Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [was/were] that he " in BNC.
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| 1 | The champion jockey had been waving the whip in his left hand and when he put it down inside the last furlong , I must say that the clear impression from behind my glasses was that he thought the race was over . |
| 2 | Among his talents was that he was the most deadly marksman in Western Europe . |
| 3 | I think he was n't much of a horseman , perhaps had n't been in the regiment very long ; and the great achievement in his eyes was that he had managed to do that long and difficult gallop without falling off . |
| 4 | Dr. Eric Ashby , vice-chancellor of Queens University , Belfast , was named as chairman ; one of his advantages was that he had avoided publicising his personal views on adult education in the past , although he later emerged as a staunch defender of voluntaryism and a critic of those university extra-mural departments which had expanded by lowering standards . |
| 5 | One of his promises was that he would ensure liberty of conscience to various religious groups . |
| 6 | His defects were that he lacked subtlety , was vehemently anti-communist to the point where any unrest or dissent might be regarded as a sign of communist activity , and that he lacked preparation for the tasks he faced . |
| 7 | Rather , one of his difficulties was that he was not fed . |
| 8 | They would have felt more cautious if they 'd known one of his qualifications was that he was the most deadly marksman in Western Europe with a rifle . |