Example sentences of "was [adv] [adj] [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was so Irish to call it the Half House . ’ |
| 2 | In the circumstances the degree of kinship was sufficiently close to secure him the support he required . |
| 3 | In view of the plan to get rid of a large chunk of the assets , it was not possible to say what the net cost of the investment would be , he added . |
| 4 | She was such a heroine in her own way because it was not possible to give her the attention and comfort she deserved yet she never complained . |
| 5 | It was not possible to indicate what the premium would be if cover were to be provided automatically , because the BMIF was a separate body and was not prepared to consider this . |
| 6 | He was not free to give her the untrammelled life that she deserved . |
| 7 | If you know what a life mine is , in ways I was not able to tell you the other day , and what a terrible story mine has been , you would pray for me much . ’ |
| 8 | It was increasingly difficult to see what the party line was : the Chief Whip , Lord Edmund Talbot , had summoned Robert Sanders back from war service and after his return in May 1917 he was pressed into the party 's service . |
| 9 | ‘ It was n't difficult to remember what the men looked like but it was painful for him to see the faces of the people who killed his brother . ’ |
| 10 | Then in September , Sue announced that she was leaving the BBC after 20 years to join Granada Television which , she said , was fully prepared to give her the freedom necessary to put together the type of programme she truly wanted to make . |
| 11 | When at last he came to see her , he obviously believed in the story of the German and she was too proud to tell him the truth . |
| 12 | It was too dark to see what the thing was . |
| 13 | KAY BLAIR was recently shocked to find herself the recipient of high quality service |