Example sentences of "[adv] it was [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But apparently it was stolen last week . |
| 2 | Perhaps it was to exploit this slight sign of thaw that Eisenhower immediately afterwards invited Khrushchev to the United States . |
| 3 | Perhaps it was considered possible , though doubtless unjustifiably , that some sharp practice might result , such as admixing rich ore from other parts of the mine with that at the reduced Royalty ! |
| 4 | This may have been for meals during the day while living elsewhere , or perhaps it was to make existing accommodation there more adequate for his use . |
| 5 | Perhaps it was dying that was the bravest thing a person could do ? |
| 6 | So it was watched all the while like that ? |
| 7 | Initially , an attempt was made to fill the labour shortages by allowing over 100,000 Poles to stay on in Britain and by encouraging immigration from other European countries , but soon it was felt necessary to look to other sources of cheap labour , and immigration from the Caribbean and the Indian sub-continent was encouraged . |
| 8 | Thus it was considered inappropriate to overrule a previous decision if : |
| 9 | Little danger as there was of another martyrdom , there was even less chance of the clergy satisfying their grievances at Edward 's expense : the most significant thing about the legislation of May 1341 is how easily it was repealed five months later . |
| 10 | It was only 7.30 am but already it was getting hot . |
| 11 | Already it was becoming difficult to keep warm at night , and life aboard Water Gypsy seemed less appealing when you were cold and alone . |
| 12 | When she left the centre a good hour later it was to find dozens of people in little groups strolling around the factory floor and climbing the stairs to the jig platforms . |
| 13 | An hour later it was steaming hot inside the hall and sweat was running down Maggie 's back and front . |
| 14 | By now it was getting late and I began to worry . |
| 15 | And now it was coming true , because he was smiling … and she decided there and then that it was one of the nicest smiles she had ever seen . |
| 16 | The first great white flakes had melted on the pavements , now it was falling thicker and faster , building up on the window ledges and in the cricks and crannies , turning to slush on the roads as the traffic churned through it . |
| 17 | The sand under his feet had been crusty at first , ribbed , but now it was turning smooth , soft , unmarked . |
| 18 | It had been a preoccupation for several years , but now it was becoming intense . |
| 19 | Increasingly it was reported that gold was being reconverted into cash , which was then deposited in new saving accounts offering high rates of interest . |
| 20 | Well it was looking that way , as Glenn Hoddle closed in to shoot . |
| 21 | It was hardship in this , that er , perhaps the hardest time came after it when er , well it was called public assistance then , social security payments had to be payed back . |
| 22 | Well it was adjourned last week but er instructions Your Worships . |
| 23 | type of entertainment , then it was a pantomime , Beauty and the Beast , but they keep as near to the original script as they can always , well it was written eighteen fourteen or something . |
| 24 | I have remarked on its dominance in Oxford English , and a generation ago it was given magisterial expression in Northrop Frye 's Anatomy of Criticism , which aspired to a ‘ scientific ’ criticism where there would be no place for evaluation , since it is not nobler to study stars than earthworms . |
| 25 | Here it was made explicit that " for the final phase of economic and monetary union 11 member states consider that the work on the amendment of the Treaty will be directed to the following points … |
| 26 | A spank on the bottom never failed to produce its first howl of protest , then the cleansing process took place , and the ‘ miracle ’ was wrapped inside a cosy , warm blanket — then it was placed next to Mother for the first looks of adoration and wonder . |
| 27 | Even then it was found impossible to make more than rough estimates of overseas investment despite regulations concerning disclosure and the remittance of profits . |
| 28 | But as she was passing the Misses Cardings ' shop she heard a loud tapping on the upper part of the door ; then it was pulled open and Miss Belle Carding beckoned Agnes towards her , saying , ‘ Come in a minute , dear . |
| 29 | In America where initially it was done one state after another , it actually has changed quite a lot and erm the developments have been very interesting , partly because they 've been in the courts rather than in Congress . |
| 30 | Originally a resident of Celtic Crescent , he had found that even with the occupancy of two adjoining houses there it was becoming impossible for him to accommodate his growing family along with the near and distant relations from Dublin and England who availed of his hospitality in a constant procession . |