Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adv] a matter " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , if it were simply a matter of agreeing on an arbitrary definition , there would be little problem . |
| 2 | But if it were simply a matter of providing skills to make their students more employable , that would be a much more dubious enterprise . |
| 3 | If it were merely a matter of eloquence , or energy or conviction , the education system , like other male institutions , would have been transformed by women already . |
| 4 | If it were only a matter of alcohol , would a body care ? |
| 5 | The head saw a possible solution in a more flexible points allocation for ancillary assistance than that which was LEA policy , but recognised that it was principally a matter of lack of finance . |
| 6 | In the early stages we started off with perhaps Minor schools which could almost have been Major ones , because you were just trying to find any school that had got some kind of life , or interest , or things happening … really in many ways it was rather a matter of chance because of the way it happened at the time . |
| 7 | From Aalborg it was largely a matter of following the setting sun , which had broken from its cloud cover even before the flier had reached his chosen height . |
| 8 | On most Western battlefields , it was normally a matter of an hour or two . |
| 9 | It was just a matter of time . |
| 10 | And I was told that he was going to die shortly , and that if I wished , the measures that they were using with the respirator could be removed at my request , because he was in a terminal stage ; it was just a matter of time , and I really felt that I could n't make that decision myself . |
| 11 | They were an obvious foursome from the beginning , and it was just a matter of time until they paired off . |
| 12 | It feels good , but I always knew I would get them behind me — it was just a matter of going out there and proving myself . ’ |
| 13 | The adrenaline was certainly pumping , but I realised it was just a matter of getting over those first few minutes . |
| 14 | It was just a matter of time , Ross could see that . |
| 15 | He knew he was a dead man , no matter what happened — it was just a matter of time . |
| 16 | Once he heard you 'd been arrested it was just a matter of finding out which police station you were being held at , ’ Hall said . |
| 17 | I knew it was just a matter of getting the knack ! ’ |
| 18 | Maybe it was just a matter of getting to know him . |
| 19 | It was just a matter of time before she showed her true feelings , I was sure of that . |
| 20 | It was just a matter of government policy . |
| 21 | She was n't heavy and although I 'm no weight-training freak , I lifted her until her backside was balanced on the tailboard and then it was just a matter of rolling her in to the well of the truck , the back of her head making a satisfying thud as she landed . |
| 22 | It was just a matter of moving carefully and keeping his eyes open . |
| 23 | It started to make er a bit of a horrible noise around the ten second mark and from there it was aborted immediately , erm the sledgehammer was handy and it was just a matter of seconds after that . |
| 24 | So the men always made sure the apprentices went and er it was just a matter over the years going to the meetings that you get interested in the business of the trade unions . |
| 25 | In this case it was probably a matter of a commercial bourgeoisie , itself still rising in importance , which had not yet found its styles in art . |
| 26 | French External Affairs Minister Roland Dumas said that , however committed France was to seeking a peaceful solution , it was ultimately a matter of international law . |
| 27 | This was now ; there was a reason for everything ; it was simply a matter of courage and patience . |
| 28 | At the last fence Crisp , though he walloped the gorse into the air , still held a substantial lead , but Red Rum — with twenty-three pounds less on his back — was charging along now , and it was simply a matter of whether Crisp could survive the desperately long run to the winning post . |
| 29 | Now it was simply a matter of whether the embarrassment of a Foinavon victory could be headed off , but he was thirty lengths in the lead turning away from the Canal Turn and showed no signs of giving up . |
| 30 | After that , it was simply a matter of having a strong wind , the sailors climbing up and down the rigging , adjusting the sail to catch every breeze and puff of air while look-outs were posted high above the mast . |