Example sentences of "deciding that [noun sg] was the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My mother has mentioned you a lot in her letters , ’ she said at last , deciding that honesty was the only policy , if she was going to smooth over accusations made in the heat of the moment . |
| 2 | As soon as a post 's routine was established it would be attacked : Sergeant James and two sappers lay for two days watching a post before deciding that breakfast-time was the right moment for such an attack . |
| 3 | Deciding that discretion was the better part of valour , Davidson began : ‘ Aidan , you probably like a few pints ? ’ |
| 4 | Deciding that attack was the best form of defence , I knelt beside him and lowering my head to within inches of his , said , ‘ Next time , It 'll be the bread knife . ’ |
| 5 | Evidently deciding that prudery was the better part of valour , I hotfooted it down to the bedroom again in time to witness half the ceiling crashing in flames on to the bed I had been sleeping in moments before . |