Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [noun] [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 More importantly , it was only Biscuit Bomber left in Australia .
2 Luckily the weather was so awful that nothing was flying , so there was only routine work to attend to .
3 So the drop in fee income was largely people delaying letting us do the work : it was n't solely through lost work .
4 Our manager replied that it was not company policy to divulge personal details of employees ( mad joggers or not ! ) and that if she wanted to take it further , she should write in .
5 Mr Schabort said : ‘ At first they seemed quite eager but then I received a letter saying it was not council policy to meet with South African officials .
6 However , a spokesman said it was not police policy to discuss the occupation of people helping with inquiries .
7 ‘ The opinion was also expressed that it was not party policy to come out and support candidates during local elections .
8 The survivors from Tiranoc and what was once Nagarythe start rebuilding their lands .
9 As no tea was grown in India during Earl Grey 's lifetime , it is obvious that this was purely China tea flavoured with oil of bergamot .
10 She came across for the first time today , I was out egg yard getting some eggs
11 There was even railway time observed in clocks , as if the sun itself had given in .
12 There was even railway time observed in clocks , as if the sun itself had given in .
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