Example sentences of "it [adv] [was/were] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | As in commercial aircraft , going it alone was never a realistic option . |
| 2 | It also was perhaps a trifle ironic that when Charles Manson wanted to have his life story told on film , he instructed his lawyers to get the Easy Rider team . |
| 3 | And as you say at that stage it really was just a matter of erm every man for himself really . |
| 4 | I ran the tape back , wanting to listen again to some of Surkov 's improvisation ; but when I pressed to start it there was only a crackling silence . |
| 5 | The letters must have been at least two feet in height and to do this job from a ladder , with only a young apprentice to hold it steady was quite a feat . |
| 6 | The Philistine culture too , developing further south on the coast of Palestine , may have roots in the Minoan trading empire ; Bury ( 1951 ) mentions that an ancient name for Gaza was Minoa , which implies that it too was once a Minoan trading station . |