Example sentences of "it [vb past] this was " in BNC.
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| 1 | It transpired this was his permanent secretary , Sir Bruce Fraser , one of the greatest Treasury mandarins of the day Vivian had acted without reference to his secretary of state , the Head of the Home Civil service , or the Prime Minister . |
| 2 | As it transpired this was not the best way to support the staff with their problems of low morale . |
| 3 | Abul Ismail had said that she was loyal to Genoa , and it seemed this was true , whatever Carlotta had done to her . |
| 4 | It seemed this was as far as the couple had thought ; as though that would be it . |
| 5 | Then I heard about the idea of a set of stamps and it seemed this was a way to recognise his work . |
| 6 | The Tory Party had a clear mission which was to break the power of the unions , and the way that it did this was by using the law . |