Example sentences of "[conj] it [was/were] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were less successful " where it was a question of altering the distributional restraints on their phonology ( the ( r ) -variables " — in this case , /r/-dropping rather than /r/-insertion , as required of British English speakers acquiring a North American accent . |
| 2 | They were even more unsuccessful " where it was a question of splitting a phonological item " ( thus acquiring a contrast between beer and bear , which are pronounced alike in JC ) . |
| 3 | The Cehave case involved a sale of citrus pulp pellets where it was a term in the contract that the goods be shipped " in good condition " . |
| 4 | This was clearly a very bad joke , by some misguided person , or it was a mistake . |
| 5 | Garland was murdered because he was Garland , or it was a motiveless killing , or it was a mistake . |
| 6 | It was too dark and he was too afraid , or his conscience troubled him , or it was a combination of the two and so he hung back . |
| 7 | Either they wanted to frighten him , or it was a joke . |
| 8 | The quickest and least expensive was the Trans-Siberian Express , although it was a bit of a hassle for me being an American , because Americans are not easily granted visas for Russia . |
| 9 | ‘ Oh no , although it was a bit further than I bargained for . |
| 10 | After all , she knew where he was , and although it was a man 's bicycle , not a woman 's , she could surely manage to ride it . |
| 11 | Although it was a casualty of the timing of the general election , it is likely to be reintroduced in some form in the current parliament by the new Home Secretary , Kenneth Clarke . |
| 12 | Now , we got permission to go ahead with a , a ballot for industrial action , which took place and although it was a majority for industrial action , it was n't the required two thirds majority . |
| 13 | Although it was a family business I do n't think Mr Power worked the projector . |
| 14 | We felt quite strongly that although it was a gesture , I do n't think it was a political gesture , I think it was a gesture that we as Councillors wanted to make so that we personally would suffer some of the reductions in erm finance that we were going to impose on other people . |
| 15 | There was certainly a large element of irony in his demeanour and conversation , although it was a quality not immediately apparent when he was in the company of more sober or " respectable " people ; in those circumstances he could , as it were , give as good as he got . |
| 16 | The most likely explanation is that they saw it as a way to keep the Catholic-educated Mary out of Scotland , while maintaining their formal loyalty to her , thereby maximizing their opportunity to advance the Protestant cause while minimizing the need to clash directly with their sovereign ; there was , after all , no sign that Mary was particularly interested in the internal affairs of her kingdom , and although it was a gamble , and a risky one , leaving her to continue to enjoy life in France appeared to be the best chance they had . |
| 17 | Although it was a bank holiday , Dr Courtney was very keen to meet her . |
| 18 | There was no evidence at the time , and very little since , that victims actually wanted reparation , although it was a theme with some appeal to Conservatives in Parliament . |
| 19 | The Gnomes were very interested in this ; as Flaherty said , you could not know too much about these things , although it was a pig 's pity that such a jewel could n't be worn by the King of the day when he went about his reigning , because was n't that the purpose of crowns and jewels anyway ? |
| 20 | In a reply , Mr Lovelock gave a short historical background to the choice of the new cruiser 's name , pointing out that although it was a precedent for a Departmental vessel , Searcher is an appropriately traditional name in the Customs and Excise with all its connotations . |
| 21 | He stated that it was a response to three problems : identification , intent and witnesses ( ibid . , |
| 22 | In a statement confirming the ban , first imposed in October 1991 [ see p. 38553 ] , Yeltsin said that it was a response to recent French and US cuts in testing [ see pp. 38890 ; 39121 ] . |
| 23 | Most of the music is lost but it is clear from the libretto that it was a hybrid of Italian opera and French ballet de cour ; as Prunières put it , ‘ Instead of being self-sufficient , the ballet is justified by the comedy and the comedy draws the ballet into the dramatic action ’ . |
| 24 | I understand that it was a sample of 100 Members of Parliament . |
| 25 | We could see by its black bib that it was a male ; the female 's throat is unmarked . |
| 26 | when we played CBGB 's this guy who 's some sort of junior manager for Marvel came up afterwards and said he really liked the band and that it was a shit thing they sued us . ’ |
| 27 | As a member of the Scottish side that qualified for the 1986 World Cup , he would also have been aware that it was a heart attack that claimed Jock Stein 's life at Cardiff in September 1985 . |
| 28 | This was the largest loan granted by the IDB and its President Enrique Iglesias stated that it was a sign of the IDB 's " great affection " and " admiration for the vigorous stabilization programme under way in Peru " . |
| 29 | A Sierra Club spokesman suggested that it was a sign that " the Administration is finally getting serious " about global warming . |
| 30 | When news of the event reached the graveyard cottage Willie had overheard Tom muttering something to the effect that it was a wonder the tree did n't have to be taken too . |