Example sentences of "that was [adv] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ From what Valesio 's widow has told me , it 's dear that her husband 's contacts with the gang began with a telephone call that was simply a signal for him to go to some prearranged meeting-place . |
| 2 | The thought patterns like Joanne and others the the concept of putting a little circle down and one word in it and expanding that out and being able to stand around and talk erm for three minutes or ten minutes or whatever for a significant amount of time erm that that was also a revelation to me . |
| 3 | Oh , but of course , ’ she added harshly , ‘ I forgot ; that was just a whim on your part , was n't it ? |
| 4 | In fact I cried when I got to the top , but I think that that was just a release of emotion . |
| 5 | and that was just a bowl of soup and a , a roll |
| 6 | People in Walton believe that was just a ruse by the youths . |
| 7 | Right that that was just a letter for reference anyway |
| 8 | ‘ That was just a figure of speech , ’ said the doctor . |
| 9 | Oh well , that was just a waste of break . |
| 10 | Erm , oh god , the next item is the Essex Region and erm that was just a report from Norfolk on the success of it . |
| 11 | But his baptism , administered to him by another , sealing physically upon him the objectiveness of what Christ did for him on the cross , that was indeed a ground of assurance . |
| 12 | that was really a lot of money about twenty two pounds . |
| 13 | That was quite a breakthrough in the recording of these works on period instruments , making me eager for many more discs of Haydn from him . |
| 14 | Yeah I was just looking at erm I thought that was quite a bit of resolute defending there from er Whitlow . |
| 15 | ‘ THAT was quite a highlight for me . |
| 16 | That was quite a revelation in those years of juvenilia . |
| 17 | That was quite a lot of money then was n't it ? |
| 18 | And that was quite a lot of money |
| 19 | Okay you covered all that okay yeah erm I think the objection bit you could 've been a bit better on that one erm cos that was quite a sort of bad one , well you 're not too sure about sort of giving his name or his telephone number out |
| 20 | Yeah , I think that we need to look into more depth the issue of the County Farms estate , we agreed from the start it was something that could not be rushed , and we had to , the principle question that needed to be answered was that was there a viability for County Farms or role for County Farms in the nineteen nineties . |
| 21 | ‘ That was merely a call from London . |
| 22 | I did n't , I was n't aware that that was still a part of , of the Guild work today . |
| 23 | That was definitely a blow below the belt ! |
| 24 | But that was basically a case of Bicourt doing the Board 's job . |
| 25 | On the other hand , her grey eyes were big , and that was usually a sign of hunger . |
| 26 | That was obviously a load of rubbish . ’ |
| 27 | That was undoubtedly a legacy of her childhood , she thought resignedly — a throw-back to the days when she and her mother had been forced to hold their heads high and attempt to ignore the pointing fingers . |
| 28 | Later , back up the shore beside their picnic blanket , beside Karen 's sun dress that was now a mass of creeping black , the girls lay on their stomachs and talked again of Parr , desultorily . |
| 29 | That was more a reflection on Dead Certain 's ring rustiness than her stamina and Asmussen said : ‘ She 's a very good filly and I 'm sure she 'll stay the Guineas mile because she 's got such a lovely relaxed temperament . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ My word , that was more a torrent of piss than a golden shower , ’ she cried . |