Example sentences of "problem [was/were] that [pron] [vb past] [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A problem was that they did not have the time to do this ; cells were being charged up and time was running out , every spare moment being needed for preparing and measuring active cells . |
| 2 | Our problem was that we had not learned enough . |
| 3 | The problem was that we did n't know why there had been such a dramatic improvement . |
| 4 | Laura 's problem was that she had not enough to do — no children , though she had n't said anything about this recently — and his heart smote him because he had undertaken to make her happy , and had n't . |
| 5 | ‘ Heather 's problem was that she did n't feel she belonged , Mr Barnett . |
| 6 | The problem was that you did n't know . |
| 7 | The only problem was that it did n't work out quite as we were expecting it to … |