Example sentences of "[subord] it was [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That seemed pretty profound , till I found another cinema where it was all violence , sex-and-violence , and violence . |
| 2 | That took up an awful lot of time in my second year , although it was good fun . |
| 3 | Although it was early afternoon , the streets were empty , and Michael Lee was conscious that he was probably attracting much unwarranted attention . |
| 4 | They would hear the happy chatter of the people in the harvest field , because although it was hard work , it was happy work . |
| 5 | Although it was common gossip that Zoia 's private life was deeply and messily unhappy , and that alcohol was a frequent source of consolation , and of course the stories about Nicu 's debauchery and coarseness were unparalleled , Valentin 's public reputation ( which is to say , the cautious whispers between friends about him ) was positive . |
| 6 | ‘ She is tall and fair and fair-skinned , a nice green dress , good-looking I should say , although it was artificial light and I should think she looks very different in the day time … yes , I should think very different . |
| 7 | There was no sign of Carrie and although it was milking time the cows were still in the field . |
| 8 | Going on down er , the profit and loss account , the tax charge er , is lower as a percentage than it was this time last year . |
| 9 | It 's colder than it was this morning I think . |
| 10 | erm it 's probably sort of fifteen per cent better than it was last year . |
| 11 | The programme has been a lot better , a lot more stable this year and I think all round , the fitness in general , is going to be a lot better than it was last year . |
| 12 | It 's a bit higher than it was last time but it 's still well within the normal range , now just How far can you walk before you get short of breath , would you say ? |
| 13 | France is now facing its second period of cohabitation between a right-wing government and a socialist president , and if the statements of the conservative leaders are anything to go by , it is likely to be tougher than it was last time . |
| 14 | The other end was already harnessed to a team of horses , so it was easy work pulling off the entire roof in one smack . |
| 15 | We were both really excited about each other 's playing and we could actually get along as people , too , so it was great partnership . |
| 16 | But I ran for them and won most everything , so it was good fun , and it also kept me off the streets , which pleased my parents . |
| 17 | ‘ So it was do-it-yourself time , ’ says bill , ‘ and , with the help of my father , we did just that . |
| 18 | I am fundamentally lazy and decided that we would inevitably be scrambled so it was less effort to remain in my aircraft and wait for it , helmet on and listening to the R T. The next thing I saw was people running — I still could not hear anything due to my helmet — and on looking round saw the 109s starting their dive on the field . |
| 19 | Tom would n't wear rain gear because he could n't find a set to really fit his 6ft 3in frame , so it was hard work for me to keep him dry . |
| 20 | ‘ So it was old Mossycop ? ’ |
| 21 | She was rather young when she married and had been brought up as a lady , so it was another world for her . |
| 22 | It was obviously a popular haunt — and not just with the boating fraternity — so it was some while before their food was brought to them . |
| 23 | It meant taking Weenie and Co. , who had to be made tidy and neat , so it was some time before their caravan set forth . |
| 24 | But they were n't there , so it was free range and no chickens all the way ! |
| 25 | ‘ So it was just impulse that sent you up here ? ’ |
| 26 | The chef mashed a lump of raw gristle on his stove , and kept it down until it was half charcoal . |
| 27 | could n't help thinking if it was modern day a woman that 's manically depressed dreamt that , dreamt she had , she was definitely mental , she would be stuck in a a mental home and just kept under with er |
| 28 | The membership ban would make sense if it was Labour Party policy to expel Northern Ireland from the UK immediately after coming to power . |
| 29 | ‘ Now if it was Irish whiskey you were talking about … ’ |
| 30 | Fifty two litres roughly so if it was one voucher for fifteen that 's three in n it ? |