Example sentences of "was [adj] that on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The outcry was such that on Oct. 19 the government postponed part of the closure programme . |
| 2 | It was typical that on his retirement he and his wife moved — not to somewhere in England , but to the South of France . |
| 3 | I did not regard Harold Wilson as a wit , nor was his conversation particularly spiced with humour , but it was immensely interesting because he would talk to me about his problems and their supposed solutions , and seemingly consult me on the matter — he was a very polite man — although I was conscious that on most political issues my own opinion was pretty well valueless and he recognised that . |
| 4 | In the shifting pattern of dominance and submission which characterized tribal life , with warfare being carried out now against one , now against another group , it was natural that on occasion peoples should ally themselves with the Russians . |
| 5 | The guard at Euston was positive that on that particular day he had locked the door of the compartment and that there was only one gentleman inside when the train left the station . |