Example sentences of "it was [verb] [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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1 | The matter was referred to the Committee on Privileges which recommended that the matter was covered by absolute privilege but when this was debated by the whole House , it was accepted that writing to a minister was not a proceeding before Parliament . |
2 | International outrage at deteriorating conditions in Turkish refugee camps in the mountainous border region around Isikveren led the government to announce on April 14 that it was moving 200,000 refugees to prepared sites near Silopi , about 50 km inside Turkey . |
3 | Er , in his er , comment just now he er , referred to the enor , the enormous er , amount that it was costing this council to er , fund the special protection service . |
4 | Sierra Leone announced that it was sending 2,000 men to the border area after rebels from Liberia killed 25 people during raids . |
5 | In a development that highlighted Rosyth 's struggle to survive , the MoD last night confirmed it was giving serious consideration to an attempt by Devonport to poach a £28 million ship refitting contract already awarded to the Fife yard . |
6 | On May 30 the Aid to Bangladesh Consortium ( a grouping of countries and multilateral agencies under the auspices of the World Bank ) announced that it was increasing longer-term assistance to Bangladesh by allocating US$2,300 million for the 12 months running to June 1992 . |
7 | Hill Murray has been handling the product , which comprises three healthcare policies for the elderly , since it was launched last June to insurance brokers . |
8 | ‘ I consider that in enacting the Damages ( Scotland ) Act , parliament did not consider that it was making any change to the right of parents to sue for damages for the death of a child who had sustained injuries prior to birth , had been born alive and had subsequently died in consequence of these pre-natal injuries . ’ |