Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] [was/were] that [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , we 're just going out to have one , ’ said Penelope , thinking how typical it was that Ianthe should long for such a dull and essentially English thing as a cup of tea . |
| 2 | So he ought , thought Sally-Anne , and so he is , and , desperate to change the conversation , to steer it away from dangerous ground , she said , as brightly as she could , through numb lips , ‘ Sha n't we miss the last horse bus home if we do n't leave soon ? ’ thinking how fortunate it was that Stair had not told Dr Neil the other heiress 's identity — Sally-Anne Tunstall might have been a dead give-away ; she really ought to have changed her Christian name . |
| 3 | A panel of medical and scientific experts based them on how likely it was that cancer had been caused by the victim 's working conditions . |
| 4 | I am now sure I was that boy in an earlier life . |
| 5 | I was quite suprised how good he was that year … back heeling the ball to set up at least 2 goals … and the drag back and turn for a goal vs Wimbledon ( I think ) ! ! |
| 6 | Miss Evans replied : ‘ I 'm sure it was that date . ’ |
| 7 | I 'm sure it was that meeting that was scaring him . ’ |