Example sentences of "[adv] was [pron] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not for the horse 's sake alone was it that carters would drive through a roadside pond , or choose to ford a stream rather than go over a bridge beside the ford . |
| 2 | The roof was slightly unusual due to the relative heights of the eaves and the ridge , but to a structural engineer the design was sound and anyway was one that had been used many times before . |
| 3 | What exactly was it that had taken place ? |
| 4 | How long ago was it that I looked on the world with such innocent eyes ? |
| 5 | how long ago was it that we bought it ? |
| 6 | How long ago was it that we paid six hundred pounds did n't we to get our roof seen to , does n't seem all those many years ago . |
| 7 | At Les Puces there was everything that everyone had ever thrown out : genuine , valuable antiques , odd shoes , false teeth , stuffed cats … more items than I knew existed . |
| 8 | He said there was a case for extending the duty of care of auditors beyond members but this again was something that Bingham did n't necessary find er necessary as a result of his inquiry into B C C I . |