Example sentences of "[was/were] [pron] that you [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking to her for comfort was like looking through a drawer for something which you knew was not there because you had looked so often before : you knew what was there — in painful and tedious detail — but there was nothing that you wanted . |
| 2 | Harry : If it was me that you said that to , I would n't go home and tell my parents , I would just tell you about your colour . |
| 3 | Er it was something that you brought in into the discussion so I |
| 4 | It was something that you had to swallow whole , like a stone of uncomfortable size , and the act of swallowing was called Faith . |
| 5 | God was something that you glimpsed in only your rarest moments , and could n't put a name to . |
| 6 | You said that you were n't a Catholic , but there was something that you wanted to confess . |
| 7 | Have you told Bernard the story and he turned round and he said , who the fuck was it that you told her brother I 've seen Jason ! |
| 8 | ‘ How was it that you met ? ’ |
| 9 | Where was it that you had to move from during the War ? |
| 10 | When was it that you left for Naples ? ’ |
| 11 | Now , er if we could come on a little bit , erm , tt when was it that you became sort of officially politically active , when you actually joined er joined the party ? |
| 12 | What about erm how was it that you became involved in erm was it Having looked round the shop erm is it you specialize in is erm fish |
| 13 | ‘ What was it that you did wrong up there ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Then what was it that you did mean ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ What was it that you weighed ? ’ |