Example sentences of "was [adv] [art] [noun] that [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was basically the novel that made it necessary for me to look into the Bible . |
| 2 | By the time that Lothar arrived in Paris , probably in the 1180s , perhaps earlier , the theology taught there was no longer the speculative , probing theology of Peter Abelard ( which was perhaps the reputation that had brought him there in the first place ) , but had become more concerned with practical issues and doctrine . |
| 3 | The enormity of ‘ one roof ’ had taken her by surprise , and it was perhaps the way that had stiffened her which made her now feel so free , so beyond obligation . |
| 4 | When I saw your hair — ’ touching it lovingly , fingering the fiery strands ‘ — it was perhaps the trigger that sprang the flame . |
| 5 | Still , it was only a hare that had hurt him . |
| 6 | It was the only horse so far which was the right size and the right shape — or perhaps it was only the spots that detracted from Jazz 's mount . |
| 7 | She tried to explain that it was only the symptoms that had gone , and that now we had to tackle the causes . |
| 8 | But Danjit was only the hand that held the vibroblade . |
| 9 | This was exactly the result that did occur . |
| 10 | But it was just a bell that rang , it did not buzz or chime . |
| 11 | So he was interested ; it was just an interest that became less important to him . |
| 12 | It was just an instinct that came with the job . |
| 13 | ( If so , I thought that was just the problem that made it impossible to use Rocky … ) |
| 14 | She flashed me a glance that made it clear there was some backbone in there , it was just the training that made her act like a dipstick . |
| 15 | At first it was just the bodies that had been left in the corridors . |
| 16 | Only through Cunhaval was she aware of life in the forest and it was not a life-form that encouraged them to slow down and set a trap . |
| 17 | Failure was not a word that answered . |
| 18 | Accreditation was not a concept that had gained currency in Britain at this time , and in developments over the next few years it was to receive a variety of interpretations in British further and higher education . |
| 19 | This was not a requirement that rested easily with Cleo , who liked to show off , and while obeying Wakelate 's orders to a certain degree , she always took pleasure in singling out a male at these dull gatherings , on whom to focus the power of her charms . |
| 20 | It was not a problem that had ever occurred before , and although Ellie knew she was probably playing with fire she was intrigued to know how it would all turn out . |
| 21 | It was not a system that stifled individual skill . |
| 22 | However , having considered the arguments , Lord Bingham said that it was not a subject that lent itself to absolute rules . |
| 23 | They were so dependent on Britain for their trade and knew that they were accepted into the EC only because we had become a member that it was not a subject that exercised them overmuch . |
| 24 | That endurance was not a quality that induced ready sympathy from a class that still looked on the constable as a kind of public flunkey . |
| 25 | ‘ Nignog ’ was not a phrase that came readily to his lips . |
| 26 | It was perfectly natural that Jake should marry — and , apart from how it might affect Kirsty , it was not an event that interested her in the slightest . |
| 27 | It was not the Faculty that offered to cooperate with the IoT over examinations , but the IoT which made the offer to the Faculty . |
| 28 | The Mexican Government wanted to pretend that it was not the army that guaranteed them the land . |
| 29 | DR WHO is dead , but it was not the Daleks that got him , it was his own sexism . |
| 30 | Donna traced the features with one index finger but it was not the face that caused her hand to shake . |