Example sentences of "[noun sg] that it [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's here , said wicked Elissia , with her light finger down Mademoiselle 's spine She gave a scream thinking that it was the spider running there . |
| 2 | It was cold , so cold in the jeep that it was with difficulty that Alexei kept his eyes open . |
| 3 | His skill at hunting living prey increased each day until he could stoop on a hare from half a mile away , judging its path and speeding his attack so that he hit it with such force that it was dead before his talons fully closed on it . |
| 4 | After being degraded to the level of a vegetable market , the Piece Hall was rightly recognized as an architectural and industrial monument that it was important to preserve , and part of it now houses the town 's Textile Museum , which is open throughout the year . |
| 5 | Daum said that he had thought before Wednesday 's 4-1 defeat that it was possible to field four non-German players . |
| 6 | Churchill , backed by the military leaders , persuaded the President that it was too soon for a direct assault on Europe , and that in its place there should be an Anglo-American invasion of North Africa ( Operation Torch ) to link up with the British Army already fighting the Germans and Italians in the Western Desert . |
| 7 | I , I ca n't understand the secretariat allowing this to come out were told by the president that it was not possible to use this money unless it was grant related . |
| 8 | And there was poor Fred , speaking up for the reviled council block in which he , unlike any of the others , lived : ‘ Nay , it 's not that bad , it 's a lot of it exaggeration , ’ he interposed mildly , as Steve repeated the time-worn allegation that it was n't safe to walk under the deck walkways for fear of having a television set or an old mattress chucked on your head : ‘ Nay , it 's not that bad at all . ’ |
| 9 | He did not show disappointment that it was a mere journalist and one who was more interested in a dead artist whose work he had never handled . |
| 10 | She looked at her watch and realised with disappointment that it was much earlier than she had expected . |
| 11 | So successfully indeed did the Bishops of Saintes oppose the claims of their rival that it was not until the seventeenth century that La Rochelle was allowed to have a cathedral of its own . |
| 12 | In the case of Archer-Shee , which is said to have established that such income is income of the beneficiary , it appears to have been conceded by the Revenue that it was not to be so treated as regards liability for Income Tax . |
| 13 | But at the beginning of 1925 , he changed the emphasis and told the Constitutional Club that it was a long-meditated move to reunite the Conservative Party . |
| 14 | There is no doubt in my mind that it was old — very , very old and I would think pre-dated the houses by several hundred years . |
| 15 | But when people like Norman Jay and Omar said they were into the track , it sort of backed up in my own mind that it was a safe tune — they 're not the sort of people who give you compliments just to make you smile . ’ |
| 16 | In deciding to take no action against the licence , Mr Peter said that he bore in mind that it was due to be renewed shortly when he would want a report on the company 's arrangements in regard to drivers ' hours and records . |
| 17 | It flashed across my mind that it was just what he would do , he would n't go to the doctor . |
| 18 | It flashed through my mind that it was someone who was allowed out in the grounds of Bourani and down at Moutsa only on pain of keeping herself concealed . |
| 19 | She 'd made up her mind that it was all my fault ! |
| 20 | Er there 's no doubt in my mind that it was efficient erm and it was , it was controlling time . |
| 21 | The thought passed through Theodora 's mind that it was almost impossible for a Bishop to enter a room other than dramatically . |
| 22 | Sex was n't a problem in Sarah and Tom 's marriage — they just wanted confirmation that it was OK to do without it . |
| 23 | Graham looked towards Laidlaw for confirmation that it was Barak . |
| 24 | ‘ He must tell the judiciary that it was this accountant Morris who abused the trust the firm showed in him . ’ |
| 25 | It is no mere epilogue , but a striking demonstration that it was possible for men and women to co-operate in the printing trade . |
| 26 | Racal proved this conclusively when it announced last spring that it was planning to sell off part of the Vodafone mobile telecoms operation . |
| 27 | At first she had thought with a shock of fear that it was old age , that old age was like silicon , water-soluble , it flowed into you and as you dried out , it hardened , recasting you in blurred shapes and muted tones . |
| 28 | I could n't shed the fear that it was n't really happening , that at any minute , some legal snag would get me hauled back to prison . |
| 29 | But Charles had a nagging fear that it was n't that , that Michael Banks really was trying , that he did go through the lines time after time in the evenings , but that his mind could no longer retain them . |
| 30 | Any match of nine tries ( five by Stanley 's ) is bound to be entertaining but Oxford committed so many errors in every department that it was hard to keep a straight face while assessing their contribution . |