Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] be that [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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1 | One of the other things about those two that were wrong was that they rambled , they were all over the place , there was no conciseness , no clarity to them . |
2 | Final evidence that rhynchosaurs were herbivorous is that they occurred in large numbers ; in general we expect the herbivores to outnumber carnivores . |
3 | Perhaps the best proof that the previous figures were flawed is that they suggested that Asia 's weight in world output had fallen from 7.9% in 1985 to 7.2% in 1990 , although it was by far the fastest growing region . |
4 | One of the reasons why the better shipyards and coachbuilders were expensive was that they kept large stocks of valuable timber seasoned and seasoning . |
5 | What was different was that there had been something else mixed in with the raw hunger blazing in his eyes . |
6 | What was unforgivable was that he had systematically lied to me — and I had let him do it . |
7 | What was evident was that they had all expected Comrade Andrew to join them , even Alice , who knew he disapproved . |
8 | Nevertheless , what was important was that it occurred because Leeds were caught out ( again ) at the back and Jones was thundering in . |