Example sentences of "that [was/were] [adv] [art] excuse " in BNC.
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| 1 | He asked me to resign , but I think that was just an excuse to get rid of me because he 's jealous of my work ! ’ she finished baldly , quite unable to dress up the truth . |
| 2 | That was just an excuse to throw us together so you could seduce me ! |
| 3 | I kept thinking that perhaps you were still in Australia , but I expect that was just an excuse ! |
| 4 | Huge amounts of people have gone , I mean Andy , him being expelled , that was just an excuse |
| 5 | Half the force had been at the match , of course , although that was hardly an excuse . |