Example sentences of "[pron] that [was/were] [adv] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now in the summer of 1187 Henry sent messenger after messenger to Richard asking him to return and promising to grant him everything that was justly his . |
| 2 | It was untenable that he should blame her for something that was not her fault . |
| 3 | But as soon as we hit with something that was n't what we were about , we always tried to get the band back to what we thought it should be — three guitars and drums played loud by four New York bums . |
| 4 | Something that was n't there was a magazine she 'd asked him to get : a back copy of a thing called Focus on Germany . |
| 5 | His kiss was like no other she 'd ever experienced — not a caress , but a declaration of possession , as though he was staking a claim to something that was rightfully his . |
| 6 | I know some people accused us of whingeing , but it was ridiculous that they were able to benefit from something that was entirely their fault . |
| 7 | The past did n't matter , the present did , but not the present that included others , just the essential now , the one that was just her and Fernando . |
| 8 | His smile was open and friendly , and suddenly it seemed preposterous to be standing here , on a Roman street corner , arguing with a man who had taken her from an existence that she 'd hated to one that was all she 'd ever dreamed of . |
| 9 | Yo , are you sure you 've seen it or the one that was like it ? |
| 10 | So , you said that was the first thing , or were , was it that were both it |
| 11 | I would n't describe anything that was not what I had gone through and understood myself — in my experience or out of my imagination and other people 's words would n't do . |
| 12 | It was inconceivable that she could take from Mrs Barnet anything that was rightly hers , nor did Ruth flatter herself that Joss Barnet 's interest in her was anything but transient . |