Example sentences of "it was [adj] [verb] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have become so used to spiteful obituaries that it was pleasant to find some kind thoughts about a dead writer . |
| 2 | Lilley stated that there was a clear shift in the balance between state provision and self provision and that it was right to shift this balance towards self provision as the wealth of the nation increased . |
| 3 | Paddock opinion agreed that it was ludicrous to imagine that Goodyear would be banned from international racing , a move that would destroy F1 at a stroke . |
| 4 | In five of them the nitrate level already exceeded 50 mg/litre and it was due to exceed that level in the others by 1991–2004 . |
| 5 | But it was easy to put another interpretation on his behaviour . |
| 6 | When it was easy to reach this man whose spirit was born out of the best of the desert traditions . |
| 7 | It was easy to avoid this tax by transferring assets before death . |
| 8 | He 'd done good work on the drama pilot , and it was galling to hear this woman refer to it so dismissively . |
| 9 | We should have them a bit more often — it was good to have some fun with our friends and colleagues . ’ |
| 10 | His liquid ebony eyes told her it was a pointless question — just as it was pointless to make any attempt at civility . |
| 11 | It was possible to spend all day wandering happily round and round the camp musing on the possibility of a hole cut in the wire here , a tunnel dug there , or an assault with scaling ladders somewhere else . |
| 12 | Thanks to the assistance of the statistics department of Avon and Somerset Police , it was possible to answer this question and provide a fifth and final indicator of success . |
| 13 | Even without hearing the ineffable pitch of his bellow , it was possible to pick this man out in any circle . |
| 14 | Finally , it was possible to withdraw this part of the legislation as the services cover not only a more difficult area , but a quite distinct area of these provisions , without having repercussions on some of the other areas . … |
| 15 | The idea was that through deconditioning , unblocking , a ventilation of the soul ( ‘ airing your problems ’ ) , it was possible to achieve some kind of frank and freeflowing exchange . |
| 16 | In the north west , it was astonishing to see this superstar , namely Morrissey , worshipping this formerly dreadful local TV presenter . |
| 17 | There was no cinema , no dance-hall , not even a café , and as we had no centre in which to foregather ( save The Galleon ) , and were all working on different shifts , it was impossible to take any initiative in organising group entertainment . |
| 18 | This view rested on an optimistic assumption that there was employment enough in the economy for all if labour was sufficiently mobile , but it was impossible to test this assumption in the 1830s and 40s . |
| 19 | But even with his new London base it was impossible to gather enough talent from both his schools for the coming Christmas , so he advertised for dancers in the trade papers and took a chance that he could knock them into shape . |
| 20 | It was impossible to find any pretext for remaining in her company . |
| 21 | It is notable , however , that although titled nobles were very prominent in the highest ranks in the college it still had to make extensive use of commoners , since even in the 1750s it was impossible to find enough dvoryane ( members of the privileged landowning class ) with an adequate knowledge of foreign languages . |
| 22 | It was impossible to get any indication since my instructions from the Foreign Office were to negotiate only with Mr Smith and his people and not to have any contact with the black population during the period of my negotiations . |
| 23 | It was impossible to get any sort of recent financial statement from the company , and it was equally impossible to track down the principal debtors , who were ducking a host of other creditors as well . |
| 24 | It was impossible to avoid each other in such a hectic department , but fortunately the very business of it meant that any and every contact was necessarily fairly brisk . |
| 25 | Amiss detected a note of crossness in the press that it was impossible to pin this murder definitely on the IRA . |
| 26 | I just thought it was worthwhile making that point as it is made to be very . |
| 27 | The restructuring school argued that to understand what was happening to the geography of British manufacturing at this time it was necessary to analyse this situation . |
| 28 | We therefore concluded that it was necessary to abandon any attempt to ‘ do justice ’ between the parties in the context of decree proceedings . |
| 29 | It was necessary to find another name for lap ii/us . |
| 30 | ‘ We felt it was necessary to get some kind of lasting tribute in this area , ’ said Mr Taylor . |