Example sentences of "and it [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ghost of Linfield past has been laid to rest and it was former team manager Eric Bowyer who began the exorcism — in somewhat bizarre circumstances . |
| 2 | Desperately she tried to unscramble the confusion in her brain , searching in vain for a way to handle the situation , and it was sheer impulse that made her say , ‘ I came here to meet you — the wild man of the wilderness . |
| 3 | We had very little water , and it was dangerous country here , with many wild animals . |
| 4 | They had their they measured it and it was eight foot high and he jumps up , spins around and crash |
| 5 | And it was eight pound for the whole pack and all the spacers . |
| 6 | Did you see erm , they see in this paper the light did it were in Kingfisher book and it was seventeen pound for a roll |
| 7 | We stopped briefly at Recife ( which is quite near the equator ) and Rio de Janeiro before coming to Sao Paulo airport , but it was night time at Recife , and it was early morning with an overcast sky at Rio , so I saw little . |
| 8 | Well , as you know , when I was a novice I used to do quite a lot of teaching , because the nuns were short-handed , and it was useful practice . |
| 9 | and it was dark green oh it it 's not bad but you know I 'd just lost ten pounds to the taxi driver to him giving me the wrong change so I was feeling in a very frugal mood an and this the green of this candlestick holder you know what I call the old fashioned dark green , of some china ? |
| 10 | It stank and it was dark orange . |
| 11 | ( And it was that lack of hits which probably helped bring about the suicides . ) |
| 12 | But it was the patronage of Sir John Coke [ q.v. ] , one of the principal secretaries of state from 1625 to 1639 , which lay behind his rise to complete control of foreign and domestic posts in the 1630s ; and it was that achievement which gave him the opportunity both to create a new postal service and to acquire an estate in Essex worth £800 a year . |
| 13 | Sharpe had taken a royal fortune off the battlefield , and it was that fortune which Jane had stolen from him , and much of which she had already spent on a London house and on silks and on furniture and on jewels and on Lord John 's debts , and on silverware and gold plate and Chinese wallpaper and on lapdogs and satin and on the cabriolet in which Lord John now rode towards the cavalry and battle . |
| 14 | And it was that kind of debate that that went on the last few years . |
| 15 | He was his own father down there and it was that night again when Francis said to me , ‘ Do n't go , ’ and this time I had n't . |
| 16 | I do n't know of any boxing match that 's ever captured the interest of people and it was that night , course we never heard the result , not until we got to Egypt , you there was no wireless you see , you did n't know what was happening at all . |
| 17 | And it was that distress , outwardly forgotten , which had been the root cause of her lifelong claustrophobia . |
| 18 | Everton 's crisp passing bewildered Tottenham , and it was that fellow Beardsley running the show . |
| 19 | And it was that habit of speaking his mind that led to his downfall . |
| 20 | Mother was a Tallentire and it was that side of the family which had the interest in music and … well , talent , I suppose , like the first part of their name . |
| 21 | And er we went to get one , and measured it and it was right size this box but |
| 22 | really great it was , you know I did n't really think it would turn out as big as it has done you know , but it 's turned out beautiful has n't it really , yeah we was , I was thrilled especially when they built the new houses round the front we used to go and keep looking at them , little did I think I would get one , and the housing officer came one day and he said would you like one of the new ones , I said I would and it was four bedroom but we got , you see we 've got the other bedroom over my daughter-in-law 's , so me and hubby used to have the en right down a long passage and the bedroom was over like the sit you 've got a bedroom over the sitting room like see and she erm , we used to have so the children did n't make a noise to disturb her so my hubby and I had that room , yeah , it was quite nice it was , nice house , I erm , you know , enjoyed being there , bringing up the family , you want plenty of room you 've got a big family do n't you really ? |
| 23 | Tweed was desperately anxious to get to Freiburg and it was late afternoon already . |
| 24 | me , my mate and paul had a terrible night out after the spurs game : first we were supposed to meet two fellow norw. at a pub ( the black lion ? ) and they never showed up — then we went downtown to the marquee which was empty ( 8 quid out of the window ) and a not the place to go at a saturday nite ( no live music , just house — which i quite like — but there has to be some people around ) — then standing in queue at ‘ the borderline ’ for a couple of hours not getting in … and it was bloody cold ( hi paul ) — the wind just froze my balls of ( well nearly ) … the meet-up was cozy though — no problems finding the guys ( or rather : just look for mr cantona ) and time for a couple of pints before and after the game and no problem wearing a leeds outfit at the pub … i was not sporting my leeds away scarf when among the newcastle crowd though ; - ) |
| 25 | It was nice and , I mean you got ooh quite a lot of beef , and it was nice beef ! |
| 26 | And these are nice thinly sliced and it was nice beef ! |
| 27 | So we had a big sandwich you know with salad and with crisps and that on the side and the hot chocolate and it was five pound . |
| 28 | and it was five pound off the |
| 29 | And it was small compensation to be able to loathe yourself |
| 30 | Now this contest I 'm looking forward too , it 's young left-hander who plays all manner of strokes , where the superb hundred at Hove last weekend , and er , tucked in particularly since Salisbury the leg spinner , on a short leg side boundary and it was similar situation today . |