Example sentences of "it was [adv] that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her breath was laboured , the oxy-bottle moulded round her shoulder all but exhausted , but it was n't that that made her back-pedal , twisting her heel on a rock , smothering her shout of pain . |
| 2 | It was n't that this dispute between my dad and me about whether there was a God or not really meant anything any more , but rather the fact of the history of the dispute — the reality of its course , not the substance of the original disagreement — was what prevented me from ending it . |
| 3 | It was n't that these were definite ; I just wanted life to be different , to be somewhere else . |
| 4 | It was not that each child was continually talking but every now and then a child would speak to his neighbour or another would leave his place quietly and walk over to another child to speak with him . |
| 5 | It was not that this could be attributed to a weakening of moral fibre on their part , but rather that they had grown up in a society in which there were few straightforward moral guidelines , and into ‘ a community which is thoroughly confused about morals , and … their behaviour reflects that confusion ’ . |
| 6 | It was not that both sides were preparing for some future war to deter the other side . |
| 7 | At Homestead they were guests of the 482 Tactical Fighter Wing which recently had seen action in the Gulg , and It was here that each was given a certificate making them Honorary F-16 Fighter Pilots . |
| 8 | It was here that one of the advantages of glass as an experimental material lay . |
| 9 | It was here that some of the early meetings of Coleridge and Wordsworth probably took place |
| 10 | It was here that some of Lincolnshire 's most famous sons were educated , including Sir John Franklin , Captain John Smith and Alfred Lord Tennyson . |
| 11 | It was just that one word , but it was enough . |
| 12 | It was n't , he thought , that he and Jordan got lines so much worse than anyone else , it was just that more people were listening to them . |
| 13 | It was just that this could have had political implications . ’ |
| 14 | It was just that some days could be rather less fine than others . |
| 15 | In many ways one could argue that there was nothing new in the FMI ; it was simply that many of these changes were almost two decades late in being recommended since they closely resemble many of the proposals contained in the Fulton Committee Report of 1968 ( Cmnd. 3638 ) . |
| 16 | It was simply that most people , while wanting the ends , preferred to walk away from the means : especially when they were distasteful , and most especially when they failed . |
| 17 | The 19th century was an especially important period , for it was then that many of today 's Territorial Army units were formed . |
| 18 | It was then that Fat Watt regarded them most sullenly as though their nearness was a threat . |
| 19 | It was then that some international misunderstanding arose , because the President of South Africa was at the race too and a rumour got around that I had engineered the trip to talk with the South Africans , which of course was not true . |
| 20 | Evening no it was somewhat that that horrid word like that 's so bloody funny . |
| 21 | For them it was enough that 1 , a Westerner from a God-forgotten , immoral country , believed and made some attempt to practise . |
| 22 | It was enough that both men understood the facts of the situation , and each other . |
| 23 | And it was about that that Peggy now spoke to Mrs White , saying , ‘ I bet you had some clearing up after the mob on Friday night . ’ |