Example sentences of "[subord] it was [det] [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | It 's colder than it was this morning I think . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | She was rather young when she married and had been brought up as a lady , so it was another world for her . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It meant taking Weenie and Co. , who had to be made tidy and neat , so it was some time before their caravan set forth . |
| 8 | The chef mashed a lump of raw gristle on his stove , and kept it down until it was half charcoal . |
| 9 | And , by the way , " he added , as if it was all part of the same subject , " I think I 've come up with the safest combination of captain and crew for your journey . |
| 10 | However , to get him to the point where he might be weaned from the ventilator , one must allow him to sleep and get stronger , so if it was that kind of day or that kind of period , he might have more sedation than other times . |
| 11 | If it was that number it would be hundreds . |
| 12 | It would be written with my pen , you see , if it was that letter . |
| 13 | The Vadinamians like to stage Recovery as if it was some kind of major ceremonial — with the required assembling of all the off-worlders , the exact timing and so on . |
| 14 | He raised the bucket too , and shook it rhythmically , as if it was some kind of primitive musical instrument . |
| 15 | It came to light that er a great many of the members , a great many of the people who talked about their early experiences reported some sort of abusive experience , either y'know er quite a short one that went on over many many years you know that er if it was some relative or friend of the family they were likely to have been abused for quite a long time in some cases . |
| 16 | Anyway , if it was some place like where those sisters are . ’ |
| 17 | if it was another girl he would have another one . |
| 18 | After pausing for a second he must have relented , because he told her that if it was any help she could borrow benches and trestle tables . |
| 19 | I just thought , if it was any good if I took Bryony to the hairdresser with me and you took Richard and James |
| 20 | you go and have a look at that one in the bathroom any way he looked at that mark , so if it was any thing |
| 21 | if it was any thing he 'd er |
| 22 | If it was any consolation the same basic problems existed in the Church of England , while among Roman Catholics few if any clergy were well paid . |
| 23 | Daisy nearly said Perdita could start off by weight lifting some of her belongings upstairs , but desisted because it was such heaven to be on speaking terms again . |
| 24 | A third trend was centred upon growing awareness of the difference between the real world and the way in which environment was perceived because it was such perception which influenced decision-making and therefore management . |
| 25 | Kids watched it in their millions every week because it was that rarity : an adult show which listened to their viewpoint . |
| 26 | Because it was that point that erm David Berlow made about howthe Condensed Century was done , where he took the Torino serifs and put them on . |
| 27 | For instance , erm because it was all side , Douglas pine , Douglas fir was doing better there than in . |
| 28 | She had never felt such a queer sensation before and was suddenly sad because it was this man who was going to take her innocence away from her . |
| 29 | To this book ‘ must be given the credit for preserving the ideas of equestrian art to the present day , because it was this book that formed the basis of its renaissance ’ . |
| 30 | This study will , therefore , concentrate on the first wave of evacuation during the ‘ phoney war ’ period because it was this stage that caused most controversy . |