Example sentences of "[coord] was [pers pn] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or was it that the kitchen reminded Dalgliesh of that rectory kitchen where the lonely only child had found warmth and undemanding , uncensorious companionship , been given hot dripping toast and small forbidden treats ? |
| 2 | They went back — except for Pardy who came forward — or was it that the others went back and he was left alone in a forward position ? |
| 3 | In other words , did the religious belief stimulate the precise astronomical observation , or was it that the study of the skies gave rise to beliefs about the gods ? |
| 4 | Or was it that they developed their legends of the deities and then saw' those deities portrayed in the sky ? |
| 5 | But was Picasso fond of the different women he was with or was it that he just liked them physically , and he was able to use them in his work ? |
| 6 | Or was it that expectations were being aroused which he did not know if he could meet ? |
| 7 | Again , did they notice or was it that this is how they know things are ? |
| 8 | ‘ But was she belittling the symptoms , or was it that she was more concerned about something else ? |
| 9 | Did it come as a sudden revelation and a flash of light to Brigadier Crawley , or was it that the development corporation , with its vast capital expenditure , needed a prestige project to give it credence in the eyes of the commercial world ? |
| 10 | I also remember leaving about 5 mins before the end to make the 5 mile walk to the station , only to hear the Leeds goal … or was it that I thought the noise was Leeds making it 3–2 ? ? ? |
| 11 | Nor was it that reforms already undertaken by Russia 's post-communist government , if only supported with a pile of hard currency , will deliver a lasting rise in living standards — because Russia has not yet done anything like enough . |
| 12 | Can I just ask a question to start with because I was messing around with the camera and was it that he ha that he had no private pension policies at all ? |