Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [that] [conj] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The upshot was that after much argument all three of them agreed to help out , and all five of us did manage to get to the church on time . |
| 2 | The clear consensus of the meeting was that while some visitors might be able work with us on advocacy , we were increasingly asking a growing range of contributions from such visitors . |
| 3 | The other was that although most Morgan companies prospered , so they should have : they were monopolies , or implicit cartels thanks to the cross-shareholdings . |
| 4 | A further and central feature of this system of trade was that while those countries exporting manufactures were usually involved in many diverse lines of business , the raw-material exporters were often engaged in the production of one or two major staples . |
| 5 | Its main provision was that if either party were engaged in war with one other country in East Asia the other party would remain uninvolved , but should two enemies become involved the other party to the alliance would join forces . |
| 6 | The agreement was that if both cars were running at the front with no problems , then I was to win . |