Example sentences of "that [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , somehow Rogers and Thomas got the message across that TB was hardly the scourge it once had been and there was really no reason not to laugh at those who were generally prepared to laugh at themselves , although there were serious moments too . |
| 2 | It 's not only the alcohol that 's suffered from self-enforced cutbacks : the Franks ( ironically enough ) used to be a Martini band — any gig , any town , any night , they 'd pack their guitars and socks and head off into the Tranzophobic sunset , until exhaustion fully reared its head and the heart decided that home was definitely the place to be . |
| 3 | That meeting was only the beginning of a long series of meetings , retreats and counselling sessions which formed the stepping stones for a return to an authentic Christian experience . |
| 4 | They found that no dye was formed from pure aniline ; that magenta was usually a mixture of two dyestuffs ( 1 and 2 ) ; and that the products formed could be controlled by the proportions of the component amines . |
| 5 | It acknowledged that education was both a consumption and investment . |
| 6 | He was a bright boy , good at his lessons , but she told him that cleverness was only a virtue if you worked hard and used it to good purpose . |
| 7 | It appears that under the Act of 1980 the content of that policy was entirely a matter for the governors , subject of course to the requirements of section 6 of the Act of 1980 . |
| 8 | IBM UK 's environmental operations chairman , John Gillett , claims however that BATNEEC was indeed the basis for the audit . |
| 9 | That amateurism was both a code of ethics and a system of status was borne out by the fact that ‘ amateur ’ was often used in conjunction with ‘ gentleman ’ . |
| 10 | That plane was also a BAC 1-11 , and was also en route from Birmingham International Airport . |
| 11 | Assuming that the school had not confirmed its booking , so that rescheduling was still a possibility , it might depend on , for example , whether there was any other suitable time during the year for the trip to take place . |
| 12 | And even if Robbie decided to remain independent , she would visit her family … knowing that Fen was only a stone 's throw away — with his wife . |
| 13 | As has already been seen , it was the style of both church and politicians to avoid their mutual consultations being known , which tells us that the secularity of the state at that time was partially a façade , but one which it was felt by both interested parties had to be maintained , probably so as not to confuse the faithful . |