Example sentences of "[noun sg] it [was/were] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm , it never , with reorganization it was a bit of a problem because erm I well remembers too just after reorganization the County Treasurers took all the telephones off the hook , so there was no communication between our department and theirs . |
| 2 | Even the back pass could have been salvaged had Beeney realised how crap it was a second earlier , and even then , he could have tried to kick it to either side on Gray , as opposed to trying to kick it as hard as possible … straight at gray . |
| 3 | In effect it was a chipping and putting contest , with a differential of £250,000 between the winner and the loser . |
| 4 | In effect it was a return to the conditions of mid-Silurian times , with a corresponding decrease in provincialism , but it lasted longer and led to the fantastic flowering of the Frasnian reefs . |
| 5 | In essence it was a development of policies which Lloyd George had advocated at the beginning of his political career . |
| 6 | For Heath it was a partnership in Indo-China between France and the US , whose interests required loyal and ungrudging although not uncritical support from the US . |
| 7 | When he made a successful speech to the Conservative backbench committee it was a matter of surprised comment . |
| 8 | In large part lack of consensus reflected differences in theoretical positions ; to some degree it was a consequence of the different interests of the departments within which economists were employed . |
| 9 | As Patrick 's a very big boy it was a chore heaving him up and down . |
| 10 | That was er a flat in Plumtree , we were offered a flat on the first floor and when we examined the kitchen it was extremely obvious to me that our gas cooker would n't fit in the , the place where it was designed to fit , when I asked where do we put the washing machine I was informed that most tenants kept the washing machine on the balcony , when I said well where do we put the refrigerator , well most people keep the refrigerator either in the hall or , or rather not a hall it was a passageway , in the passageway or in the living room , now it does seem to me with hindsight that if that 's planning I , to use an old fashion London phrase , I 'm a Dutchman . |
| 11 | I do n't know what happened to the front entrance , but there was a basement underneath there and my first wife was dancing in Harvey Martin 's dance hall underneath , her pal and herself she , they 'd gone to this dance it was a dancing lesson on a Saturday night it was famous in those days Harvey Martin 's dance class er yes I |
| 12 | In the first half it was a case of premature ejaculation . |
| 13 | For workers leaving for home it was a case of deja vu . |
| 14 | For the rest of the war it was a case of just ticking over until a splendid Victory Meet in 1919 which raised cash to help build the Richmond YMCA . |
| 15 | It was a great kick actually out to Phillips on the right it was a pity it was moving . |
| 16 | For her own sake it was a side she could n't afford to see too often . |
| 17 | And if it was n't , My goodness it was a job when it come wet weather and it maybe be lying flat and it all had to be set up , and we had stooks for days . |
| 18 | Terrible as it sounds , you did n't want to be associated with that deprivation It was a downer You wanted out There was no question of not liking blacks , it was a question of social standing . |
| 19 | However , later in the Predynastic Period it was a ruler of Upper Egypt who conquered Lower Egypt , uniting the two kingdoms into one state to found the First Dynasty . |
| 20 | ‘ I came to the conclusion it was a matter of attitude . |
| 21 | A Conservative government had emerged that the Liberty and Property Defence League could well have called its own , but as a consequence it was a government that had very little to do with Conservatism . |
| 22 | After the presentation of a complicated paper at a meeting it was a joy to watch Griffiths , with his invariable appeal to ‘ first principles ’ , strip the paper of its frills and expose the essential bones of the contribution . |
| 23 | Standard bearer 's like a pole it was a pole they held , that 's what the Roman soldiers look like look the Roman legionnaires and the standard bearer had a pole with shields on it . |
| 24 | He leaned against the door jamb , hands in pockets ; it looked casual enough , but in truth it was a method of recovery . |
| 25 | And er we used to look if we could see some on the side of the mountains from the distances you could pick it out with a pick them out with er with this telescope it was a heck of a good telescope , aye . |
| 26 | As a gentleman of leisure it was a breeze . |
| 27 | He had a distaste for violence , but in his business it was a necessity . |
| 28 | Prior to their appearance it was a cloth mill , in the hands of Samuel Peach , who was also resident at St Mary 's Mill . |
| 29 | For the rest it was a matter of discipline and the basic incentive of ‘ getting the buggers before they got you ’ . |
| 30 | Next day it was a question of who would stay with Amiss , playing his first Test of the summer . |