Example sentences of "[adv] that [was/were] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Melanie had had fifteen merry Christmases , when they tied wreaths of holly to the doorknockers and fed visiting choirboys on mincepies , and perhaps that was a sufficiency of merry Christmases . |
| 2 | Er , I thought personally that was a bit too but I 'm forever trying to organize |
| 3 | So that was a problem . |
| 4 | So that was a contrast from the people near the hospital where I was and , what happened was , we used to do a little service and then anybody that wanted to be seen used to come along and we needed an interpreter and it was a bit like a surgery really , and they would come with any problems , and anyone who was severely ill we would then take back in the Landrover back to the hospital . |
| 5 | So that was a benefit to people outside and people inside the church . |
| 6 | So that was a possibility . |
| 7 | So that was a possibility . |
| 8 | She ca n't stand idiots and inefficiency ; nor can I. So that was a bond between us . |
| 9 | So that was a bit of a giggle ! |
| 10 | So that was a bit off strange that . |
| 11 | Er so that was a market place that we really were n't tapping from this region , they have been tapping into London . |
| 12 | So that was a living . |
| 13 | Tt so that was a shame , |
| 14 | So that was a shame really as far as I 'm concerned . |
| 15 | so that was a shame , but er it got better slowly you know |
| 16 | No , no blind consumers as it were so that was a disappointment |
| 17 | But that was if I remember rightly that was a mock-up . |
| 18 | There was a thumping noise coming from above that was a record player . |
| 19 | Possibly that was a reason . ’ |
| 20 | Mind you got short that was a killer up round by place . |
| 21 | If one person 's on duty , you would a situation where really that was a bit of risk quite often , and er , it 's not an acceptable thing but er , I totally agree we need to agree very carefully if one 's wise to whether the initial staffing is adequate or whether it is case a of people not having |
| 22 | Now that was a feat of ability , patience and sheer physical endurance . |
| 23 | Now that was a year , but , er because you was n't a bound apprentice , when trade fell off in the winter , and it fell off drastically in the winter , and then built up for Easter , when everyone in those days bought new clothes . |
| 24 | Mr Lawler never mentioned again that he 'd refuse to go , aware now that was a stance he 'd have to back down from when the time came . |
| 25 | Well that was a look forward to er Mansell 's er rejoining Williams next season . |
| 26 | Well that was a bit lustful then , just lust , no love , no love lost there . |
| 27 | Ah well that was a varnish paint . |
| 28 | Well that was a waste of their time if they 'd have gone round there to view them , were n't it ? |
| 29 | Well that was a mystery a little bit initially . |
| 30 | And i I got er twelve shilling saved up , well that was a lot of money . |