Example sentences of "it was [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | so it was better conditions in there . |
| 2 | Well erm you see although I learned shorthand and typing it was better money and that was the reason I had to do it , I 've passed my exams in shorthand but er probably there were n't enough offices then to employ a good many clerks , but erm they er it was a very big fellow who used to ring the bell and the bell was on the outside , he was named Tom but I ca n't for the life of me think erm what his other name was but , erm it used to put the fear through us I can tell you if we were around the corner and we heard that bell ringing but erm they , they were a good firm to work for and , but they were strict but everywhere was strict in those days , we had to accept it but it was a long long hours , but erm they knew I had some , I , I enjoyed it and I 'd go back again only I 'm too old . |
| 3 | Mrs Brocklebank had created a little nest for herself in the basement where she put her clothes and her big black handbag , from which she was only rarely and reluctantly parted , and where she tucked away any odds and ends it was better Brock at home did not see . |
| 4 | Although the amount NoS had to raise at this point was small compared with what was to come later , those involved say that in many ways it was harder work . |
| 5 | While on Evay it was shorter distances . |
| 6 | In a slowly run race , it was older brother Morley Street who quickened the better on the run-in to land the Elite Hurdle . |
| 7 | But worried Orcadians said it was further proof — following the Braer oil tanker disaster on neighbouring Shetland — of the pressing need to review shipping arrangements . |
| 8 | The main benefit for general practitioners was improved practice management and computer systems ( 10 mentions ) ; for non-medical staff it was swifter referrals ( 11 mentions ) . |