Example sentences of "perhaps [pers pn] was [adv] [that] " in BNC.

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1 Perhaps the enormity of what he was doing got to him — the difference , perhaps between hardened professional and gifted amateur — or perhaps it was simply that the holes became too tough for him .
2 Youthful confidence , I suppose , or perhaps it was simply that I felt I had no alternative , there was nothing else I could do . ’
3 Perhaps it was simply that he had not spoken very well , being new to it , and they felt that he was not up to their fine ways ?
4 Glancing from beneath her lashes , Lindsey studied his profile , and found it unnerving , or perhaps it was simply that the confining space of the small car did n't allow much distance between driver and passenger .
5 Perhaps it was here that ogres and giants used to lure their victims .
6 Perhaps it was just that Gildas was closest , he understood most , and although their friendship was impregnable , they could still hurt each other .
7 Perhaps he could n't bear to , perhaps it was just that he felt his marriage to be a private affair .
8 Perhaps it was just that he had already made other plans .
9 Perhaps it was only that the hot climb had tired her but it seemed more than that .
10 Perhaps it was there that Roger was born or brought up .
11 Perhaps it was more that she just wanted to be somewhere else .
12 Perhaps it was now that he appointed Ebroin , himself an able military leader , to be his archchaplain .
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