Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adj] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , if it were possible to keep careful watch over a longer period , you would discover two interesting things . |
| 2 | The findings from the investigation , as given above , caused both the client and the analysts to review the situation and concentrate first on the general organisation of the filing system as a whole , to determine if it were possible to achieve some degree of commonality as a prerequisite to the development of a computer support system . |
| 3 | If only it were possible to avoid these difficulties , and go island-hopping where they speak English , where the controllers are friendly and helpful , where all kinds of services are readily available , taxes are low and fuel plentiful . |
| 4 | We have become so used to spiteful obituaries that it was pleasant to find some kind thoughts about a dead writer . |
| 5 | ‘ it was submitted that it was unobjectionable to penalise false statements made without taking due care to verify their accuracy . |
| 6 | The style of discussion — Zuwaya rhetoric — was generally subdued and relaxed , governed by two apparent rules : first , it was shameful to display personal interests openly ; and , secondly , it was impolite to disagree with guests or hosts . |
| 7 | Lilley stated that there was a clear shift in the balance between state provision and self provision and that it was right to shift this balance towards self provision as the wealth of the nation increased . |
| 8 | Paddock opinion agreed that it was ludicrous to imagine that Goodyear would be banned from international racing , a move that would destroy F1 at a stroke . |
| 9 | In five of them the nitrate level already exceeded 50 mg/litre and it was due to exceed that level in the others by 1991–2004 . |
| 10 | To confirm that it was due to free radical production he searched for a less complicated generator of oxygen radicals . |
| 11 | It was surprising to see two sports being played side by side in such harmony despite some savage tackling at short extra-cover . |
| 12 | The controversy over ordinary and honours degree pathways was to smoulder between CASS and CST , and the CASS pressure for the ending of the policy was countered consistently by CST with the argument that in science and technology it was appropriate to have two types of course , and that in general it considered students with lower abilities and attainments were more suitably educated ‘ in courses specially designed to make a different intellectual demand ’ . |
| 13 | It was encouraging to find some children apparently receiving a good standard of care : for example , GCSE results were higher than previously reported research had led us to expect ( Fletcher-Campbell and Hall , 1990 ) . |
| 14 | Meanwhile it was crucial to prevent popular unrest from spilling over into a major social and political crisis . |
| 15 | But it was easy to put another interpretation on his behaviour . |
| 16 | When it was easy to reach this man whose spirit was born out of the best of the desert traditions . |
| 17 | Once it was easy to attract hi-tech business to replace the shut down railworks . |
| 18 | It was easy to offend middle-class pride . |
| 19 | It was easy to recognize whole chunks of Harvey 's syntax in Signe 's speech . |
| 20 | Our choice was invariably Lake Vrynwy Hotel , a large Gothic edifice in which it was easy to imagine all kinds of Agatha Christie-like goings-on , although we never actually encountered any . |
| 21 | ‘ Because Schmincke pastels are so buttery in texture , it was easy to apply thick impasto strokes of light colour on the column and wall to achieve a brilliantly sunlit effect . |
| 22 | It was easy to avoid this tax by transferring assets before death . |
| 23 | It was easy to divine German intentions , and how menacing they suddenly seemed . |
| 24 | It sighed and groaned and creaked so that sometimes it was easy to believe ghostly footsteps were padding about ; but this noise was something different from the usual spasmodic little creaks — it seemed regular and deliberate . |
| 25 | As the Algerian media reported extreme insecurity among the inhabitants of some southern towns , and some newspapers speculated about hidden French or Libyan involvement in the situation , the government claimed that it was unnecessary to send military reinforcements to the region . |
| 26 | From the moment the 1957 White Paper was published , the Army Council maintained discreet but relentless pressure on the Government to increase the ceiling as commitments grew , just as the General Staff had predicted they would do , and as recruiting figures showed that it was practicable to find enough men to take ‘ the Queen 's Shilling ’ . |
| 27 | He said it was premature to make further comment . |
| 28 | He 'd done good work on the drama pilot , and it was galling to hear this woman refer to it so dismissively . |
| 29 | The general preference was that if the message or the information was ambiguous , it was preferable to use oral forms of communication . |
| 30 | Verses 2–3 : it was normal to employ professional embalmers — but perhaps Joseph wanted to avoid religious entanglements . |