Example sentences of "that was [verb] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much that was written in those days now sounds appallingly snobbish , and I think it is a great tribute to my parents that we were kept ignorant of such distinctions . |
| 2 | We decided the best way to do that was to put in this questionnaire . |
| 3 | and I do n't know if that was exceeded in this case . |
| 4 | Now that was er , it was er or they were oranges what had been cut in half and they had the centre taken out so it was just the orange peel and that was pressed into these barrels , filled with water and that was then brought up on to the quay , left on the quay and that used to go to . |
| 5 | We have not yet as a nation fully acknowledged the wrong that was done at that time , and we have not fully rejected it . |
| 6 | I think that was recognized by all members of the P A G. |
| 7 | I will favour the right hon. Gentleman by quoting one thought that was expressed in that article : ’ If the single person discount remains a feature of the tax they will have to create a register — a point Michael Heseltine will eventually have to acknowledge . |
| 8 | Well they would take in er er er they would er er and they would put hoe potatoes you see when that was coming on that time . |
| 9 | For example , the Turkish translation of ( 95 ) might be glossed as ( 96 ) , where the proximal demonstrative anaphorically refers to the first referent introduced , and the distal demonstrative to the second : ( 95 ) John and Mary came into the room : he was laughing but she was crying ( 96 ) John and Mary came into the room : this was laughing , but that was crying In that case , there are good arguments for considering that anaphora ultimately rests on deictic notions ( Lyons , 1977a : 671 ) . |
| 10 | yeah , so anyway erm , he bought the car in to tell me that , garage down here , five hundred and forty eight pound labour right and that was put on another wing , save repairing the wing , put a new on , so what I did with mine is , I put on a new wing , right , and reduced the labour by sixty five quid to four hundred and five , I make plenty on the parts |
| 11 | For 40 years the policy has been that some contribution should be made towards the cost of sight and dental charges — that was agreed by both parties . |
| 12 | This was an intelligence test that was taken at that time by all children who wanted state education . |
| 13 | That was taken by that man and sent to Mrs Newbegin 's account in San Antonio , Texas . |
| 14 | That was forced through this House by Government policy and their votes . |
| 15 | So I had been a visitor , and an occasional attender at the X-ray Department , but all that was spread over many years . |
| 16 | And er little history of that , that was sunk by some Irishmen and they reckon they sank the iri they sank that pit without the aid of a plumb-bob. how true it is . |
| 17 | Now , at Deer Forest , two brood mares were all that was left from former dreams and ambitions . |
| 18 | The logical erm conclusion from that was to look at some form of tertiary education and that is what the County Council went out to consultation on . |