Example sentences of "[verb] it was [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't know it was a carding mill . |
| 2 | I do not know if it was the first time since his appointment as executive chef at the Carlton Tower in 1968 , but I do know it was a rare occurrence to see him even emerge from his kitchen , let alone dine . |
| 3 | I do n't know it was a two liner , um an intro an introduction to marketing and P R and an introduction to internal communications were talking about you know the house newspaper , now that 's the |
| 4 | There was something at St Michael 's but I did n't know it was the one world week . |
| 5 | ‘ But ye promised it was the last , ’ Winnie said , the drunken Rab ; and she could have pulled her hair and needed a pee but was frightened to leave Rab alone . |
| 6 | The only sign that anyone had ever occupied it was the flattened grass beneath the tree , where her blanket had been . |
| 7 | And also you 'll like it because the cardinal who designed it was a practical joker and built in all sorts of extremely infantile jokes so that he could spray water onto his innocent friends while they were eating their dinner or trying to watch little masques . |
| 8 | Clearly visible as an up-lighter caught it was the strong profile of Martin Ward , with the Dyson family a few steps behind . |
| 9 | As Holy Communion was by tradition the first food and drink of the day , the tea left a feeling of guilt for I was told never to tell anyone although I expect it was a common practice amongst lady communicants . |
| 10 | His family say it was a loving caring home and they 're happy with the verdict |
| 11 | He had heard old men in the workhouse say it was a good place for brave boys , and that there was always work there for those that wanted it . |
| 12 | The pro-nuclear scientists say it was a necessary prototype which spawned the next generation of power stations . |
| 13 | That 's why I say it was a sad time . ’ |
| 14 | But police say it was a violent attack . |
| 15 | But police say it was a violent attack . |
| 16 | The prison authorities say it was a genuine call for help . |
| 17 | ‘ The Crown say it was a brilliant performance . ’ |
| 18 | But , say it was a lovely little car really . |
| 19 | They say it was a computerised letter which got through and they apologise in advance to any other tenant who might have got one . |
| 20 | Onlookers say it was a spontaneous gesture . |
| 21 | So you say it was a few railway men that got together and |
| 22 | You say it was a difficult piece for the orchestra , but the Philharmonia was full of very gifted players . |
| 23 | South Devon Healthcare Trust say it was a sudden and motiveless attack and they 've launched a full inquiry . |
| 24 | Police say it was an appalling crime . |
| 25 | What we do is take the , the day of the week and the , the calendar date , it might be the say it was the fourth day of the week Thursday |
| 26 | so I mean if , if they caught one , they actually took a photo , managed to take a photo out of all those hundreds of people , look how many more were , were there , and it just seems like basically their not sure who fired first , obviously the Irish say it was the British them and the British say they were fired upon first and erm , on , on the strength of it , who , who would you rather believe I mean , somebody that 's been living in Ireland for twenty odd yea twenty years now with all that happening around him being able to be got at by the I R A or a British body who may , may be up on a murder trial , you know , the , at the end of the day its six of one and half a dozen of the other , they 've both got stuffed by a bleeding troop |
| 27 | John Parke writes It was a sad day when the news came some two years ago that Ann Hoare was suffering from cancer and that she had taken early retirement from her post as assistant manager of Exeter University Bookshop , where she had been on the staff since it opened . |
| 28 | Dougal tried to disguise his disappointment : to have come so far , only to find it was a blind alley . |
| 29 | I 'd forgotten it was an away game . ’ |
| 30 | He put up his hands and found it was a long strand of seaweed . |