Example sentences of "was [that] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The result was that four travellers were now sitting in the airport terminal waiting for the next flight , which was probably full anyway . |
| 2 | The consequence was that intransigent positions were soon staked out on the correct modes of biblical interpretation . |
| 3 | We were the most powerful country in the world and the overwhelming fact was that astonishing amounts of money had come into ordinary people 's homes . |
| 4 | It was that fiendish Perdita Macleod . |
| 5 | Historians have to explain how it was that slower increase up to then permitted an expansion of the home market which the later faster rate of population increase did not reverse . |
| 6 | One view was that integrated circuits were protected by copyright through drawings or photographs as most of the masks used in the manufacturing process were produced photographically and would be protected as photographs . |
| 7 | The overall effect was that total spending and hence taxation tended to rise faster than the Cabinet really wanted in the long term . |
| 8 | All I knew was that one afternoon while I was at the office in London someone poured petrol through my letter-box at Seaview , along with a note warning me that if I did n't get out of G.W. Fashions there would be other similarly unpleasant incidents to look forward to , and that next time the petrol would be accompanied by a lighted rag . ’ |
| 9 | One possibility which did not exist for Franca , since something in her had already killed it dead , was that one day Jack might tire of Alison , or Alison of Jack . |
| 10 | The old reductionist 's vision was that one day when we knew enough about genes we would be able to predict every detail of every adult 's behaviour . |
| 11 | My worst fear was that one day she would come to the forge and see me working as a common blacksmith , with black face and hands . |
| 12 | The theory behind the stock editor approach was that one person ( or group of people ) working full time on the bookstock could achieve a more penetrating and unified approach , and that the stock editor could pay more detailed attention to such matters as checks on withdrawals , coverage of specialist reviews , and the perusal of lists of secondhand books . |
| 13 | ‘ What shocked me was that one wall could make such a difference , ’ he said . |
| 14 | The result was that one Michał Drzymała , who purchased land in Wolsztyn , circumvented the rules only by living in a caravan for nearly ten years . |
| 15 | And the farther away they were , the more likely it was that one tribe would dominate the district . |
| 16 | The most worrying aspect of all , for Corby , however , was that many parents felt they were kept in the dark about what was happening , so that while there were exceptions , and in some cases social workers had gone to great lengths to explain the system and the likely outcomes , in two cases the parents were not aware until later in the process that they and their children were the subjects of child abuse investigations . |
| 17 | For Law , the issue was that many Unionists would in any case feel compelled to support Lloyd George and that he might command a large personal following in the constituencies ; it would be useful to capture him as Joseph Chamberlain had been captured in 1886 . |
| 18 | The consequence was that many authorities were too small and too poor financially to provide a good standard of service , to employ the requisite staff and provide the necessary specialized units . |
| 19 | The third distinctive feature of the dinosaurs was that many species grew enormously in size . |
| 20 | One consequence of this was that many stories were not really about events but merely reports or rewrites of speeches made by leading politicians at events . |
| 21 | An even more important feature was that many Europeans came not to administer but to settle permanently , which they did on a large scale in Kenya and Zimbabwe , smaller numbers also being found in Zambia and Tanzania . |
| 22 | The main impact of this measure was that many landlords used the freedom to evict allowed under decontrol to sell previously let properties into owner-occupation . |
| 23 | The real problem was that many students felt unable to ask for help when they were in difficulty . |
| 24 | The view of the hon. Member for South Down ( Mr. McGrady ) was that many things should be left as they are , but he accepted that savings could be made and changes ought to be made , although he did not explain how . |
| 25 | One of the consequences of the difficult situation in schools and the low pay was that many teachers left the profession , even to work in the informal labour sector , and some moved to other countries . |
| 26 | Before the clampdown , I used to be able to score round here , there was that many places that you can score really . |
| 27 | The main problem was that many graduates did not want to go to units where conditions were not seen as ‘ suitable ’ to their requirements . |
| 28 | The result of the enclosures was that many countrymen lost what little security they had formerly possessed , including the sense of belonging to a particular village or cottage . |
| 29 | The difficulty with restoring the former glories was that many bands had outpriced themselves . |
| 30 | The real message that came from this question was that many family and part-time farmers had wives willing to do more than at present . |