Example sentences of "it was [adj] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't know what to say , and they said , well where were you , well er , I said we were all standing on the balcony and we , we did n't hear you , erm , it was ab I mean looking back now , it 's funny , but it was ludicrous at the time . |
| 2 | Mr Sandford , 62 , a former journalist with NBC , said : ‘ Things have quietened down now but it was life-threatening at the time . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , it 's hot , sir , but it was worse at the athletics last week . ’ |
| 4 | Now it was strange at the time , I only represented the shunters and the guards and the lower grades , I did n't represent the supervisors , yard inspectors at the time . |
| 5 | At £1 a sitting , it was cheap at the price . |
| 6 | The court observed that , in the ordinary case of a periodic tenancy , for example , a yearly tenancy , it was plain that , in one sense at least , it was uncertain at the outset what would be the maximum length of the tenancy ; the term would grow from year to year as a single term springing from the original grant . |
| 7 | it was n't it was all at the front you could n't do it anyway |
| 8 | That provision was placed in the contingency because it was un felt it was unclear at the time , what the effect on costs would be , of the sale of link waste . |
| 9 | I suppose it was good at the time that I was n't kissing Andrew , otherwise I would have had a mouthful of sick . |
| 10 | I was mixing the two and injecting the two , which was pretty weird and I think the only reason I was mixing the coke in with it was 'cos it was cheaper at the time … . |
| 11 | ‘ As this offence can be committed at any time the fact that it was dark at the time could be shown to assist the court in deciding on punishment . |
| 12 | Bernhard believes that they must rank with the other famous low level heavy bomber raid of the war , The Dambusters , Don MacIntyre , when asked if he thought the low level attacks were dangerous , replied , ‘ Yes , but it was dark at the time ’ . |
| 13 | It was awkward at the time , but Jessica survived . ’ |
| 14 | It was closing-time at the Club bar , a week later . |
| 15 | It was awful at the airport . |
| 16 | It was in this context that Lord Denning in Dunford and Elliott v Firth Brown [ 1978 ] FSR 143 added a gloss to the analysis of Megarry V-C in Coco v Clark ( AN ) ( Engineers ) Ltd when he said that if the stipulation of confidence was unreasonable at the time of making it ; or if it was reasonable at the beginning , but afterwards , in the course of subsequent happenings , it becomes unreasonable that it should be enforced : then the courts will decline to enforce it . |
| 17 | ‘ The matters to which regard is to be had in particular … are any of the following which appear to be relevant — ; ( a ) the strength of the bargaining positions of the parties relative to each other , taking into account ( among other things ) alternative means by which the customer 's requirements could have been met ; ( b ) whether the customer received an inducement to agree to the term , or in accepting it had an opportunity of entering into a similar contract with other persons , but without having to accept a similar term ; ( c ) whether the customer knew or ought reasonably to have known of the existence of the term ( having regard , among other things , to any custom of the trade and any previous course of dealing between the parties ) ; ( d ) where the term excludes or restricts any relevant liability if some condition is not complied with , whether it was reasonable at the time of the contract to expect that compliance with that condition would be practic-able ; ( e ) whether the goods were manufactured , processed or adapted to the special order of the customer . ’ |
| 18 | The factors which the court is to take into account under Sched 2 are : ( a ) the strength of the bargaining positions of the parties relative to each other , taking into account ( among other things ) alternative means by which the customer 's requirements could have been met ; ( b ) whether the customer received an inducement to agree to the term , or in accepting it had an opportunity of entering into a similar contract with other persons , but without having to accept a similar term ; ( c ) whether the customer knew or ought reasonably to have known of the existence and extent of the term ( having regard , among other things , to any custom of the trade and any previous course of dealing between the parties ) ; ( d ) where the term excludes or restricts any relevant liability if some condition is not complied with , whether it was reasonable at the time of the contract to expect that compliance with that condition would be practicable ; ( e ) whether the goods were manufactured , processed or adapted to the special order of the customer . |
| 19 | These guidelines , although not exhaustive of the factors to be considered , include the following : ( a ) the strength of the bargaining positions of the parties relative to each other , taking into account ( among other things ) alternative means by which the customer 's requirements could have been met ; ( b ) whether the customer received an inducement to agree to the term , or in accepting it had an opportunity of entering into a similar contract with other persons , but without having to accept a similar term ; ( c ) whether the customer knew or ought reasonably to have known of the existence and extent of the term ( having regard , among other things , to any custom of the trade and any previous course of dealing between the parties ) ; ( d ) where the term excludes or restricts any relevant liability if some condition is not complied with , whether it was reasonable at the time of the contract to expect that compliance with that condition would be practicable ; ( e ) whether the goods were manufactured , processed or adapted to the special order of the customer . |
| 20 | Stephen laughed , and Felix felt vaguely resentful , but it was fine at the moment to see his friend laughing even at his expense , so he brushed the mood away and continued with an invention about Mao studying Princess Anne 's record at gymkhanas . |
| 21 | Er , my friend got a house at Westerhailes Park eleven months ago and er it was alright at the beginning , then she started getting hassle , from the kids coming to her door asking for cigarettes and she did n't give them them , and they were banging on her door , tapping on her windows and everything . |
| 22 | And a lovely picture , well , it was alright at the beginning . |
| 23 | Erm , yes , and that was it really , at first the , and then it went through , and it was alright at the end . |
| 24 | Brzezinski said the invitation remained open but it was difficult at the moment ; someone would go and explain things to the Shah very soon . |
| 25 | Even though it was open at the front and was full of gardening tools , nothing was ever stolen . |
| 26 | There was no apparent reason why the road should not have been used as it was free at the time . |
| 27 | I think I 've had it easy but it was hard at the time . |
| 28 | ‘ It was tough at the start but I knew I had to hang on to my serve at all costs , ’ she said afterwards . |
| 29 | Yes , there it was stuck at the bottom of the bag in a corner . |
| 30 | I bought it in a jar and it was it was funny at the poppy actually and they said |