Example sentences of "problem [be] that we [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The analysts finally said that what we were doing was not the problem — the problem was that we made it look as though the truth was being dragged out of us . |
| 2 | The only problem was that we had envisaged a tumbledown affair that we would rebuild over the period of time while we were still living and working in London . |
| 3 | Our problem was that we had not learned enough . |
| 4 | The main problem was that we had to do it with a RELIANT ROBIN three wheeler car , looking remarkably similar to Del Boy 's . |
| 5 | The problem was that we had to get to Gatwick Airport by 7.30 am for the 8.30 flight to Paris . |
| 6 | The problem was that we did n't know why there had been such a dramatic improvement . |