Example sentences of "[det] was [adv] [that] " in BNC.

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1 The reason for this was probably that the sediments were deposited largely under sabkha conditions and therefore were particularly prone to exposure and freshwater flushing .
2 This was notwithstanding that he had not found the relationship between the bank and the husband to be one of principal and agent .
3 And the argument that my reformers made against that was simply that where you have a huge number of people who are desperate for jobs , there 's no level below which the wages may not fall , under a free market system .
4 Aye that was Well that that was on the platform when I got me face burnt and me left hand , which I think was burnt trying to protect me me head or face at the time .
5 Yes , that , that was almost that you have a complex about it .
6 We made two hundred and forty five pounds on Thriller of the Year one hundred and nineteen pounds on Tea for Two but that is after we 've made the three hundred pounds donation to Whiston Hospital we made a thousand and eighteen pounds on the panto Wuthering Heights we lost four hundred and nine pounds , but that was basically that we do costume plays and have to hire the erm fixtures and set pieces from Wrightsons or wherever we 're always going to be in this position and I think it 's the tradition of the Garrick that we continue to do them , and I think we have to accept that we may have losses in future on those particular erm things .
7 That was that was then that wa er I mean people knew that they were n't antiques but they were imitation antiques you know , but they were well made .
8 and the design of that was so that it will stay on , built in by design .
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