Example sentences of "it was [adv] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it was eventually launched last week , critics - including our own Mark Lawson — noticed a number of technical blips . |
| 2 | It was eventually agreed that sovereignty would be transferred to a United States of Indonesia ( USI ) before 30 December 1949 . |
| 3 | It was thus agreed that redemption , to the sun of £100 only ( 4 x £25 bonds ) , be drawn for and should a bondholder so drawn insist on taking his money then the Bolney Syndicate would , if necessary , buy the bonds so saving the Club 's strained resources . |
| 4 | We were told that the papers in the case were being examined and it was clearly implied that action would be taken . |
| 5 | London became the dominant Eurocurrency centre because the dollar was the dominant currency , and because it was strategically located half way between New York and Tokyo so that dealing could continue round the clock . |
| 6 | Since it was generally believed that emancipation depended on women 's participation in production , demands were made to free women from domestic slavery by the provision of communal facilities for childcare and cooking . |
| 7 | And it was generally accepted that Grandad William Tallentire was capable of making his way in any society , so it really was n't a clear case of Grandma marrying beneath her . |
| 8 | It was n't planned that way , she just did n't happen too quickly . |
| 9 | It was n't doing any good . |
| 10 | It follows a public outcry by fans , after the rink 's owners closed it down because it was n't making any money . |
| 11 | It was n't gritted last night round here . |
| 12 | It was not raining this time and the train went through to Latimer Road unhindered . |
| 13 | So so what you 're saying is it was not related that credit was refused , not because of that fact that say people were actually on benefits , cos er the same person actually somewhere else would would probably get It 's the very fact they actually live in the flats , that actually has largely accounted for people not being able to get credit . |
| 14 | The council also believes it was not given sound advice on the design and construction of the Dolphin Centre between 1978 and 1984 . |
| 15 | It was not known last night if he would be charged . |
| 16 | It was not known last night if any of the royals would travel from Balmoral to watch him in action . |
| 17 | With the airport , it was not defending strong ground in the first place . |
| 18 | Then it was on to see another side of Craigmillar — a refurbished district council flat occupied by Sheila and Gerald Robinson . |
| 19 | It was also given in-depth coverage on television and radio that evening , with News at Ten running it as the lead story in the first half of the programme and coming back to it again in the second . |
| 20 | Not only did the church 's social teaching directly enter into the definition of rights , wrongs , and obligations within this nation state , but it was also to affect one aspect of the structure of government . |
| 21 | It was also discovered that egg production could be boosted by leaving lights on in the houses all night to fool the hens into thinking that it was still daylight . |
| 22 | It was also accepted that repetition of the offences was unlikely . |
| 23 | It was also expected that government spending would be cut by 10 per cent , that state companies would be privatized and that sales taxes would be increased . |
| 24 | It was also reported that lack of success in higher education was largely due to non-completion rather than failure . |
| 25 | It was also reported that work was under way to clear Iraqi mines from the coastal waters around Kuwait , in preparation for the amphibious assault which was widely expected to accompany any allied ground offensive . |
| 26 | It was also urged that science should progress by the proposal of bold , highly falsifiable conjectures as attempts to solve problems , followed by ruthless attempts to falsify the new proposals . |
| 27 | It was also to attract increasing support from youth and students . |
| 28 | It was also agreed that sewage dumped in certain " sensitive " areas of the sea would be given secondary treatment . |
| 29 | Indeed IBM was ready with a fulsome endorsement of OSI , pointing out that it was already developing OSI software in both Europe and California ; OSI research was already under way at IBM 's European Networking Center at Heidelberg , and various IBM products already supported the first five of OSI 's seven layers . |
| 30 | Indeed , the movement as a whole had only a brief life , and by the 1690s it was already becoming past history . |