Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] [adv] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason why the Nazis persecuted the Jews was so that people would forget their own problems ; perhaps the reason you do this is so that you can blame someone else for your failings ? |
| 2 | In fact , one of the major tensions was precisely that between the residual kinship patterns and the new form of relationships that were being constructed in the course of the nineteenth century . |
| 3 | Liverpool 's main Euro trait down the years was always that the Reds did n't lose many goals in these type of games . |
| 4 | The conclusion given in both the Johansson studies was simply that the probability of a driver actually detecting a road sign is extremely low , but that some signs are more likely to be detected than others . |
| 5 | How many items were there that centred on curriculum content and administration matters and how many focussed on individuals ? |
| 6 | During this period , the most effective co-operation concerning the Kurds was probably that between their adversaries , in other words , the governments of Iraq and Turkey . |
| 7 | Firstly , nobody , but nobody would want to levy charges until it was a last resort , but if the alternative to levying those charges were perhaps that we had to cut the staffing levels in those adult training centres , then you get a different answer to the question , and I had a meeting about four weeks ago with the heads of some of our centres who 've been asking parents and carers that question . |
| 8 | Clearly if , if the fines were more that would help , but I do think now because of the consciousness of the general public and because of the involvement of the media in , in the environment , er that firms are not keen and the third parties , whoever they may be , are not keen to be fined in court for pollution , because public opinion is such that it 's very much disapproved of . |
| 9 | The bottom line argument against heritage languages was always that they were bad for the children . |
| 10 | ‘ When I bought this house and insisted she move in with me she took the path of least resistance and agreed , although even then if I 'd had the wits to see them all the signs were there that although she relished my role as provider she cared very little for me as a person . ’ |
| 11 | But I thought you were saying in answer to a question my was putting to you that one of the reasons for shouting armed police was so that everybody knows you 're armed police . |
| 12 | The traditional justification for lower wages for women was always that they were not responsible for the livelihood of a household . |
| 13 | SHe knew he was holed up at Roirbak 's place , and was convinced hir instincts were right that Malamute hated Penumbra and was coping with moral dilemmas about what he 'd done for her . |