Example sentences of "it [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But nevertheless if it were handled properly the high-yielding seeds of African maize , upland rice and cassava which are on the way could make a real difference . |
| 2 | Developed socialism , nonetheless , did not subsequently figure in the General Secretary 's speeches or in party documents , and it was replaced later the same year by the term ‘ developing socialism ’ ( razvivayushchiisya sotsializm ) , implying a still earlier stage in the transition towards the communist society of the future . |
| 3 | and er if it was applied retroactively the er estimates which were put for the European court |
| 4 | He took the trouble to work on it further when it was given again the following season , eliminating the somewhat superfluous role of a pastor , for instance , and putting the women into soft shoes instead of point shoes so that the movement looked more natural . |
| 5 | A man used to hand it back in when the bus ran in and it was given out the next day . |
| 6 | It was a very sunny day and it was made all the more complete by Albert being on duty on the return journey . |
| 7 | It was made all the more intense because it was directed inwards . |
| 8 | It was made all the more infuriating by the fact that she had dressed with more than usual care , splashing out far more than she could afford on a red silk jersey creation from an expensive boutique . |
| 9 | Owen 's reaction touched him on a sore spot ; and it was made all the sorer by an angry feeling inside him that there had indeed been incompetence , Egyptian incompetence , that he , Mahmoud , was ultimately responsible for it — and that there was absolutely nothing that he could in practice do about it . |
| 10 | It was said just the way the woman and Brenner had said it , Das Kampflugzeug , like The Event , and Scholz saw Maxim 's puzzlement . |
| 11 | And for 1,500 miles it was carried on the current without power , navigational gear or a radio transmitter . |
| 12 | However , what is slightly more problematic than the end of the prosecution is why it was brought in the first place . |
| 13 | Our folk up at Dalvaine and that , they spoke the Gaelic long after it was spoken down the glen . |
| 14 | In it was set down the ‘ The Fundamental Purpose Of The United States ’ and ‘ The Fundamental Design Of The Kremlin' together with their ‘ Underlying Conflict In The Realm Of Ideas And Values ’ . |