Example sentences of "it [was/were] new [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The money that the Minister has provided has been recycled more times than I can count — although he talks about it as if it were new money — and it will run out in April , but there is still no commitment to replace it . |
| 2 | So we started another thing then the , if you paid fourpence you , you could have your suit wrapped up and it were new paper with string . |
| 3 | NEW WAVE NEWS : It was new wave ( whatever that means ! ) . |
| 4 | But it was new boy Matt who put the gloss on Oxford 's performance . |
| 5 | For Red Rum it was new territory . |
| 6 | We were less than a hundred miles away from Adrar , and it was New Year 's Eve . |
| 7 | Of course — it was New Year 's Eve . |
| 8 | It was New Year 's Eve and the midnight sky was still bright : Punta Arenas is at 53°S , and although on a similar longitude to Halifax has been shunted , by Professor Dowd 's descendants , into the same time zone as New York — all of which means that it stays light for a great deal longer than in most cities , and we celebrated the coming of the New Year in almost broad daylight . |
| 9 | It was New Year 's Eve and he had arranged to spend it with Kate . |
| 10 | But it was New Year 's Eve , and all the roads were busy tonight . |
| 11 | It was New Year 's Eve . |
| 12 | It was New Year 's Day , Bank Holiday , but , bizarrely , for her a working day . |
| 13 | And she said I 'm , I 'm I 'm not staying she said , I think it was New Year 's Eve , she said I 'm walking out so I might have no job , so I 've not seen her since , so Madge said she 's still there , that 's in Altrincham int it ? |
| 14 | It was new year or |