Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] that it [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have to agree with my good-sister that it was exceptional . ’ |
| 2 | Now this was not a phrase I had ever used , but I hoped with all my heart that it was true . |
| 3 | But the scorecards overwhelmingly supported my assessment that it was one-sided tedium . |
| 4 | I found to my horror that it was " Engaged " ; I had taken off with " George " in control . |
| 5 | There is no doubt in my mind that it was old — very , very old and I would think pre-dated the houses by several hundred years . |
| 6 | It flashed across my mind that it was just what he would do , he would n't go to the doctor . |
| 7 | It flashed through my mind that it was someone who was allowed out in the grounds of Bourani and down at Moutsa only on pain of keeping herself concealed . |
| 8 | Er there 's no doubt in my mind that it was efficient erm and it was , it was controlling time . |
| 9 | My feelings about the book were positive rather than the reverse , but I complained in my review that it was studded with references to fashionable French gurus that were purely cosmetic , adding nothing to the author 's argument . |
| 10 | My headmaster and a teacher , after a long struggle , managed to convince my Papa that it was in my best interest to pursue such a training . |
| 11 | I scoffed it down and found to my astonishment that it was delicious . |
| 12 | I can work out by the height of where the hand was on my back that it was Lorna ! |
| 13 | On making a very despondent journey home my wife greeted me at the door with the astounding statement that the property had been found and handed into a branch of a building society and the member of the staff had telephoned to inform my wife that it was there to collect . |
| 14 | ‘ I keep telling my daughter that it was probably the cost of her wedding which brought it all on . ’ |
| 15 | But one day in late summer , when I was pointing the otter out to my passengers , and as usual it got up to move out of sight , I saw to my surprise that it was followed by two cubs ! |
| 16 | I was so immersed in my thoughts that it was several seconds before I realised that the sound dinning in my ears was the telephone ringing . |
| 17 | The dark eyes flashed for a second , then she saw by my face that it was n't a crack . |
| 18 | She wiped her eyes with the back of her hand , knowing in her heart that it was an excuse to curtail the physical contact with him . |
| 19 | Babushka had taken so long to clean her cabin that it was morning and the star no longer shone in the sky . |
| 20 | So successfully indeed did the Bishops of Saintes oppose the claims of their rival that it was not until the seventeenth century that La Rochelle was allowed to have a cathedral of its own . |
| 21 | She 'd made up her mind that it was all my fault ! |
| 22 | They spent the rest of the afternoon in animated discussion — so animated that Folly had gently to point out to her employee that it was time to lock up . |
| 23 | With public order close to disintegrating , the DP had emphasized during its campaign that it was the party best placed to secure further foreign food aid and investment . |
| 24 | They had their work cut out in simply trying to provide defences against the incursions of cattle raiders from the North Tyne valley , over Bewcastle Waste , or through that tract of the western fringe so unsure of its ownership that it was known as the Debatable Land ; and their own people were themselves frequently as unruly as their enemies . |
| 25 | Back in the bedroom , he handed her the discarded nightshirt , his face carefully blank as Leonora scrambled into it , so unsteady on her feet that it was a relief to get back beneath the covers . |
| 26 | It was now … she caught a glimpse of a man 's gold watch as his hand reached for a drink , and saw to her consternation that it was already after eight . |
| 27 | Mrs Singh expressed her feelings that it was very important for all her children to speak Punjabi and she was afraid that they might not do this if she and Mr Singh spoke English . |
| 28 | This was Hinkley Point , an industrial complex on the Somerset coast which already housed two nuclear power stations , and which proudly boasted in its publicity that it was ‘ Britain 's biggest ’ . |
| 29 | Since most of those involved in organising these commemorations were also involved in NICRA , and both were initiated by the Wolfe Tone Societies , the events illustrate how deep-rooted was their belief that it was possible to bring about unity between workers in both communities in Northern Ireland , provided the right political formula could be found . |
| 30 | Their belief that it was possible for the individual to maintain a direct , unmediated relationship with the state made their position additionally vulnerable . |