Example sentences of "[adj] that it was [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Although a degree of corruption was inevitable , it seems in Æthelred 's reign to have gone so far beyond what many of his subjects considered acceptable that it was their main preoccupation when they considered having him back .
2 It was decorated with purple tulips , and it was hardly ever used , for Mrs Maugham was not unaware that it was something of an anachronism .
3 How appropriate that it was his try which sealed Ireland 's glorious victory over England at Lansdowne Road last Saturday .
4 It was only later that he found out that nearly everyone suffers from the same delusion in one form or another ; at the time he was convinced that it was his own personal idiosyncrasy .
5 The agreement recited that John had left all his estate to his executors by his will but that , shortly before his death , he had declared in the presence of several witnesses that he wished his widow to have the cottage for her life or so long as she continued a widow ; and that , though this wish was never put into writing , the executors were convinced that it was his desire and were willing and desirous that it should be put into effect .
6 Cos in a very profound sense this is true , and I was so glad that it was I think a very serious part of the flow of Dr Stuart 's report that he mentioned that the er s sense of the ministry of the whole people of God as being much more than a distant objective for us , but something of absolutely essential , vital importance to the whole life and service and outreach of the church .
7 He added : ‘ I was very conscious that it was my first League goal here since May , but it was well worth waiting for . ’
8 Unfortunate that it was her turn for the floor .
9 In context it seems more likely that it was his impatient response to Lipchitz 's well-intentioned nannying .
10 He had been given a lesson from a great player and it was obvious that it was one he would never forget . ’
11 Even so , she felt sure that it was something to do with her , that there should only have been the Maxwell girl there .
12 I was sure that it was my father 's .
13 Perhaps it was as well that it was she and not her sister who was here , she thought at one point — and then immediately realised how ridiculous that thought was .
14 There was , however , a senior general , Catroux , representing the Free French in Egypt at the time , and it is more probable that it was he who interviewed Stirling .
15 It was convenient that it was We Will Rock You , because here was this nursery rhyme and the version Queen did was very big and macho .
16 Of that I have no doubt , but I am equally certain that it was his own hands which fastened his belt around his neck and fumbled for the window bar .
17 I was surprised that it was me and not the other way round .
18 For a time she had even innocently believed that Luke 's father 's recent death had been responsible for the anger she had sensed in him , until she gradually grew aware that it was something personal , directed at her , his dealings with most of the station 's personnel characterised by charm , his impatience with any inadequacies purely professional .
19 As an adult she was able to see how wrong it was and she knew that they were indulging in something they should not have been doing — although in her childish innocence she had not been aware that it was anything more than an extension of the love and affection she felt for other members of her family .
20 Was I bitter that it was me ?
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