Example sentences of "that was the main " in BNC.
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| 1 | We used his PA system which was a bit ramshackle , but it worked — that was the main thing — and about 25 people turned up in the little mock Tudor , oak panelled dining room that was part of The Three Tuns pub in Beckenham . |
| 2 | That was the main thing , there was very little money , so we charged everything . |
| 3 | That was the main , but not the only cause of the subsequent riot , when the bonnie lieges , not a few ‘ in drink ’ as they used to say at the magistrate 's court , toppled the case over with the luckless , as well as legless leprechaun still inside . |
| 4 | To add a bit of spice to the proceedings a sketchy transition had been tacked on one end of the ramp and that was the main focus of attention , especially in the grown-ups group . |
| 5 | It was n't much fun , but we did it , and that was the main thing . |
| 6 | That was the main thing , to feel good about yourself . |
| 7 | He was the powerful one , in terms of being a Cabinet minister , and that was the main thing that attracted her . ’ |
| 8 | Sharpe knew it was important for Dornberg to know where the Emperor was , for where Napoleon rode , that was the main French attack . |
| 9 | Still , they got the difficult jobs done and that was the main thing . |
| 10 | yes , that was the main thing ! |
| 11 | That was the main shop . |
| 12 | That was the main thing . |
| 13 | That was the main we had . |
| 14 | So that was the main tree planting , this avenue of trees down on either side of this little path . |
| 15 | Yes I think that was the main reason . |
| 16 | Anything , more money , that was the main thing , more money . |
| 17 | But there was one witness the potential murderer could not avoid , and that was the main suspect . |
| 18 | That was the main thing . |
| 19 | When when the strike first started , being in the summer months we needed quite a strong picket line to talk to the tourists , at various gates cos that was the main source of income at the quarry at that time . |
| 20 | He brings with him his radio and prepares for — his — match with Lierse listening to BBC hoping for Leeds goals … and after the Wembley match he went straigth to Batty for changing shirts — i think he said that for the couple of last minutes that was the main thing — not that he had made a great goal or Norway getting a draw . |
| 21 | Or are things still fragile at the back ( from over here it seems that that was the main thing that caused us trouble last year , and in some early matches this season . ) ? |
| 22 | yeah , but that , that was the main usage |
| 23 | Cos that , that was the main erm |
| 24 | That was the main thing . |