Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] was [adv] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She smiled then to soften any hint that she was annoyed that her mother thought she should be more home-orientated than she was now that she was married . |
| 2 | I suppose I fancied him although I told myself that it was just that I felt sorry for him . |
| 3 | I thought that it was right that I should talk to you , try and build a better picture of Michael . ’ |
| 4 | However , we believe that it was right that the statement should be made in the House , from which have come the decisions that , in our opinion , have done so much to encourage the IRA through the years . |
| 5 | Legend has it that it was here that Yusuf met his death beneath the hooves of his enemies , steeds ; here also that El Cid received a fatal wound . |
| 6 | One was large and rectangular ; Melissa guessed that it was here that Angy had kept the wooden block of kitchen knives that Lou had mentioned . |
| 7 | el-Kefevi ( followed by Ismail Belig ) adds the statement that Mehmed Sah was the first muderris at the Sultan medrese , which fact , if correct , would allow one to place Mehmed Sah 's appointment , and Fahreddin Acemi 's association with him , in the early 820s , since the available information indicates that it was then that the medrese was built . |
| 8 | The ancient art of batik , a form of resist dyeing , has been perfected over centuries on the Indonesian island of Java , so it was there that Angela Newport went to learn the technique . |
| 9 | And it was here that he met Marianne , a young woman of great beauty , high intelligence , deep sympathy , and fun . |
| 10 | At Homestead they were guests of the 482 Tactical Fighter Wing which recently had seen action in the Gulg , and It was here that each was given a certificate making them Honorary F-16 Fighter Pilots . |
| 11 | I was now completely in the dark and it was here that I would shoot whatever film I had onto the skirting board of my makeshift cinema . |
| 12 | Those people who did not have access to that sort of platform took their protests onto the streets and it was here that Ian Paisley and his followers earned their public reputation . |
| 13 | Bagthorpe Junction was some 3 miles from Nottingham , and it was here that the Great Northern branched off to Derby Friargate . |
| 14 | It said , In this house ( and the ceramic of the plaque had broken and the name was missing ) stayed on his first visit to the city , and it was here that he wrote the opening pages of his greatest work . |
| 15 | So in 1973 Andy decided to try and qualify for the Open at Royal Troon — and it was here that an incident occurred that changed his career . |
| 16 | Mr Gillis had stuck a plastic hook near the top of this door on the inside and it was here that he chose to hang his white trilby . |
| 17 | He argues that while only a few of the Palestinian sites have been linked by archaeology with the Bible , the bulk of the names in the Yemen area are to be found stated in the Bible and that this was where Abraham , the Caravan King , had his home and it was here that the Israelites settled after they had crossed the Red Sea with Moses . |
| 18 | In 1906 , he went to Cambridge to found the Mission for the Deaf and Dumb , and it was here that he entered University . |
| 19 | This was obviously much more convenient , and it was here that Father Daley and his housekeeper moved . |
| 20 | When my children were very small we used to live on the outskirts of Richmond Park , where every day I used to take my eldest child for a walk , and it was here that I first began to collect horse mushrooms . |
| 21 | Given the elective nature of the late Saxon monarchy the interests and support of the Godwines would be essential to any claimant , and it was here that the well-known story of the Conquest was to have its impact on Sussex . |
| 22 | Whittox Lane was , if anything , poorer than Naish 's Street , and it was here that John Titford 's eldest daughter , Ann , moved in 1828 — probably to join her sister-in-law , Sarah . |
| 23 | The only depôt which had sufficient clearance without obstructions either side of its traverser to accommodate the Felthams which were longer than any other London cars , was Streatham ( Telford Avenue ) and it was here that they came . |
| 24 | At the central Borestone mound round which the most important pavilions were pitched , a group of leaders conferred , and it was here that the impatience was manifested — especially by Sir William Douglas . |
| 25 | At the head of Gunnerside Gill beyond the ruins of Blakethwaite Mine are the ruined dams of Blakethwaite , and it was here that we stopped for our lunch . |
| 26 | Beth had persuaded David to mend the rustic oak bench , and it was here that she would spend her happiest times , sitting beneath the old apple tree , watching the children at play . |
| 27 | This led to a study of condensation in the Earth 's atmosphere , and it was here that his greatest contributions were made . |
| 28 | The three levels are reached by stairs , escalators and lifts ; Waterstones is on the top two , and it was here that Delia Smith addressed customers for 15 minutes , resulting in 300 sales for her recipe books . |
| 29 | Attached to the church was a large canvas annexe to accommodate the Abyssinian notables and the foreign dignitaries , and it was here that the crowning took place . |
| 30 | Now , in spite of the spring sunshine , it would be hard to imagine a lonelier place in the British Isles , and it was here that Bob , the chief engineer , chose to announce that he would have to stop engines to effect repairs . |