it was that

A hand projected from beneath the winding sheet and hung near the floor. It was that of the old man.

And my first reaction of seeing it was that Andy Sirkis' looking like a chimp and that what's amazing is you see his performance.

How wonderful it was that You came to me, it was a miracle. You stretched Your miraculous hand to catch me from falling down into the abyss.

The sum and substance of it was that there was no hope, and they wanted the money with the least trouble possible.

It was that of a tall young man, smoking.

He had always loved his children but he had never before realized how much he loved them and how bad it was that he did not live with them.

So I started thinking and listing what all it was that I thought would make a perfect biennial.

Then it was that there came into my head the first of the mad notions that contributed so much to save our lives.

The first line of it was that we wanted to spend less on social and economic failure so we could spend more on investing in the future.

The way it understood it was that the proposal was to list the different proposals under each cluster and asked whether that was correct.

My heart beat fast, my head was dizzy, trying to comprehend what it was that stood in front of me.

Whatever it was that you told me to do, I can't remember not doing it.

Nobody really understood what it was that he had in mind, except for Ada Lovelace, and he went to his grave trying to pursue that dream.

It was that treatment and not the fact that she was a womanwhich brought patients to her.

The lion awoke with a start and rolled over , trying to find out what or who it was that had attacked him.

We also found that the more sophisticated the exposure assessment, the less likely it was that an effect would be reported.

you probably wouldn't be able to repeat the words, or even know how it was that you understood it all.

"Oh, Garrett, " she finally said as she gently touched my face, "who do you think it was that brought the bottle to her? "

It was that dull kind of a regular sound that comes from oars working in rowlocks when it's a still night.

It was not so much that I had earlier been nave. It was that I took him on trust.

She imagined it was that weakness which had incurred the contempt of Glaucus.

But how awful it was that the death occurred so close to his birthday.

So it was that they became 'best friends', and wanted never to be separated.

Most easterners seem to realise how valuable it was that a united leadership filled the power vacuum so quickly.

Perhaps it was that her promises to investors of annual returns of up to 80% seemed just too good, to the authorities, to be genuine.

"Then it was that I undertook an expedition in connection with that, " and he pointed to the iron chest, "which ended disastrously enough. "

How long afterward it was that Becky came to a slow consciousness that she was crying in Tom's arms, neither could tell.

Uhm, and so I had them give him my hotel number and he called me up in my room and it was that voice, you know. . .

It was that the lady was driven to the wall, so she murdered the boss with poison.

It was that hands-on iterative process which is so much like vernacular design and folk design in traditional cultures.

But I also worried that part of it was that I was then a young woman.

Then it was that Lottie knew why Bess had made no mention of her finery, or the shining room, or the twelve pound turkey.

If there was any consolation, it was that the glacial pace of nature would give us decades or even centuries to sort out the problem.

And the best of it was that Marcia did not in the least appreciate Mike's eagerness to help.

You've got to wonder what took so long if it was that slow, but at least it's faster now.

That's how it was that my whole family got to the parking lot on 46th and Ellis earlier than most of the folks in the neighborhood.

He talked a mile-a-minute and was well into his sales pitch before I had any idea what it was that he was selling.

I saw a human being completely deprived of freedom by war, and I felt how cruel it was that he couldn't even choose to die.

"The reason we spent a long time discussing it, was that we wanted to give every book a fair crack of the whip, " he said.

"Nay, " said the Tiger, "I misjudged my enemy. It was that unbeatable man over there! "

They got him in front of the camera for a interview and asked how it was that he blossomed so magniflcent1y.

I don't know if it was the same one, but I like to think it was, that it had enjoyed my hospitality and remembered my balcony.

The subjectivity was the key concept of traditional aesthetics. It was that rationality was concretely embodied in literature texts.

And even if it was, that's more of a reason to lose jacket.

"Maybe it was that guy throwing that red flag up in the air, " he said.

What a kind miracle it was that she had chosen such a place, and that it was so strangely deserted on such a divine evening as this.

As essential as it was that we got in, I'm glad to see that we're getting out.

Theodoric then summoned the judges before him, and inquired how it was that they had done in two days what they had delayed for three years.

I knew my English was quite good, but did not think it was that good.

At my first exhibition in Beijing in 1996, it was that screen painting that I presented.

Even so, I assumed that because she was in another country and because he said how difficult it was, that it must be finished.

So it was that the handsome and enterprising boy earned himself a lunch and a few bucks for showing me around Old Havanan.

