Example sentences of "was [pron] that you " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking to her for comfort was like looking through a drawer for something which you knew was not there because you had looked so often before : you knew what was there — in painful and tedious detail — but there was nothing that you wanted . |
| 2 | I always thought there was , always thought of y you know , there was nothing that you could n't work . |
| 3 | Right okay so there was nothing to actually come back in and question about that cos there was , there was nothing that you actually came back and , and actually questioned on that , on that form . |
| 4 | Harry : If it was me that you said that to , I would n't go home and tell my parents , I would just tell you about your colour . |
| 5 | And the other thing I was going to ask was you that you 've appealed on the planning application . |
| 6 | There was everything that you particularly could want from a grand piano to a pin sold in Main Street . |
| 7 | It was something that you just could n't talk about , it seemed weird — others would think it weird — liking the teacher like she did . |
| 8 | But I , I did n't know whether that was something that you were looking for , something more local . |
| 9 | And when I er went to go on me own er I still wanted to keep in the union and I went down the Locksmiths ' union , which was in the market place , and they said they er we could n't , we could n't have you in the union if you go on your own erm there 's another denomination or something , was something that you 'd have to join or something like that and be on your own . |
| 10 | You said that you were n't a Catholic , but there was something that you wanted to confess . |
| 11 | It was something that you had to swallow whole , like a stone of uncomfortable size , and the act of swallowing was called Faith . |
| 12 | God was something that you glimpsed in only your rarest moments , and could n't put a name to . |
| 13 | Er it was something that you brought in into the discussion so I |
| 14 | Well it was something that you hear a lot about it and er I 've never done anything about it and it 's cos I 'm starting to think towards the future and it 's gon na be nice to know that I 'm gon na have a pound or two to go and do what I want when I retire . |
| 15 | Erm I found the , the greeting and the appropriate sociability to start with very hesitant but I think that was most probably just nerves on your part Robert , I do n't think it was something that you would usually have a problem with . |
| 16 | Hmm hmm I know because it 's back in fashion but this was built initially this was something that you could find very much in thirties |
| 17 | There was one that you were being paid by Jack Hermon to keep a eye on us all . |
| 18 | The girl wearing the pigtails , Amanda Thripp , stood quite still , watching the advancing giant , and the expression on her face was one that you might find on the face of a person who is trapped in a small field with an enraged bull which is charging flat-out towards her . |
| 19 | So the first gig you attended was one that you were taking part in ? |
| 20 | When was it that you left for Naples ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ How was it that you met ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ What was it that you weighed ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ What was it that you did wrong up there ? ’ |
| 24 | Now , er if we could come on a little bit , erm , tt when was it that you became sort of officially politically active , when you actually joined er joined the party ? |
| 25 | What about erm how was it that you became involved in erm was it Having looked round the shop erm is it you specialize in is erm fish |
| 26 | ‘ What was it that you were remembering , Jannie ? ’ he asked . |
| 27 | Where was it that you had to move from during the War ? |
| 28 | ‘ Then what was it that you did mean ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Whose idea was it that you should live here ? ’ |
| 30 | Erm so you can see actually from this fact find , from the planning the future document , there are , there was , there is a particular interest to you erm are you , are you quite happy with the figures er sorry was it erm was it that you were more or less interested in ? |