Example sentences of "it was [adv] [that] [pers pn] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | So you won , Ragu , and in retrospect I think it was right that you did . |
| 2 | It was n't that we did n't get on , we did — surprisingly well , in fact . |
| 3 | It was n't that she did n't love them — or want to — she just could n't . |
| 4 | It was n't that he did n't like women , you understand , he simply stayed faithful to one who was dead . |
| 5 | It was not that they did n't know about the brain . |
| 6 | It was not that I did not love her . |
| 7 | She burst into tears and said she had not meant to criticize me ; it was just that we did n't love her , nobody did , and she had only her ‘ things ’ to care for now . |
| 8 | So far , Marie had lasted longer than either of them : it was n't that she was better at her job than they were , it was just that she did n't expect so much of people . |
| 9 | It was just that she did n't lie , to herself or others , about what they were . |