Example sentences of "[subord] it was [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The experience curve itself was developed from the concept of the learning curve , which had been used for many years in industries where it was observed that labour time fell as the workforce accumulated experience in producing more of a particular type of unit . |
| 2 | Northwestern Bell Telephone Co et al , where it was held that proof of an organised crime nexus is not required for RICO to be invoked , it is now clear that the draconian penalties applicable under RICO may be used against insider dealers . |
| 3 | The second exception was established in Tuberville v. Stamp where it was held that liability extended to a fire originating in a field as much as to one beginning in a house , but if the defendant kindles it at a proper time and place and the violence of the wind carry it to his neighbour 's land , that is fit to be given in evidence . |
| 4 | For discussion of adequate display of notice , see Tevan v. Motherwell District Licensing Board ( No. 1 ) 1985 S.L.T. ( Sh.Ct. ) 14 , where it was held that display of a notice within a post office was sufficient . |
| 5 | This was applied in Dixons Ltd. v. Roberts ( 1894 D.C. ) where it was held that section 14 did not catch a trader who gave a false indication that a refund would be given on any goods purchased , if within seven days the customer was able to buy the same products locally more cheaply . |
| 6 | Councillors were known to have had reservations about an earlier plan which included a staff flat on a second storey because , although it was felt this was desirable from a security point of view , it contravened various planning guidelines . |
| 7 | Some people were shocked although it was expected some people are devastated . |
| 8 | Cristiani agreed on Dec. 1 to the removal of the officers , although it was anticipated that Ponce would not be dismissed immediately . |
| 9 | It was matched , operationally , by General Erskine 's conviction that the Chinese border could be made impregnable and the coastline sealed off to prevent external aid reaching the Vietminh ; although it was admitted this could not be done with existing forces on the border . |
| 10 | One consequence was this : once it was accepted that scripture stood alone outside tradition , and could be interpreted correctly by anyone with a pure heart and God-given rationality , it was not too big a step to suggest that the same could also be said of nature . |
| 11 | It remained as one of the Abbey 's treasures until it was stolen some years ago . |
| 12 | ( 2 ) Directing that the money remain in court , that , where solicitors sought payment out to them of money belonging to a foreign state , if the court was not satisfied that the solicitors had authority to act on behalf of that state , it should , of its own motion if necessary , require them to obtain that authority and ensure that the money remained under the court 's control meanwhile ; that the factors to be taken into account in deciding whether a regime existed as the government of a state were whether it was the constitutional government of the state , the degree , nature and stability of administrative control that it exercised over the territory of the state , whether Her Majesty 's Government had any dealings with it and the nature of any such dealings and , in marginal cases , the extent of its international recognition as the government of the state ; that on the evidence , M. 's interim government did not become the constitutional successor of the former government and was unable to show that if it was exercising any administrative control over the territory of the Republic of Somalia ; and , accordingly , the instructions and authority the solicitors had received from the interim government were not from the Government of the Republic of Somalia , and no part of the proceeds in court should be paid out to the solicitors without further order of the court ( post , pp. 750G–H , 757E–G ) . |
| 13 | Fortuna was smiling on me and my haphazard trip felt as if it was taking some kind of shape , a dynamic and a logic of its own . |
| 14 | But I mean , if it was costing this sort of money to clear the pipes and so forth out , what I fail to understand is if we 're having a full overhaul of the machine , why this was n't incorporated within it . |
| 15 | It was as if it was harbouring some great consuming sadness and had lost the urge to live . |
| 16 | She said the Church could not afford to refuse to ordain women if it was to win more supporters . |
| 17 | Parreira , Gilmar , Calazans and many others maintain the championship has enormous potential if it was to run all year with matches just on Sundays , as in Italy . |
| 18 | And I mean I think that if it was spread more I mean if if if people locally gave more to bereaved in their own areas , I mean it would go down a lot more good there . |
| 19 | I paused , to see if it was having any effect . |
| 20 | Such case as the defence were able to make depended , like the defence in some of the cases cited above , almost entirely on the defendant 's credibility if it was to have any prospect of success and therefore the misdirection was material . |
| 21 | They were often in danger of forgetting that the good news they heard each Sunday had to be applied to everyday life if it was to have any validity . |
| 22 | Li Yuan watched the Marshal while he talked , barely referring to the folder in his lap , unless it was to take some diagram from it and hand it to Tolonen . |
| 23 | Van Doren 's excuse to the investigating congressional committee was the most interesting part of the unedifying episode : ‘ I was almost able to convince myself that it did not matter what I was doing because it was having such a good effect on the national attitude to teachers , education and the intellectual life . ’ |
| 24 | This means that the value of a firm would indeed rise as it took on more debt because it was paying less of its earnings out to the taxman . |
| 25 | Everyone has been asking this questions since it was announced that Holiday '91 Presenter Anne Gregg will be leaving the programme later this month at her BBC bosses ' request . |
| 26 | If the foreman saw a tree in a channel , or a shoal forming , he did not worry whether it was doing any harm or not ; he played safe and had it out . |
| 27 | The number of detectives on the case had risen to a dozen and before it was finished that number might rise to fifty or sixty . |
| 28 | Dr Bob Woodward and his brother John became interested in the pavement when it was uncovered some years ago . |
| 29 | when it was foreseen that what was gon na happen . |
| 30 | And of course then when she had done it they used to fold it up they used to just get it then and go like that you know , and just fold it up and then when it was done all done you see , they 'd take it back to this here lady and then of course they used to pay you for it . |