Example sentences of "was [adv] [noun sg] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the 1960s , and what became known as the ‘ permissive society ’ , it was perhaps sexuality that became the dominant form of hedonism . |
| 2 | That was only pub that was allowed to keep open till This is af this is after the er licence come in like closing them up and opening in afternoon . |
| 3 | er in Spain , because we reckoned it was only donkey that went in that went into the er burro as they call it , went into the went into the soup , you know with the beans and er er er various types of lentils and so on . |
| 4 | It was only water that was let into a confined space but we had a Sports Association which had a section for the swimming and er I way remember bought a couple of old single decker buses from somewhere , I do n't know where and he had them fitted out and rigged up at Stoke Bathing Place , especially for us to go there and change and w we did have quite a good strong section , we used to hold our , an annual what you call a regatta , or , no not a regatta but er in the St Matthew 's Swimming Baths a festival , a swimming festival a gala , yes |
| 5 | If it kept her awake all night , then it was only right that she should wake up Jack for fresh hot-water bottles to be applied to the afflicted areas . |
| 6 | And it was only after John had given up playing that Palace at last fell out of the 1st Division , so it was only right that in September 1974 the club gave him a richly deserved Testimonial for his magnificent services . |
| 7 | However , the links are there so it was only right that it should be included in this feature . |
| 8 | He knew also that the human race freely chose to reject him ; it was only right that they should take some responsibility : mankind as well as God must be responsible for reversing the effects of the fall and for moving on to the mature relationship with the creator that had been ordained for them from all eternity . |
| 9 | Whatever else you might say about him , he believed in things and he did what he thought was proper , so it was only right that he 'd been spared and was still out there in the world , somewhere . |
| 10 | By the time that the troops began patrolling the streets there was already evidence that the riots were losing their momentum , and in the face of such overwhelming military force remaining disturbances were quickly quelled . |
| 11 | It was just incompetence that I did n't get it done this week . |
| 12 | ‘ It was not logic that carried might one say that the quicksilver in the barometer changes the weather . |
| 13 | For , after all , it was not humility that restrained her from believing herself to be at first sight infinitely interesting , for she believed herself to be the equal even of Clelia Denham : it was simply a deference to the law of probability . |
| 14 | After thirty years the memory which abides with me of the Suez episode that began with Egypt 's nationalisation of the Canal on 26 July 1956 is of complete bewilderment and the sense of watching an unintelligible drama It was not surprise that Egypt had appropriated the Canal . |
| 15 | It was not wickedness that led him into crime but a cheerfully impulsive nature and an almost complete lack of reasoning power . |
| 16 | It was not money that the joint bodies did not require or need . |
| 17 | It was not life that connected them so firmly , but death . |
| 18 | This time , however , it was not indecision that held him , but relief — relief at not having to play a role any more . |
| 19 | It was not compunction that restrained him , but an inherent sense of economy that objected to seeing time and effort and pain squandered uselessly . |
| 20 | She realized that it was not shame that made it cower , but further fear . |
| 21 | But it was not bashfulness that made her avert her eyes ; it was a deeper , stronger feeling : one that she tried to hide not only from the watchful T'ang , but from herself . |
| 22 | She was circling the room with an almost predatory air , examining each painting , each piece of furniture , and it was not appreciation that was etched on her face . |
| 23 | And there was always hope that the Westward family would see her one day as an elegant lady and be sorry they had n't kept in touch with the child who was after all their own flesh and blood . |
| 24 | Deep in my heart there was still hope that one day I would receive a letter saying , ‘ I am alive and I have not forgotten you . ’ |
| 25 | In addition , there was conceivably satisfaction that the war might divert Iran from any attempt to export its revolution southwards . |
| 26 | It was clearly patronage that they were seeking , rather than a confrontation with another class . |
| 27 | In the period 1951–64 , of all the policy areas with which this book is concerned , it was probably education that saw the most innovation . |
| 28 | There was also concern that groups were growing faster in the UK than in the rest of the world . |
| 29 | There was also concern that a renewed upturn in inflation could inflame wage claims in the forthcoming pay round . |
| 30 | There was also concern that , as the combined market shares of the two companies approached 50 per cent , this could lead to an abuse of monopoly power . |