Example sentences of "thing was that [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fatal , fateful thing was that for a century the device appeared to work : Canada felt and behaved as if it was still part of the empire . |
| 2 | The funny thing was that on the day of the theft a man who often used to come and see us , and was generally regarded as a friend of the house , had been and invited the entire family Zina , myself , and both our son and daughter somewhere miles out of town to go and have a barbecue . |
| 3 | The worrying thing was that at no time did Leeds actually put together a great move which tore Sunderland apart . |
| 4 | Er and that was the system and of course the thing was that with the riveters being on piece work , apart from negotiating a wage , you were negotiating what was known as a price list , and er whereas you would get X amounts of shillings or pounds for so many hundred rivets , or whatever it was , then the argument would be that that price should be upped because of the the cost of living going up , or whatever you know . |
| 5 | The funny thing was that in a way the old fart was right . |
| 6 | The striking thing was that like the golden ball Mungo had found at the barrow , these were not of modern design . |