Example sentences of "that [was/were] [adv] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was exactly what the Russians intended . |
| 2 | And that was exactly what the radiologist was doing as he slowly ran his sensor over my stomach . |
| 3 | ''' That was exactly what the average person called on to make self-criticism thought : all that mattered was getting through the ritual humiliation , and then going for a drink . |
| 4 | And that was exactly what the doctor thought ; that was precisely what helped kill her . |
| 5 | What he produced was a volume for which he really should have kept his title The Conduct of the Kitchen — a title borrowed incidentally from Meredith — because that was just what the book of menus was about : the logical and orderly conduct of a kitchen as related to daily life and seen not through the medium of a few isolated menus for special occasions , but as part of the natural order of everyday living . |
| 6 | And that was certainly what the audience seemed to think of ’ Moby Dick ’ at the curtain call , with a standing ovation and some joining is as the cast took a bow , it certainly is a whale of a tale . |
| 7 | Does , does it call into question the fact that that was really what the peasants did think and believe , or were the peasants opportunists , and if they felt they could get away with anything they would get away with anything ? |
| 8 | Now I would be the first to admit that I I 'm not a judge as accountant , I 'm an insurance broker er and erm I do n't understand er and I 'm not aware of all of the rules and regulations that affect accountants er and affect the way audits are carried out , b but I must say I was a bit surprised t to hear during the debate , er that that was really what the problem was , the problem with B C C I was this conflict of interest , that fraud was known and it was not declared er and er I think that these er these regulations should now make that considerably er more clear . |