Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adj -er] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Belinda did n't know exactly where they were going , and in her five hard-working years in Brisbane had never been through these opulent suburbs before , but in a way it was nicer to surrender herself to a mystery drive . |
| 2 | It was better to leave everything to the police , who with superior training and equipment must stand a greater chance of uncovering crime . |
| 3 | It was better to leave her with her dreams , Nessie later told Kevin . |
| 4 | The premise on which African governments worked was that if capital could not be had on highly concessional terms it was better to accept it on terms more or less defined by the donors . |
| 5 | Yeah well , it was right it was cheaper to do it for twelve months anyway . |
| 6 | Since our son found maths difficult he had , quite understandably , decided that it was easier to do none at all — and had got away with it for over six weeks . |
| 7 | No doubt it was easier to reform it with Dzerzhihsky nut of Moscow , although he retained his post as head . |