Example sentences of "that [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My Squadron 499 of the Air Training Corps became very successful , so much so that I was awarded a national honour , a Member of the British Empire , MBE ( Military ) . |
| 2 | However , her needs were totally ignored in that she was given a new posting to Aldershot — home of the Parachute Regiment . |
| 3 | I heard that she was widowed a few days before the baby was born . |
| 4 | The story behind the featured tale of Michelle Shaw 's tank was that she was sold a four footer in 4mm glass which stood on what appeared to be a not very sturdy stand , in an upstairs rooms where the floor was likely to be less stable than downstairs . |
| 5 | Gieseking once told me that he was given a new short piece to learn . |
| 6 | It was because of this interest that he was awarded a Red Cross medal for services rendered to the sick and wounded during the Franco-Prussian war . |
| 7 | Cotton topped the bill at the London Coliseum in 1939 and was such a hit that he was offered a 16-week provincial tour , never realised because of the Second World War . |