Example sentences of "it was a [det] [noun] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 The damaged one was still working , although it was a little way out of alignment .
2 To this extent , we may consider society today to be healthier than it was a few decades ago .
3 So a 20p increase would only put the cost back up to where it was a few days ago .
4 Certainly more confident now than it was a few days ago .
5 The political currency that underpinned the spread of UDCs is no longer so clearly in the government 's control as it was a few years ago .
6 ‘ It 's like it was a few years ago , when no one bothered too much about how you looked , and you did n't get any edginess or aggression .
7 It is a great deal more professional than it was a few years ago comparable with the standards of other types of consultancies and partnership firms , and is attracting an altogether higher quality of person than was previously the case .
8 With the soft detergents now in use , this trouble is not so bad as it was a few years ago , but appreciable quantities still get into some rivers , even though the bulk is removed in sewage-purification treatment .
9 So when you look at it on a yearly basis and a compare it to what it was a few years ago , Yes it 's gone up a lot .
10 It was a few years back .
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