Example sentences of "was [that] i [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now it was that I had a chance of discarding or of adapting to my own purpose the fine words and infinite variety of constructions which I had formerly admired from afar off and imitated in fairly cold blood . |
| 2 | The one major event which happened to me at Binbrook , and which was going to change my life , was that I met the man I was eventually to marry , although a lot of water would flow under the bridge before the wedding took place . |
| 3 | ‘ What I was saying was that I have a flat which is not currently in use . |
| 4 | Of course she knew that Silas had inherited this property , but what she had n't realised was that I have the right to live in the house for my lifetime , or until I happen to marry again . |
| 5 | What happened was that I did the work and received not a word from anybody about it . |
| 6 | The result was that I chaired a session and I got Pam Mills from the BBC to speak at it and everyone agreed it was one of the best sessions of the conference . |