Example sentences of "it was [prep] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | well there was no weir er there , it was just , it was above that |
| 2 | No , it was past that . |
| 3 | Handsome stations were built on the line eastwards from Colombo towards Galle because it was along that coast that lawyers and civil servants had their bungalows . |
| 4 | I , standing on my tiptoes I could n't see out the window to , to look out to the stage erm , and there was a huge step up , it was about that , which was great for people 's bad backs and if you got up on that , erm then you sat on top of a very high cocktail chair , in fact one of our people had to kneel on top of the high cocktail chair , to look , to see down , over the window , down to the stage and they did n't give us a sound feed which would sound familiar |
| 5 | Er no er it was about that jumper look |
| 6 | It was about that short . |
| 7 | Spid I remember when me and my Mum had to catch one in a fishing net and throw it down the toilet cos my Dad were n't there and it was about that big ! |
| 8 | P-E had on occasions recommended clients to Lyn Brua , an American who had founded the London office of Heidrick and Struggles , and it was through that connection he decided to join the executive search industry . |
| 9 | The loss of my sister was not entirely beyond my comprehension as it was beyond that of my other sisters . |
| 10 | I 'm not saying it was worth that but she payed . |
| 11 | The coypu-control man must have come on a weekday , though , and it was with that hangover that Adam associated his coming . |
| 12 | We have come through that transition , tough as it was with that unbeatable combination of enthusiasm , commitment , ability and unwavering desire for success . |
| 13 | And the last time you wore it was with that mac , remember that mac ? |
| 14 | It was at that time that I interviewed David 's mother , Margaret Jones , who recalled a three-year-old David discovering a bag of make-up in an upstairs room and plastering himself with it , and how at one point she thought he would become a ballet dancer . |
| 15 | It was at that time , in fact , that he met Andy Warhol . |
| 16 | Perhaps it was at that same party that Marevna , who stayed until dawn , saw Modigliani and Beatrice fighting ferociously until Modi grabbed her and flung her through a closed window . |
| 17 | It was at that precise moment that James became aware of PC Charlton . |
| 18 | It is possible this is a case of hindsight colouring my memory , but I have a distinct feeling that it was at that moment I first sensed something odd , something duplicitous perhaps , about this apparently charming American gentleman . |
| 19 | It was at that meeting that Dista proposed a new wording for the Data sheet — the standard form of recommendation to doctors on how a drug should be administered . |
| 20 | It was at that time he wrote the first of a series of Scots novels which were to secure for him a place in the history of literature . |
| 21 | I felt wonderful , and it was at that moment that I realised that if I started taking my athletics seriously , if I started training properly , if I started listening to Ron , then maybe I could do something in the sport . |
| 22 | It was at that time like wine to be in the presence of the Lusignan Bastard , ebullient , assured of success , glowing with pride in himself and his army . |
| 23 | It was at that moment that she had resolved to tell Nick Morley everything that had happened to her . |
| 24 | It was at that point that Edward recalled the constable 's other words and how they had troubled him even then — seeming to carry a sinister note , a warning . |
| 25 | It was at that moment that he ventured to propose to her . |
| 26 | ‘ It was at that place I told you about that I knew him , ’ he said to Lili . |
| 27 | This was the first thought he had ever had of the commune , it was at that moment it first came to him , out on the terrace sitting beside Rufus under Hilbert 's umbrella , while the Vermstroy man hunted his quarry along the woodland streams and Mary pursued him with cries of protest . |
| 28 | It was at that moment Meredith caught a glimpse of another familiar figure . |
| 29 | He went nuts — he went crackers , got the cane , and he was wielding it , and it was at that time that the rest of the boys decided to pile up the furniture in the corner and set fire to it , so half the classroom was burning . |
| 30 | It was at that point we realised it was n't a very large bear . |