Example sentences of "was [that] [num] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ What shocked me was that one wall could make such a difference , ’ he said . |
| 7 | And the farther away they were , the more likely it was that one tribe would dominate the district . |