Example sentences of "main thing was " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They are based on a freelance design and one of the main things was make them with a view to easy maintenance , ’ explained Mr Blackhurst . |
| 2 | The main thing was that the parade by the military vehicles did not take place . ’ |
| 3 | Although the main thing was that he now had clear proof that she was alive , he could see a lot more work ahead before he found her , if he ever found her . |
| 4 | The main thing was that my intuitions about Alison had been confirmed . |
| 5 | ‘ The main thing was his big brown eyes . |
| 6 | The main thing was , purely and simply , the matter of survival . |
| 7 | The main thing was that we were picking up a lot of hawking know-how , even if we did look ridiculous . |
| 8 | The main thing was , it was n't rotating . |
| 9 | There was n't a spare bed , for a start — but the main thing was that she knew it would annoy Alan . |
| 10 | I think our crucial criticism of the whole press release was that the , it was that the good news , if you like , that the council were doing something pro-active about food poisoning came secondary , was a secondary issue in the press release , the main , the main thing was the bad news , and it could have been turned round . |