Example sentences of "it [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As soon as she finds one she paralyses it , using her long sting as though it were a hypodermic syringe loaded with anaesthetic . |
| 2 | The position at the moment is that the defendant tells me he would like to acquire the premises because erm a low criticism has , was made of the premises as being suitable for the carry on of the doctors surgery in partner , a doctor 's surgery in partnership because no doubt the space and other matters , er the defendant tells me that erm they are perfectly suitable for as it were a sole petitioner to carry on his practice from them and that is why he would like to acquire it . |
| 3 | The poet writes as if the train were a woman to give it a more human and emotional element and to allow the reader to be involved with the journey on a deeper level than would be necessary if it were a simple poem taken from an objective rather than a personal view . |
| 4 | But it were a funny job to break 'em in . |
| 5 | The village felt rather as if it were a hopeful ark floating in isolation while the rest of the world was covered over , hidden from sight by watery winter . |
| 6 | yes , that 's right I think it were the first ones to come out |
| 7 | There were a few obvious English tourists , but even more elderly Italians , and even a few young couples , as if it were the fashionable thing to do . |
| 8 | She was at first incensed at the idea — as if she had no more to do than pack up guns , as if it were an easy matter to send such an object at all , as if she existed only for his convenience — and then amused . |
| 9 | But if it were an ancient castle standing there against the skyline , if what we looked out at tomorrow morning was a row of turrets , we 'd probably be saying how magnificent it is . ’ |
| 10 | When it came to her turn to scramble ashore , she found it was no easy task to move the balance beam which swung the gates open . |
| 11 | But the revolution had now spread to campuses , and it was no good booksellers putting up the barricades . |
| 12 | This race had all the earmarks of a mediocre 1,000 Guineas rehearsal and it was no great surprise to see Musicale , the winner of last Friday 's Fred Darling Stakes , at Newbury , cut to as low as 11–4 favourite for the 1,000 Guineas , on April 30 after yesterday 's race . |
| 13 | So it was no skin off my nose , it was no big deal to shut up shop in the middle of the day . |
| 14 | Stranger this new guest might be , certainly Cadfael had never seen him before , but it was no particular problem to work out who he must be , even if that left his presence here as a mystery . |
| 15 | " It was a political decision made by the government and not by the Federation , " Bland said . |
| 16 | An attempt by 54 National Assembly deputies to prevent the registration of the MRF , on the grounds that it was a political party founded on ethnic allegiance , failed on Oct. 1 when the Supreme Court upheld the CEC 's decision to register the MRF . |
| 17 | ‘ Killers are usually stupid but some people might think it was a clever move to do just that . |
| 18 | It was a logical place to build a city . |
| 19 | It was a faint constellation lying between Leo and Gemini , and a twelfth of the world 's population born under its sign had long pincers and never let go . |
| 20 | It was a genuine privilege to work with them because you could be the richest person in the world and then some , and still not be able to buy the experience that they carried within them . |
| 21 | Nigel said it was a genuine chance to win … that 's all he was there for |
| 22 | It was a genuine attempt to explore the innate bases of behaviour and their social implications , even if something of the confused Darwinian metaphor remained . |
| 23 | He scorned the theory that it was a static charge leaping across the gap and is more inclined to the view that somehow mechanical energy is being converted to light . |
| 24 | In spite of all the work done by Ludwig Prandtl and his colleagues , it was a daring step to commit the resources of the mighty Germania yards , in early 1924 , to install two metal cylinders more than 12 m tall on the elegant schooner Buckau , so soon after the idea had ignited Flettner 's imagination in 1921 . |
| 25 | And he is quick to point out that it was a joint decision to make a serious bid . |
| 26 | It was a long way to drive on the off-chance that something would come of it . |
| 27 | ‘ It was a long way carrying the baby . ‘ |
| 28 | No it was a long way to come from Plymouth you know so we did n't know . |
| 29 | It was a long bus-ride to reach those low huts standing behind the high fence . |
| 30 | Besides , Adam had said it was a long detour to get back on to the main road , if this lane was cut off . |