Example sentences of "and that [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and er , but apparently they did a , they did a test and that was also a package where the stuff like that , transfer although those three may of been carrying weapons , they split open the policeman , but this does seem to basically at , well not no , not indiscriminately they did n't say that but they shot innocent people , I mean like I said well the I mean that 's got to kill in those streets and stuff the ricochet 's can go quite easily go through somebody but there , there was , there 's always been claims er , there 's no I R A gunmen there |
| 2 | and that was just a bowl of soup and a , a roll |
| 3 | Getting it out and that was just an armchair do n't know what they 'd do if they had to move the settee , but erm , that 's the difference in |
| 4 | AND THAT WAS JUST THE START OF A THOROUGH RENOVATION THAT 'S TAKEN 20 YEARS TO COMPLETE . |
| 5 | Influenced by our strong local-government showing in Birmingham and the Midlands , I advised June and that was clearly the majority view . |
| 6 | Eventually he bent over and told the Head Girl to kick him ; she was amazed but she did so — just stepped forward and kicked him and that was exactly the step he wanted . |
| 7 | Even so , I noticed Rosie was doing it , and that was quite a sight too ! |
| 8 | I thought , ‘ This name looks good in print , ’ and that was quite a relief because Aspel is not a good name to pronounce — people always want to say Aspirin or Cesspool … . |
| 9 | Mouthed all the swear words I could think of — and that was quite a lot . |
| 10 | And that was quite a lot of money |
| 11 | And that was quite an experience . |
| 12 | I already knew it was n't a good idea ; I could hear the tone of my voice rising higher and higher as I spoke the sentence , and that was always a sign I was getting into some sort of verbal mess . |
| 13 | Drama must , perforce , have an ultimate target and destination and that was always the Clarion call to the earlier distinguished folk who trod these boards . |
| 14 | Sometimes it 's just because we want our curiosity satisfied , and that was obviously the case with Nicodemus . |
| 15 | Of course Cagney was a marvellous showman and that was precisely the point , for audiences had shown a predilection for zest and sharpness and a new kind of urban charm and Hollywood was quite prepared to exploit these qualities in its own way . |
| 16 | And that was only a fraction of the tricks he said he could do in his Heyday . |
| 17 | And that was only the beginning . |
| 18 | On the other hand , her grey eyes were big , and that was usually a sign of hunger . |
| 19 | And that was certainly a start . |