Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir , if you do come to the view , however , that one or both of these sites may have some as it were residual greenbelt functions , then we ask you to bear in mind the matters raised , in particular Mrs 's appendix nine , about the need in the longer term , that is , beyond two thousand and six in particular , for a strategic reserve . |
| 2 | It were Patti Le Bell |
| 3 | It 's a high-risk enterprise for us to , to pontificate about local radio , particularly as we have three as it were local radio representatives here , and we shall give them ample opportunity to confirm or deny the sort of things we 're saying . |
| 4 | and I went in shop I said a sack of dog food I said German Shepherd and got it home and I thought this looks different , it were ginormous chunk things in it and he were going ptew , ptew and they were all over garden |
| 5 | Finally , it was Blue Ash Farm . |
| 6 | It was nice roast dinner ! |
| 7 | The membership ban would make sense if it was Labour Party policy to expel Northern Ireland from the UK immediately after coming to power . |
| 8 | I do n't know exactly what it was , but er er it was potted meat sandwiches er and tea . |
| 9 | Unfortunately it was classic summer weather . |
| 10 | Maj Waters said : ‘ It was well-aimed artillery fire , carefully avoiding UN vehicles . |
| 11 | It was recent history Goreng was most avid for . |
| 12 | It was appropriate warm-up garb , as the Run Barbados Marathon was to go from the point of this historical settlement ( established 1627 ) to Sam Lord 's Castle , built with the profits from a wrecker 's booty . |
| 13 | The FMLN denied government claims that it was refusing to withdraw its forces to appointed territories , that it had under-reported its arms and troop inventories , or that it was encouraging land occupations and was planning to establish agrarian settlements in a disputed border area with Honduras . |
| 14 | Lady McCollum , chairman of the watchdog body , said the completion of the Single Market and the fact that trade was crossing new borders meant it was crucial consumers interests were not overlooked . |
| 15 | But it was skewed development priorities that forced people into a continued dependence on livestock in the first place and huge , often foreign-owned ranches that pushed those people and their herds onto fragile , marginal land . |
| 16 | It was strange seeing nuns outside . |
| 17 | When they wanted to stop the investment programme , it was managing director Malcolm Cotton who fought for the idea . |
| 18 | It was good drying weather . |
| 19 | ‘ It was good quality stuff , good to work on and I gradually worked my way up to being one of the house engineers and it took off from there . ’ |
| 20 | In this respect it was good sales promotion , a catalogue of positive persuasion as the following quotation shows : |
| 21 | It was pointless making friends who would reject the ‘ new me ’ in the future , so I stopped making friends . |
| 22 | It was possible Mrs Fribbins bruise was caused by accident or by someone else . |
| 23 | It was possible Mrs Fribbins bruise was caused by accident or by someone else . |
| 24 | Ironically it was part-time spinner Aamir Sohail who pulled the rug from under England by dismissing Ian Botham for 40 and Trent Bridge destroyer Graeme Hick for just eight . |
| 25 | Unlike Gillens a fixed rate for the week , it was then piece work . |
| 26 | It was sheer self deception had me conned ! |
| 27 | It was sheer gut instinct . |
| 28 | He said again that it was great being friends with them . |
| 29 | He 'd smile and say it was great being friends with you . |
| 30 | I just I just saw it was pure virgin olive oil and I thought oh that 'll do |