Now if there was one thing that the animals were completely certain of, it was that they did not want Jones back.

The problem, as he saw it, was that workers could use the threat of industrial unrest to "extort" money from their bosses.

And so it was that she began to indulge in surreptitious Christian practices.

I'm convinced it was that morning at the warehouse that pushed me to take on the presidency of Chrysler only a couple of weeks later.

It was that of a lofty mountain, capped with snow.

Then it was that the fire of rebellion blazed up among the people whose extermination had been decreed.

For two years it was that there we had received all the news of battles.

In my role as an adviser to the Kremlin, I tried to explain why it was that the West did not trust Russia.

i wonder , " he said , " when it was that the world first went wrong .

So it was that I came to be strolling round the impressive Limerick set-up last week just as the next thunderbolt was about to strike.

It's against law? Oh, I didn't know it was that serious! But I don't have enough money for that book.

The only thing this hunter-gatherer technique had going for it was that it worked, and worked pretty reliably in that context.

It seemed to rock the bungalow it was that strong, but the staff were fab and rung through and made sure we were all ok.

So I put myself in a closet, locked the door and had never taken the time to discover what it was that I loved about myself and life.

It wasn't us! It was that kid Drew! I told you he was no good! -You. . . said. . . nothing!

The case for a bail-out was not to save banks or their resident fat cats; it was that a depression would not stay in Manhattan.

It was that kind of day Thursday. It was a day when those who would clamour for a throw-away-the-key form of justice were given ammunition.

It was quite clear that the more plaque you had, the more likely it was that you would have an event.

And it was that kind of attitude of the West towards Russia in the Nineties that changed the attitude of many Russians.

Well, the outstanding thing about it was that there was damned little of it.

The strange thing about it was, that the sound of the bell followed each of this man's movements.

Thus it was that the terror of the second leftists reversed the advance of freedom that had begun in France in 1789.

Oh yes! Why, it seems 'bout a year ago. It was that very night that I follered Injun Joe to the widder's.

I saw Taipei had been experiencing severe weather conditions over the past few hours, but I didn't realize it was that bad.

But what irked him wasn't a green graveyard at the bottom of the hill. It was that other ghost out of his childhood.

Thus it was that he burned himself on Jiang-qing's funeral pyre, and sent himself with her wherever it was she was going.

It was "that which is not being" ; it had no other being than that of illusion and error.

He went to see the corpse and believed it was that of his own wife.

Whatever it was that had interrupted his life, he was trying to straighten it out.

It was that primary education can happen on its own, or parts of it can happen on its own.

At the same time, it was that there was no regular sleep, can lead to increased time watching television.

It was that time wild plants convention began to be concerned.

She was telling me how fortunate it was that she had named me Mireya, because the President of Panama was Mireya Moscoso.

If there was a worry, it was that emerging economies would grow too quickly, inflating commodity prices.

Thus it was that I readily responded, and resolved to be on time.

The break-up left me puffy-eyed, but it was that letter, written before he left to go Inter-Railing, that made my heart ache.

When the Lord chose His twelve disciples, it was "that they should be with Him, and that He might send them forth to preach" (Mark Hi. 14).

Andy lost his notebook, and the devil of it was that the notebook contained all his homework for the coming week.

It was that vision, he said, that explained his prediction that the price of oil could next year reach $250 a barrel.

The break-up left me puffy-eyed, but it was that letter, written before he left to go Inter-Railing, that made my heart ache.

When the Lord chose His twelve disciples, it was "that they should be with Him, and that He might send them forth to preach" (Mark Hi. 14).

Andy lost his notebook, and the devil of it was that the notebook contained all his homework for the coming week.

Mary lost her handbag, and the devil of it was that the handbag contained her ID card and passport.

So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried.

So it was that I found myself knocking on a cottage door, being received by Mary Smith and then being taken for a walk to the woods.

The German survey found that the more educated a woman was, the less likely it was that she would be satisfied by sex.

The pity of it was that even the least exacting husband should so often desire something more piquant than goodness.

And I don't know if it was that or his performance that got him cut from the program. He ultimately got cut.

The thing of it was that I fully understood the implications of credit card debt.

It was that day I said, "I'm not going to do anymore. "

For weeks after the accident I'd wake up thinking it was that Sunday again and that the girls were heading home.

When I got used to it, I didn't think it was that uncomfortable. People have the ability to adjust themselves to suit the environment.

