Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adv] [verb] [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was eventually agreed that each would pay half this cost and as the junction between the two systems was on a rather narrow section of road at the foot of a hump-backed railway bridge , the boundary was not a suitable place for a change point . |
| 2 | From its inception , traditional medicine came to form an integral part of the popular health system , while in the ‘ official ’ system it was either ignored and ridiculed or was incorporated and exploited for profit . |
| 3 | The animal tested was an Asian elephant , but it was soon confirmed that African elephants produce infrasound as well . |
| 4 | It was soon superseded and complete copies are very rare . |
| 5 | to me that it would be perverse of us to fall into the trap if we were to do so of endorsing Policy E two and not know that what we were endorsing was in fact what the Secretary of State specifically rejected on the grounds perhaps that it was unduly restricted or detailed or inappropriate for some of those other reasons that are set out in the earlier part of that notice of approval . |
| 6 | It was both extended and refined by the successive reports of the Development Team for the mentally handicapped and through the work of Simon . |
| 7 | There was considerable discussion upon the interpretation of the term " use of force " It was finally agreed that local commanders appeared to be using their discretion in a satisfactory manner … and that it was unwise to makes any further interpretation . " |
| 8 | It was finally agreed that local commanders appeared to be using their discretion in a satisfactory manner as to the means used to persuade Jugoslavs that they should return to Jugoslavia , and that it was unwise to make any further interpretation . " |
| 9 | The Home Office originally announced that no prisoners had been injured , but it was finally admitted that 54 had been , and that there had been criminal assaults on prisoners by staff . |
| 10 | It was confidently predicted that some firms , particularly the smaller ones , would also go out of business as a consequence of the 1985 round of price cutting . |
| 11 | Part of the misconception arose because the bones of early humans have often been found with bones of other animals , and it was simplistically assumed that this showed that they had killed and eaten other animals , and had later died amid the remains of previous meals . |
| 12 | Six days later it was officially listed as missing and frantic bosses sent out a fax to signalmen : |
| 13 | It was officially stated that 47 per cent of the members of the new central committee were aged under 49 , that four of them were women and that 41 per cent had received education to university level . |
| 14 | The complete results were not released , nor were the names of defeated candidates ; it was officially claimed that 503 candidates took part . |
| 15 | It was officially reported that 36,000 possible offenders had surrendered by a Nov. 10 deadline imposed in August by the Supreme People 's Procuratorate . |
| 16 | The anti-Hoxha demonstrations were put down by the police and troops with increasing force , and on Feb. 23 it was officially reported that two demonstrators and a policeman had been shot dead when a crowd reportedly tried to storm the Tirana military academy ( the opposition claimed up to 30 dead , and attributed some of the shooting to clashes between rival pro- and anti-reform factions within the army ) . |
| 17 | It was vertically banked and some thirty metres wide . |
| 18 | It was generally believed that this would increase their efficiency in line with private industry . |
| 19 | Although the allies stressed that every effort was being made to minimize " collateral damage " , it was generally accepted that significant civilian casualties were inflicted during the air campaign . |
| 20 | It was generally accepted that this was best achieved by attacking enemy tactical aircraft on their airfields . |
| 21 | His15 in S. faecalis HPr has a relatively low p K a ( 6.1 ) and it was generally accepted that this resulted from the direct interaction between the side chains of His15 and Arg17 . |
| 22 | It was generally agreed that this legislation could only be viewed as punitive , particularly in an area such as West Belfast , which is devoid of any real opportunities for employment . |
| 23 | Lynch knocked out Peter Kane of Golborne in the thirteenth round , and it was generally agreed that this had been one of the finest contests between flyweight boxers . |
| 24 | There were one or two controversial incidents , such as the Kallicharran run-out , over the years , but it was generally agreed that these arose from misplaced exuberance rather than any darker motives ; and despite his South African origins , there were few complaints when he replaced Denness as captain in 1975 . |
| 25 | While it was generally agreed that these broad aims were appropriate , there were considerable difficulties in their detailed implementation , often arising from conflicts over land use . |
| 26 | His views on divisive issues such as abortion , crime and affirmative action were not clearly defined , however , and it was generally thought that this factor , together with his general pragmatism , would assist him in seeking to heal the current divisions within the Republican Party . |
| 27 | St Paul had taught that the powers that be were ordained of God , and it was generally held that all power , genuinely held , was God-given , that kings were of God 's choosing . |
| 28 | 68% said it was well written and clear . |
| 29 | It was well known that political life played havoc with family life . |
| 30 | Although the detailed composition of the party was not made public , it was well known that prominent members of the PSP , including Anibal Escalante and Carlos Rafael Rodriguez , had significant influence in the new organisation . |