Example sentences of "[prep] [was/were] that the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought for a while and said that the only thing I could think of was that the British government did not — although it would have been slow to admit it — at that moment cut much ice with the South African government , but the United States government cut considerable ice . |
| 2 | But one thing Rachel was certain of was that the revival of those memories had only intensified her dislike of her sister 's ex-fiancé , and when she arrived for work the following Monday morning and he was the first person she saw she found her resolve to have as little to do with him as possible had only been strengthened . |
| 3 | She had all that to fill her heart with but at this moment all she could think of was that the stranger had left her side . |
| 4 | One theory I came up with was that the down beat of its wings pushed it upwards and the up beat pushed it downwards and the two cancelled each other out so that the kestrel stayed where it was . |
| 5 | Question directly relating to that point though is it not true that the Eastern Arts withdrawal of the ten thousand pound grant last year was directly related to criticisms made in both in the nineteen eighty six appraisal and subsequently and repeated both to The Star recently what with was that the marketing of the playhouse was drastically inadequate . |
| 6 | One thing I was n't keen on was that the noise suppressor stayed on all the time . |
| 7 | One of the grounds relied on was that the company was insolvent . |
| 8 | ( Lord Diplock 's emphasis at p394 ) The conclusion arrived at was that the requirement " by description " had to be determined by reference to the contract as a whole , that is , whether the characteristics had become terms in the contract . |
| 9 | What he had not bargained for was that the ‘ fusion ’ cell would be deemed a radioactive hazard and so be prevented from getting the urgent clearance for transport across international borders . |