Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adv] [adv] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well met , Michael Riven , ’ he said quietly , and the words were distorted in his mouth , as though it were not yet the right shape for them . |
| 2 | It was around then the following formulation took hold : radical meanings required radical forms of musical expression . |
| 3 | And it was n't even the same day , but the day after , and as a result , er a man called John , |
| 4 | And therefore i i i it was n't just the poor s saying well I want the same as everybody else , I want as much as a middle peasant . |
| 5 | These girls came down in special trains : it was n't just the odd few . |
| 6 | It was n't just the terrible things he 'd implied about Isabelle , although , God knew , they were bad enough . |
| 7 | It was n't just the usual liaison : the two of them fell head over heels in love . |
| 8 | It was n't just the major record companies that found themselves unable to cope with '89 's burgeoning Rave scene . |
| 9 | It was n't just the slight pain that stopped her sleeping , it was also the mental shock of what she had done . |
| 10 | It was n't just the overwhelming sense of power that seemed to emanate from him as he stood there , it was something in the startlingly blue eyes which raked her slender figure and delicate features with an intensity that almost took her breath away . |
| 11 | It was n't just the old and the rich who moved to Moon Beach . |
| 12 | It was n't just the sumptuous disproportion of form over content , or the ultra-vivid hypersexual bliss induced by his refinement and exaggeration of the mannerisms of passion . |
| 13 | It was n't just the sustained rumbling growls rising to a frenzy as two dogs threatened each other then lunged together in a bitter embrace , each asserting its place in the hierarchy , the priority of its rights over the red bitch . |
| 14 | It was n't just the shocking , skull-like pallor of his face and hair , nor the unhealthy pinkness of his eyes , both signs of albinism , but something to do with the unnatural coldness of the youth . |
| 15 | It was n't just the vertiginous span between his moments of exquisite taste and subtlety , and his lapses into the crassest vulgarity and corn . |
| 16 | It was n't just the unmistakable aura of wealth and ruthless power which drew women to him like moths to the flame . |
| 17 | It was n't just the interminable waiting , the lateness of the hour , the cold boredom he must have suffered . |
| 18 | We were trying to diverse the music with the mixture of soul and reggae , though it was n't really the done thing at that point . |
| 19 | It was n't always the humble constable who resorted to the fist or stick . |
| 20 | Nevertheless , even though it was n't quite the real thing , Dennis had done all right for himself . |
| 21 | But , somehow , it was n't quite the same . |
| 22 | I thought well after ten years , I thought , well I want I still want to get on and erm so I heard of this job down at Cambridge Station as Assistant Manageress at the Refreshment Rooms , you see , and er it was n't quite the same because er at Ipswich , you see , although the Catering Manager 's office er my work was office work and typing you know general thing and er because he was away most of the day , most days , because of er er the ten stations er from stretching as I say from Chelmsford , Witham , Marks Tey , Colchester and er I think it was Clacton and er and Manningtree and er I think , I do n't know Manningtree and Ipswich of course and er then er Bury St Edmunds and , and that 's it and I am not sure whether you went to Newmarket or whether to Ca whether to Cambridge now Newmarket but er , you see , so the days went on and we worked every other Sunday and of course I know things were a lot cheaper then but you see the pay was n't , was n't very good . |
| 23 | It was n't enough the first time , and it wo n't be enough now . ’ |
| 24 | Family prayers must have been said with particular fervour that night but it was n't only the dramatic episode that drove Ella Burrows to her knees . |
| 25 | Mark himself states that it would have been remarkable for Jesus to have found fruit on the tree for it was not even the proper season for fruit . |
| 26 | It was not simply the well-rehearsed and deeply felt arguments for and against abolition which exercised and divided its members , but the proper role of the Government on what was seen as a question of conscience . |
| 27 | But it was not just the short-lived weather which sent spirits soaring . |
| 28 | It was not just the inner cities . |
| 29 | It was not just the usual enmities and silly Trollopian rivalries of a narrow society living very much in each other 's pockets . |
| 30 | It was not just the new layout of wide avenues and boulevards , the greenery , the light and the air . |