Example sentences of "be [adv] [that] [pers pn] were [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's just that they were not inclined to help him out . |
| 2 | It 's just that you were n't saying a lot . ’ |
| 3 | It 's just that you were so keen . |
| 4 | I say , it 's not that they were n't good . |
| 5 | Conversely , the reason why readers of the lowbrow press had such strong preferences for television news was not that they were particularly dissatisified with their papers but that they were particularly enthusiastic about the quality of television . |
| 6 | It was not that they were there as a punishment , just that the cellar was their living room ( a common arrangement in the back-to-backs of Bradford where most Asian families live ) . |
| 7 | The traditional justification for lower wages for women was always that they were not responsible for the livelihood of a household . |
| 8 | It was n't that they were particularly good or , come to that , that Hartlepool were too bad . |