Example sentences of "it [be] [verb] [adj] [noun] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In effect it is conceded that society was in a state of flux , consisting not of four but of five estates , subject nevertheless to fundamental reservations , for the labouring poor are not adjudged worthy of an independent voice . |
| 2 | It is believed both men were being held at the high-security Paddington Green police station last night . |
| 3 | It is thought this idea was prompted by the PGA Championship performances of Jeff Maggert and Gene Sauers . |
| 4 | It 's simply the reason it was done that way was to reflect a County Council decision which had been taken fairly recent times on the route of an outer as opposed to an inner . |
| 5 | ‘ I heard on good authority that Albert Reynolds sent an emissary to the north to make sure it was understood that Spring was not speaking for the government . |
| 6 | In the exile it was decreed that circumcision was to be the official rite of initiation into Judaism and all that that now meant . |
| 7 | See Stewart v. Dunphy , 1980 S.L.T. ( Notes ) 93 in which it was decided such persons were guilty of an offence . |
| 8 | It was decided that training was necessary , so the officer training corps were introduced at several universities . |
| 9 | It was intended that assessment was made through observation , practical work and discussion during normal lessons . |
| 10 | Discussion took place over Korea and it was agreed that trusteeship was the appropriate policy to adopt . |
| 11 | Increasingly it was reported that gold was being reconverted into cash , which was then deposited in new saving accounts offering high rates of interest . |
| 12 | It was only in the more enlightened judgments that it was held that resistance was unnecessary where the complainant was overcome by fear . |
| 13 | It was held that time was not of the essence . |
| 14 | It was held that time was of the essence . |
| 15 | The defendant thought that he was being attacked when he acted , and it was held that self-defence was available to him . |
| 16 | However , in Coca-Cola Co. of Canada Ltd. v Pepsi-Cola Co. of Canada Ltd. ( 1942 ) , it was held that PEPSI-COLA was not too close to COCA-COLA because the suffix COLA was a word that had become common and descriptive of a type of beverage ; that is , a generic word . |
| 17 | The Commander , US Naval Activities , UK , it was held that refusal was reasonable due to increased travelling time , travel costs and loss of status . |