Example sentences of "it [was/were] that [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 She said to me when they find out what it is she could soon have you on your feet , but she thought it were that shadow on me lung .
2 It were that doctor with the yellow hair , were n't it ? ’ she said .
3 And Philip thought if anyone was a nutcase it was that boy in the wood .
4 ‘ I bet it was that gang from Elgin Avenue . ’
5 It was that brand of challenge by Darren Peacock in the fifth minute that damaged Shearer 's ankle , though he struggled on before succumbing a couple of minutes after the interval .
6 But my opinion of the book is much the same now as it was that day in Kathmandu .
7 It was that liability for which the original lessee was concurrently liable .
8 ( And it was that lack of hits which probably helped bring about the suicides . )
9 So it was that night at Hampton Court .
10 it was that bit of
11 However , to get him to the point where he might be weaned from the ventilator , one must allow him to sleep and get stronger , so if it was that kind of day or that kind of period , he might have more sedation than other times .
12 Men of the standing of Peter Elliott were relegated to B races — it was that kind of night .
13 It was that kind of country , somehow , safe things looked dangerous , specially in the corner of your eye .
14 He was confronted , briefly , by an Arsenal supporter in the car park an hour after the match and Jensen said : ‘ Yes , Durie was kicking me — but it was that kind of game . ’
15 There 's Daddy Dyance diving off desks and whacking boys with the cane — it was that kind of school .
16 It was that kind of day .
17 It was that kind of care that had kept him alive so long .
18 When my colleague had said that , with me sitting right beside him , I felt like punching him in the face ; it was that kind of attitude that any campaign would have to fight .
19 And it was that kind of debate that that went on the last few years .
20 It was that kind of statistical perversion .
21 It was that kind of first hair . ’
22 It was that kind of place .
23 But Magilton missed , or rather Muggleton saved : it was that kind of game .
24 It was that aspect of diesel that particularly attracted me , as well as the environmental and economical advantages . ’
25 ‘ Bliss it was that dawn to be alive ’ a quote from Wordsworth , but it is how I feel as we embark on this new decade .
26 It was that place underneath the arches in Abbey Street .
27 Mother was a Tallentire and it was that side of the family which had the interest in music and … well , talent , I suppose , like the first part of their name .
28 It was that point in the morning when people usually began to think about the soup and potatoes that were expected shortly , rather than about the books they were reading .
29 It was that failure of implementation that seems to have prompted Leon Panetta , Mr Clinton 's budget chief , to unburden himself of melancholy thoughts on April 26th .
30 It was that time of year when England began to prepare for the Guy Fawkes celebrations of 5 November .
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