Example sentences of "and [pers pn] was [adv] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it was here that he met Marianne , a young woman of great beauty , high intelligence , deep sympathy , and fun . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Bagthorpe Junction was some 3 miles from Nottingham , and it was here that the Great Northern branched off to Derby Friargate . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | In 1906 , he went to Cambridge to found the Mission for the Deaf and Dumb , and it was here that he entered University . |
| 11 | This was obviously much more convenient , and it was here that Father Daley and his housekeeper moved . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | This led to a study of condensation in the Earth 's atmosphere , and it was here that his greatest contributions were made . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | He alleged that the private sector had received 80 per cent of the money and it was here that loans had failed to be repaid . |
| 24 | It was housed in a block that included flats-for the use of repertory company members , and it was here that Crawford managed to give his chaperon the slip for a couple of days , feeling that at sixteen he was old enough to look after himself . |
| 25 | After her first five years apprenticeship she became involved with transport and it was here that she was destined to make her mark and has continued to do so for 37 years . |
| 26 | They were far more likely to be concealed in one of the buildings round about and it was here that Owen was concentrating the search . |
| 27 | The workshop classes were a mixture of all grades of academy , and it was here that I found common ground absorbing my trade instruction ; and happily in this field I was able not to be as conspicuous as I was at school . |
| 28 | And it was here that the once great motorbike manufacturers of the Midlands tested the machines that are still running today . |
| 29 | You can imagine that some drivers er went the wrong way , and it was just that they , they just did n't concentrate on the run but nowadays they seem to run all over the town . |
| 30 | The Soviets , who had arrived at Heathrow the previous evening , were taken to Twickenham to train and practise , and it was there that their assistant manager Douglas Kavtalashvilli made the offer . |