Example sentences of "was it a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.

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1 Was it a good decision to airfreight an order because we 'd messed things up on the plant ? ’
2 Was it a complete surprise to you when Matthew and Inez agreed to marry ? ’
3 What was life like here back in forty three , forty four , was it a depressing place to be ?
4 Mr Kronweiser was unsure about that ‘ we ’ : was it a plural , or was it an ironic reference to Viola Machin ?
5 Nor was it an appealing thought to the king that while his own bureaucrats and servants were being thus harried , the pope 's men were assured of dispensations enough , and that since the resigned livings were vacated by papal decree , and therefore in effect at the Curia , they were to be filled by papal provision , not by the previous or usual patron .
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