Example sentences of "it [verb] [adj] [noun] [was/were] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When , in July 1939 , it seemed that war was inevitable , the Poles decided to give the French and the British the results of their research , as well as two actual Enigma machines . |
| 2 | It seemed both sides were optimistic last night that an agreement could be reached . |
| 3 | I was given some advice about you — advice which I took against my better judgement , but it seems that advice was wrong . " |
| 4 | It accepted that monogamy was inherent in Christianity and yet that there were polygamous societies where even the Church could not enforce the rule at once , and that the chief way forward lay in a progressive emancipation of women in those societies , especially in the sphere of education . |
| 5 | Agrippa claimed he used it to make sure wine was free of poison , though I do n't think it was possible for Agrippa to die . |