Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [adv] that it " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If it were simply that it would hardly be convincing , would it ? ’ |
| 2 | No , well I mean , it were n't as though I had n't put a payment in it were just that it probably was this taking Tracey 's book and I marked it onto Tracey 's , er , Tracey 's book . |
| 3 | It was thus that it acquired its unique form : 35 km long and about 1.6 km wide with steep sides sloping to a flat bed . |
| 4 | If he needed to be questioned again it was right that it should be at home and with his parents present . |
| 5 | It was here that it was discovered that ‘ corn steep liquor ’ , the material left over after extracting starch from maize , was a valuable nutrient for Penicillium notatum . |
| 6 | It was here that it had all started , she thought . |
| 7 | It was just that it would make life a little easier . |
| 8 | Her seat on the board was never formally revoked ; it was just that it was clear she was not to use it . |
| 9 | It was just that it was intriguingly difficult to tell if he was issuing blunt ultimatums to a financial contact , or responding to some emotional problem at the other end of the line … |
| 10 | No , no it was n't that at all it was just that it completely , complete completely went from my mind |
| 11 | It was then that it was bomb damaged , although apparently this was largely restricted to the toilets ! |
| 12 | It was then that it occurred to me that there was some connection between Jean-Claude 's relationship with Ahmed and Meaulnes 's with Frantz . |
| 13 | It was then that it slammed into the back of |
| 14 | It was then that it happened . |
| 15 | It was more that it was genuinely in those days a club . |
| 16 | Well tha well oh well that 's alright , it was only that it 'd be I thought you said there was a place for your name and address that had n't been filled in by the computer so you filled it in ? |