Example sentences of "was [adv] [adj] that [vb base] " in BNC.

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1 " Say , that was so dumb that stunt you pulled .
2 The condition of the original internal structures and existing buildings was so bad that cost studies showed that , as well as offering higher standards of fire and sound insulation , the provision of an entirely new structure within the retained shell of the building would be cheaper than a process of repairing and upgrading the surviving framing .
3 Mr French was also convinced that set aside will not result in a 15 per cent cut in cereal production this year .
4 The community planner was also aware that conflict probably did exist behind the prominence of what she perceived to be middle class agitation , but did not consider it part of her brief actively to encourage alliances that were not already formed .
5 Since she and Liz were only cousins , her relationship to this dark stranger was n't all that close , surely ? ’
6 In any case , I was n't all that steady myself .
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