Example sentences of "it was [adv] [art] matter " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 On most Western battlefields , it was normally a matter of an hour or two .
5 It was just a matter of time .
6 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 .
7 They were an obvious foursome from the beginning , and it was just a matter of time until they paired off .
8 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 . ’
9 The adrenaline was certainly pumping , but I realised it was just a matter of getting over those first few minutes .
10 It was just a matter of time , Ross could see that .
11 He knew he was a dead man , no matter what happened — it was just a matter of time .
12 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 .
13 I knew it was just a matter of getting the knack ! ’
14 Maybe it was just a matter of getting to know him .
15 It was just a matter of time before she showed her true feelings , I was sure of that .
16 It was just a matter of government policy .
17 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 .
18 It was just a matter of moving carefully and keeping his eyes open .
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 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 .
22 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 .
23 This was now ; there was a reason for everything ; it was simply a matter of courage and patience .
24 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 .
25 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 .
26 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 .
27 It was simply a matter of waiting for their visas to be approved .
28 In this regard , the ISS proposals for units and unit credits were consonant with other changes in secondary schools which were being developed at the same time : graded assessment , where the initial belief that it was simply a matter of devising achievement tests soon gave way to much more fundamental re-thinking about allied development work on curriculum content and teaching method ; and also work on profiles/records of achievement .
29 Lilley was blatant about the government 's intention to tax the benefit , saying it was simply a matter of timing and overcoming the practical difficulties involved .
30 It was simply a matter of fitting a noose round his neck . ’
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