Example sentences of "[pers pn] was simply [that] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was simply that he could think of no other way of prolonging her absence from him indefinitely . |
| 2 | It was simply that he had begun to fear we had arranged this with Flora : as if , in his mind , he could hear her saying , oh yes , what a splendid idea , I shall be bored with young Adam by Fez … |
| 3 | Perhaps it was simply that he had not spoken very well , being new to it , and they felt that he was not up to their fine ways ? |
| 4 | It was simply that he could judge such things after living so closely with her for however many years . |
| 5 | But she knew it was n't an increase in affection — it was simply that he represented safety . |