Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adj] [verb] these [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I suppose we have had a share of the steam action down south this season and it was good to see these trains back in action after the threats of cancellation owing to fire hazards ? |
| 3 | Though the Workshops Regulation Act of 1867 forbade the employment of children under eight in any handicraft and stated that those aged between eight and thirteen must attend school for at least ten hours a week , it was difficult to enforce these provisions and they were widely evaded . |
| 4 | Further problems arose because the aisles were narrower and lower than nave or choir , and it was difficult to reconcile these variations with the use of a semi-circular arch . |
| 5 | It was difficult to distinguish these reports from those which were elicited from subjects roused from deeper levels of sleep . |