Example sentences of "it was [adv] [adj] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it was equally insistent that a policy of retreat would cause dismay in Washington , thereby diminishing Britain 's ability to exert influence over American policy . |
| 2 | Nothing too outrageous … just the constant annoyance of fouls being called against Leeds when there were nt fouls and throws being given to West Ham unless it was patently obvious that a West Ham player kicked it off . |
| 3 | It was nearly two and a half years since Hamish had walked out on Daisy and she could no longer claim to be madly in love with him , but she missed the presence of a man in her life , and her self-confidence was in tatters . |
| 4 | But it was surely more than a matter of stylistic fashion which prompted the Jesuit scholar Fr J. H. Pollen to preface his very useful collection of sources for the Babington Plot of 1586 , designed to kill Elizabeth , published in 1922 , with statements such as ‘ The interest attaching to Queen Mary 's wonderful personality is so great , that when she is taken away , all else seems to fade into insignificance . ’ |
| 5 | It was also possible that a national referendum would be held on the package , an option which the leader of the opposition Liberal Party at federal level , Jean Chretien , strongly supported , but on which the Mulroney government remained uncommitted . |
| 6 | It was also aware that a further renewal of the Carnegie Trust 's grant was extremely unlikely . |
| 7 | Outside it was already dark and a squall of rain burst into the house when Peter opened the door . |
| 8 | In fact it was slightly less than a minute . |
| 9 | It was most fortunate that a young Cambridge biologist called Mark Pryor was extricated by the powers that be from a searchlight unit and sent to Farnborough to take over this work . |
| 10 | It was barely more than a flash impression and the man was turning and the light was n't at all good ; and besides , he pretty much resembled a pig anyway , so the effect was probably no more than a moment 's mistake . |
| 11 | The room was poorly furnished but it was spotlessly clean and a cheerful fire blazed in the blackened hearth . |
| 12 | He had noted the recurrence of surnames among deaf people and deduced it was highly probable that a considerable proportion of deaf people in the country belonged to families which had more than one deaf member , and suspected that the reasons for this were hereditary . |
| 13 | But he was never saying to himself until one moment in the past that it was much peculiar that a girl as pretty and as fashionable with her peroxide hair as Jilly Jonathan was carrying on holiday a big , crocodile-skin handbag . |
| 14 | The City Council examines travel patterns from settlements around York , and it was quite noticeable that a number of settlements to the north east of York did actually have a substantial commuting pattern to West Yorkshire . |
| 15 | Inevitably , this decision led to a reaction from some polytechnic directors that it was quite wrong that a chartered body , through an adverse report , should have the power to induce the collapse of an institution . |
| 16 | But I said to Geoff I think it was quite legit because a young boy come down with him |
| 17 | It was actually obvious that a burglary had occurred but I refused to take it in . |
| 18 | It was entirely grassless and a little soft underfoot , and it sloped rather badly down towards the sea by the midwicket boundary . |
| 19 | It was then more than a misjudgement : it revealed the extent to which the religious intellectuals ' theory of church and state was outdated and incoherent . |
| 20 | It was absolutely delicious and a welcome change from the meat Marcus had been giving me lately . |
| 21 | ‘ I was keen to play a policewoman in Home and Away because it was so different and a very strong physical role — I even got the chance to throw people around a bit which was really good fun ! ’ she says . |
| 22 | China would not wish Russian interest in Korea to be increased but it was more likely that a regime headed by Kim Il Sung would move along lines independent of Moscow . |
| 23 | It was very dark and a clock chimed three somewhere in the distance . |
| 24 | It was small , or perhaps it was very big but a long way off . |
| 25 | But in spite of everything perhaps it was just as well that none of the things they could see … none of the plump fish or chickens being toasted on skewers , none of the creamy breads , chapatis , nan , and parathas , none of the richly bubbling curries and glistening mounds of rice , which the skeletons ' scarlet rimmed eyes could see in their lenses and at which they glared for hour after hour that none of these things were available , for in their starved and debilitated condition it was very likely that a heavy curry would have killed them as dead as a cannon ball . |
| 26 | Oh a great help to sandwiches and a sit down meal at dinner at table with the family , it was far better than a dry sandwich eaten in the barn . |
| 27 | It was almost predictable that a perfectionist like Pérignon would not rest until he found a bottle strong enough to withstand the internal pressure exerted by a sparkling wine . |
| 28 | Although it was hardly disputable that a West German contribution to NATO would be invaluable , especially as the other European members did not wish to , or could not , meet the new levels of requirement set by the United States , the American demand caused consternation and an agonising evaluation of its consequences in the capitals of Europe , and nowhere more so than in Paris . |
| 29 | It was hardly wider than a car and somebody had parked a van halfway along . |
| 30 | It was hardly more than a flicker in the eyes , but suddenly Ruth felt she glimpsed Adam again , her own brother , looking out at her desperately . |