Example sentences of "[that] [pron] [was/were] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It made no sense — none — yet here in black and white was proof that nothing was the way it had seemed . |
| 2 | Timothy waved at her , endeavouring to indicate that nothing was the matter . |
| 3 | I also had fierce battles with Peter Rees , while Peter 's successor , John MacGregor , maintained that I was the only minister who almost walked out of one of his ‘ bilaterals ’ . |
| 4 | Aunt Louise greeted me with a kiss , and there was a feeling that I was the guest of some great lady in exile . |
| 5 | I 'm pretty sure that I was the reason she left the big house , though I had n't actually been born then . ’ |
| 6 | I 'm pretty sure that I was the only mother & baby entrant as I struggled on sometimes running , sometimes walking around the 10 mile course encouraged by the smiles and cheers of the many people who lined the route . |
| 7 | Then said he , I am Saint Lazarus , and know that I was the leper to whom thou didst so much good and so great honour for the love of God ; and because thou didst this for his sake hath God now granted thee a great gift ; for whensoever that breath which thou hast felt shall come upon thee whatever thing thou desires to do , and shalt then begin , that shalt thou accomplish to thy heart 's desire , whether it be in battle or aught else , so thy honour shall go on increasing from day to day ; and thou shalt be feared both by Moors and Christians , and thy enemies shall never prevail against thee , and thou shalt die an honourable death in thine own house , and in thy renown , for God hath blessed thee ; — therefore go thou on , and evermore persevere in doing good ; and with that he disappeared . |
| 8 | Earlier , I mentioned discovering that I was the owner of an immune system . |
| 9 | I am sure that I was the despair of Ron 's coaching life , but still he made no comment . |
| 10 | Although I had thrown a stink-bomb through their letter-box ( I was dared to do so ) and had once pulled the belt off Gertie 's dress when teasing her , I do believe that I was the nearest to being a friend of Jossey 's , than anyone . |
| 11 | Not that I was the only one : some older men in 1960s expensive casual clothes , Fiorucci jeans and suede boots , with Cuban heels for Christ 's sake , were chasing the band , hoping to sign them . |
| 12 | I think I am right to claim that I was the first to adopt this plan vs Rudi Douven at Charlton in 1983 . |
| 13 | That I was the absentee hostess and nobody like the chocolate cake we serve at the garden parties . |
| 14 | After much remonstrating during which I was told very kindly and politely that there was no problem , till I felt like tearing my hair out , I was sent to sit in a corner ( just a woman you see ) and Mr Fleming was ushered off to meet an official , rush off somewhere and come back with a piece of paper which was duly stamped , passport returned , and off we went to meet our contact , who explained in a jocular fashion that I was the problem . |
| 15 | For many years I was conscious that I was the first woman in my very large extended family to do this . |
| 16 | He told them : ‘ I was delighted and over the moon to hear that I was the father of a blue-eyed , black-haired baby girl . |
| 17 | It was pretty wonderful to be sitting there watching it all and knowing that I was the only person in the whole school who realised exactly what was going on inside the Trunchbull 's pants . |
| 18 | I think it was fortunate that I was the eldest . |
| 19 | There are various former members of the BBC who believe that I was the instigator of the action against them , but unlike politicians I bear this sort of thing with a great deal of tolerance , taking what I think is a sensible view that one can not make omelettes without breaking eggs . |
| 20 | My own position was perhaps rendered the more difficult by Ian Smith 's assertion at one time that I was the only representative from this country that he trusted . |
| 21 | I told Bates straight out that I was the only man who had the vision and know-how to keep his club in the First Division and that for a reasonable salary , say 16K a year , I would be willing to quit Athletico . |
| 22 | It was sad for me , I thought , that I was the only girl in the world sufficiently stupid to permit herself to be sacrificed to his vanity . |
| 23 | With the egocentricity of all human creatures , exacerbated by my youth and misery I assumed that I was the cause and source of this lack of comfort and stirred myself to attempt to dispel it . |
| 24 | She looked at me unsmiling and I opened my mouth to protest that I was the last person in the world to take such a thing for granted , that I was the only person in the world who held a low opinion of sexual experience . |
| 25 | She looked at me unsmiling and I opened my mouth to protest that I was the last person in the world to take such a thing for granted , that I was the only person in the world who held a low opinion of sexual experience . |
| 26 | And as I appeared in the entrance I was suddenly conscious that I was the centre of attention . |
| 27 | ‘ When we — I realised right away that I was the first man to … |
| 28 | Night after night while I was asleep , I shouted that I was the murderer of William , Justine , and Henry . |
| 29 | What I did n't know was that I was the entertainment afterwards ! |
| 30 | Obviously , they were so sure that I was the right person for the job , that they needed a second opinion . |