Example sentences of "it was [adj] [conj] [noun] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be so , but diplomatic calculation also would have persuaded both of them that it was better if Alice did not marry an Angevin . |
| 2 | It was fortunate that Luke did n't come in at that particular moment , Merrill mused later , as she reached for the telephone directory ; he would certainly have misread Rob 's little gesture of appreciation . |
| 3 | Their replacements , Frederick Smit and Piet Pretorius , settled in quickly but it was surprising that Midlands did n't move England 's Martin Bayfield from the middle to the front of the lineout , where Drikus Hattingh impressed with a succession of clean two-handed catches . |
| 4 | But it was unbelievable when Peter did it as well . |
| 5 | But it was safer if Nona did not go on and dig this out of him . |
| 6 | It was unfortunate that BRAC did not notice this fact before the start of the programme , however , BRAC deserves some credit for eventually noticing the mistake . |
| 7 | ‘ That must have been interesting , ’ said Julia and then , because it was obvious that Felicity did not want to talk about her war experiences , began to swap anodyne reminiscences with her . |
| 8 | Observers said this week that it was significant that Morling did not rule about the possible effects of passive smoke on the unborn child . |
| 9 | Despite the obstructions it was clear that aircraft did use the runway , for it was marked by the black rubber streaks of fresh tyre marks , but the two trucks , together with the yellow cross , were evidence that the runway could only be used by invitation . |