Example sentences of "was [prep] [adj] [adv] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was for this very remarkable invention that he was employed . |
| 2 | It was through this most improbable passage of Scripture , taken home to her by the Spirit , that she in due course became a Christian . |
| 3 | He was behind that very nasty business of the Indian Ocean Bank — that was the nearest he got to coming unstuck , but the thing was so complicated with nominees in the Caribbean and nominees of other nominees in Hong Kong that he got away with it . |
| 4 | It was in this somewhat inadequate space that the staff were congregated . |
| 5 | The hours devoted to farm work by the part-time farmers was fairly high and it was in these predominantly part-time farm areas that the discrepancy between hours required and hours worked was highest . |
| 6 | They split when he was in some really posh place , up the West End . |
| 7 | Chapter 13 shows the limited potential for challenge to experts ' decisions : this chapter summarises the current law on arbitration appeals , which has greatly restricted what was until 1979 very wide access indeed . |
| 8 | Death after 12/11/74 attracts estate duty at CTT rates ; if the determination or disposal was before 13/11/74 any agricultural relief is as for estate duty , there is no timber relief but the exempting provisions of Section 5 ( 2 ) of the Finance Act , 1894 , can apply ; and the duty on any qualifying property may be paid by instalments by the persons accountable for it under Section 44 of the Finance Act , 1950 . |
| 9 | Ironically , it was within this more sober mood in school education that the British Government initiated a bold new technological experiment . |
| 10 | Yeah , and I said erm , and I said that were n't , if that was n't enough I said bearing in mind he 'd just come out of intensive care off a life support machine , I said and which I think that , that tells us that he needs a bit of extra care compared to some of them on the ward , I said I know they 're all important and I know you 're busy but I said I think you should 've had a bit of priority , he was dying , and you know he 's dying , you 'd been told , she said yes that 's right , I said but what really broke my bloody heart was from one o'clock that dinner time he sat in that chair , we left that hospital at half past eight and you assured us he 'd go to bed and when we came in the next morning at half past ten Joy he sat there exactly the bloody same , in the same filthy blanket and the same catheter on him , oh I went fucking mad and I said how dare you , I said because somebody 's told they 're dying does that mean they 've got to be forgot ? |
| 11 | It was from this very basic set up that we began to originate new musical programmes , interviews , debates , special community service talks , special events , and sports coverage . |
| 12 | That was on six o'clock this morning that was on . |
| 13 | Visiting a school in Doncaster in December 1989 , Charles was on another very tight schedule , again with BitC . |