Example sentences of "it was that [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | And Philip thought if anyone was a nutcase it was that boy in the wood . |
| 2 | ‘ I bet it was that gang from Elgin Avenue . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | But my opinion of the book is much the same now as it was that day in Kathmandu . |
| 5 | It was that liability for which the original lessee was concurrently liable . |
| 6 | ( And it was that lack of hits which probably helped bring about the suicides . ) |
| 7 | So it was that night at Hampton Court . |
| 8 | it was that bit of |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Men of the standing of Peter Elliott were relegated to B races — it was that kind of night . |
| 11 | It was that kind of country , somehow , safe things looked dangerous , specially in the corner of your eye . |
| 12 | 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 . ’ |
| 13 | There 's Daddy Dyance diving off desks and whacking boys with the cane — it was that kind of school . |
| 14 | It was that kind of day . |
| 15 | It was that kind of care that had kept him alive so long . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | And it was that kind of debate that that went on the last few years . |
| 18 | It was that kind of statistical perversion . |
| 19 | It was that kind of first hair . ’ |
| 20 | It was that kind of place . |
| 21 | But Magilton missed , or rather Muggleton saved : it was that kind of game . |
| 22 | It was that aspect of diesel that particularly attracted me , as well as the environmental and economical advantages . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ 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 . |
| 24 | It was that place underneath the arches in Abbey Street . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | It was that time of year when England began to prepare for the Guy Fawkes celebrations of 5 November . |
| 29 | But there was not a sound : it was that time in the afternoon when Mrs Prynn was down in the village , Sir Gregory and Amyas were at their books , and the ladies in their chambers . |
| 30 | And it was that habit of speaking his mind that led to his downfall . |