Example sentences of "it was that [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps it was that close brush with death that had sharpened all her senses . |
| 2 | It was that inborn sense of duty that motivated people like Joanna They would automatically take the helm . |
| 3 | It was that young fool of a student Bacci , who stood up stiffly at the sight of the Marshal who had witnessed his first embarrassingly unsuccessful attempt at being a policeman . |
| 4 | I do n't know why , I think it was that familiar feeling of being behind bars . |
| 5 | The soldierly figure , who , confident and elegant in light tweeds , now walked through it was that genuine article for which Canon Wheeler mistakenly thought himself possible to be taken . |
| 6 | It was that idiotic man from hell ! |
| 7 | It was that Cancerian spirit of his , of course . |
| 8 | It was n't only because she did n't want to trail damage amongst those who 'd helped her ; partly it was that calculating element in her mind again , that perpetual level of awareness that was tuned to seek out and recognise any opportunity that she could take to keep her in the game and moving . |
| 9 | It was that same song from the Dietrich film she had watched at Rocamar , and as she sang she found new depths in the words . |