Example sentences of "that [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | but that were n't no fault of your own |
| 2 | The kind of job , he thought , that was simply an admission of defeat . |
| 3 | But that was generally the practice of settled people : Zuwaya were scattered over a vast territory , and although they owned land they were not permanently resident on it . |
| 4 | That was why a lot of of the old men used to get farmer 's lung then , feeding this stuff in the Winter . |
| 5 | Perhaps that was why every cell of her normally controlled body seemed to be on red alert in Rune Christensen 's presence . |
| 6 | That was why the Congress of People 's Deputies was being recommended to give priority to the government 's report on the economy . |
| 7 | That was when the plan of running away had begun to formulate itself in her mind . |
| 8 | That was where a lot of the hurt lay . |
| 9 | mainly Particularly aimed at employment officers cos that was where the lack of confidence was coming from . |
| 10 | That was effectively the end of Liverpool 's challenge , and Spartak confirmed their greater class with a second three minutes from time . |
| 11 | As Doug , Meadowbrook would be cast violently against type , but that was exactly the sort of doubletake effect I was interested in . |
| 12 | That was also the year of the opening of the new Parliament Buildings at Stormont by the Prince of Wales , who , it was rumoured , was less than enthusiastic about coming to do his royal duty . |
| 13 | In fact I cried when I got to the top , but I think that that was just a release of emotion . |
| 14 | and that was just a bowl of soup and a , a roll |
| 15 | ‘ That was just a figure of speech , ’ said the doctor . |
| 16 | Oh well , that was just a waste of break . |
| 17 | That was just the opposite of Roux 's result and was the first clear demonstration of the process known as regulation : the ability of the embryo to develop normally even when some portions are removed or rearranged . |
| 18 | That was just the result of fatigue . |
| 19 | AND THAT WAS JUST THE START OF A THOROUGH RENOVATION THAT 'S TAKEN 20 YEARS TO COMPLETE . |
| 20 | That was not a criticism of the redecoration scheme , any more than my remarks are a criticism of some of the Government initiatives . |
| 21 | If that was not a forecast of better economic prospects , what was ? |
| 22 | That was not a matter of dispute . |
| 23 | That was not the mood of the 1950s , when critics held sway far outside universities and learned journals , and knew it . |
| 24 | But that was not the whole of the Webbs ' criticism of Owen 's grand project for the reconstitution of the economy as a set of nationwide industrial co-operatives , one for each trade or industry . |
| 25 | Not the childhood , not the parentage , that was a different story , that was not the work of the last crowded hours . |
| 26 | I agree with the hon. Gentleman about the potential causes of instability , but that was not the subject of our discussion last Friday and it was not discussed other than in the margins of the meeting . |
| 27 | That was not the unity of which he was frightened . |
| 28 | But he maintained that was not the purpose of the composite he moved on behalf of the Tottenham constituency party . |
| 29 | That was not the end of their woe . |
| 30 | But , as is so often the case in the Army , that was not the end of the day : from 1930 to 2130 that evening he had agreed to referee a boxing competition between two local regiments . |