Example sentences of "was [det] that i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My difficulty in breathing was such that I clutched my throat . |
| 2 | The threat of unemployment , even for apparently ‘ qualified ’ people , was such that I had to cast round desperately for a job . |
| 3 | The antithesis between the modern-day racing car and the Stone Age circuit was such that I knew every driver was taking his life in his hands in the most ludicrous degree . ’ |
| 4 | At the time my athletic naivete was such that I did n't even know what a Director of Coaching was . |
| 5 | A quick sideways prod of the transfer gear-lever was all that I needed to give the big machine the traction of a funicular railway , as if an invisible cable winch was hauling me up . |