who needed to heed the warning — beware the ides of March ! |
| 8 | I used to tell trainees that it was their first aptitude test to see if they could make it over Stamford Street ! ’ was not too upset to find that she will have to devise a new aptitude test from the summer . |
| 9 | It was their much-praised BCR exhibition in 1986 that revived his own and others ' interest in the old railway and led to the process of discussion that ( in the relaxed South Shropshire way ) led to the formation of the Society three years later . |
| 10 | It was their third Gold Cup victory , their second in five days and maintained their outstanding record against the Scots , who have still won only once in 21 visits . |
| 11 | It was their third court appearance . |
| 12 | It was their next door neighbour , the woman with the red hair . |
| 13 | It was their own form-master Sam Sylvester who got them into the trouble in the first place . |
| 14 | It was your average London park , complete |
| 15 | ‘ No , ’ she denied with a wry little smile , ‘ the ferry was perfectly on time ; it was your wretched Dublin streets that were the problem ! |
| 16 | It was my first 6-day race and I came here to enjoy it with no plan or target , so I 'm very happy to have had such a successful run . ’ |
| 17 | He added : ‘ I was very conscious that it was my first League goal here since May , but it was well worth waiting for . ’ |
| 18 | It was my dear friend Henry Clerval . |
| 19 | On that occasion it was my little brother Jerry who shone . |
| 20 | He recounted how it was his standard lunch time practice in the 60 's to rush to places such as Ifton Colliery , St. Martin 's , near Oswestry to photograph their railways and to chat to some of the characters who operated them . |
| 21 | It was his first Government office in his 14-year House of Commons career . |
| 22 | It was his first London teaching job and he was working in the Humanities department : ‘ It was right in the beginning I suppose and there was about two months before I actually started . ’ |
| 23 | Throughout shooting , Crawford was on the set all the time , even when not needed , because it was his first film musical and he was eager to learn . |
| 24 | It was his first Pipeline Masters . |
| 25 | It was his first League goal for the club , and — as so often in his career — his timing was impeccable . |
| 26 | It was his fifth Test century of the year , and he passed 1,000 runs for the year in his eighth match . |
| 27 | It was his second Cabinet job . |
| 28 | It was his favourite eating place in Baghdad . |
| 29 | He owned the journal for another twenty years and it was his main periodical warhorse , supported by several others he established : Gardening ( Illustrated ) ( 1879–1919 ) , Farm and Home ( 1882–1920 ) , Cottage Gardening ( 1892–8 ) , and Flora and Sylva ( 1903–5 ) . |
| 30 | It was his third mercy mission to Romania and he plans to join another convoy in December . |