Took me about a year a figure out it was that I shouldn't a let you out a my sights.

A game against QPR (yes it was that long ago) that had been postponed from earlier in the season.

He said it was that evidence that made it clear to the company and to himself that there potentially were more people involved.

So sunken and suppressed it was that it was like a voice underground.

One bit of wall, about five hundred feet high, was still standing; it was that which she had thought was a cliff.

Her answer stayed with me. Wearing a uniform, she said, helped her figure out what it was that really distinguished her as an individual.

If there was any good news out of the attack, it was that there were survivors.

I cannot remember whether it was that very night that I wetted my bed again, but at any rate I did wet it again quite soon.

It was that information the NEJM authors mined to explore obesity in the context of a social network.

It was: that's an unpatriotic thing to say, and you're a bad mother, and you're morally deranged, you're a ditzy idiot.

infinity of space, Owen wondered what manner of Being or Power it was that had originated and sustained all this.

If it was someone he liked to see, he would remark how lucky it was that he just come in.

We do not read here the reaction of the people, but most assuredly it was that of unbelief (cf. 25: 3).

It was that line height was the feasible parameter to detect and control print quality.

However, it was that same entrepreneurial fearlessness that Abraham used to launch his trading career that last semester at Notre Dame.

But there it was, that flicker of hubris, hiding just behind his explanation of the decision to tell all (or at least some).

It was still sprinkle , I did not know why it was that I suddenly felt very self-blame.

The best thing about it was that you didn't have to be a size zero to try it.

I would get through working in the morning, and I would sit on the set all day, because it was that exciting to me.

M: It was that way with me, Liesl. And for you it will be just as wonderful, I promise.

If I had anything good to say about it, it was that Kato should have been the only character in this movie.

I thought about how strange it was that he had two legs, two arms, one head, etc. , almost exactly like a regular human being.

For three months, the automatic lights outside did not go off because it was that dark.

But as soon as I played an active stock my especial way he began to get messages from the head office asking who it was that was operating.

If the Watergate mess proved anything, it was that we need a President we are comfortable with, one we feel we know and can trust.

It was that halcyon hour when the Angelus falls like a benediction upon the waning day.

The real thing about Safire, though, was not whether his columns made sense or not. It was that the man could write.

It was that brief time in between seasons that she could feel something new happening, and it made her anxious and excited.

Perhaps it was that he smiled slightly too broadly and gave people the unnerving impression that he was about to go for their neck.

I always felt like if I looked up quickly enough, I would see a pair of red eyes or whatever it was that was watching me.

As you fine tune your memory of what it was that made you feel appreciation, you will find yourself feeling that emotion again.

It was that impossible thing: happiness that does not wilt to reveal the thin shoots of some new desire rising from within it.

"I thought if there was any industry that was bulletproof, it was that industry, " said Rich Mattern, the mayor of West Fargo, N. D.

It was that dream that changed culture all over the world.

Better than before, moreover, he realized why it was that he hated her.

"Life is like that, dear, " she would sometimes say, but she would never say what it was that life was like.

'If there's one thing everyone agreed upon, it was that 2010 would be the year of yen weakness. '

And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.

It was that you are doing your homework that I didn't tell you this thing.

The bigger the difference in perceived age within any twin pair, the more likely it was that the older-looking twin died first.

It was that old coal-stealing ruse of his practised once too often.

But whatever it was that Curly Tail did, Gruntle and Snuffle and Snuggle always tried to do something bigger.

So it was that, heavily laden, tired and hungry we set off for the bus stop shortly after dark on the Monday evening.

It was ~ that she had chosen it.

It was that final sprint! You were great! Really!

After a long minute he reeled forward, down into the never-ending shadows, wondering who it was that could still have tears left to shed.

It was that that would make Him and the purposes of God, higher than the heavens above the earth, their abiding experience.

So it was that a duplicitous Chancellor took advantage of this unswerving allegiance.

It was that spirit of determination from Haitian librarians that inspired the South Carolinian.

And I was struck by going to so many, one after the other, with some clarity of what it was that I was longing for.

If ever there was a misleading forecast about the year 2000, it was that.

It was that Roman rule and the Germanic tradition had great impact on the medieval English peasants'economic thoughts.

I've already forgotten where it was that you put the dictionary.

It was that message last night. I could tell something wasn't right. I could hear it in your voice.

The hell of it was that nobody recognized him.

l asked you if it was that important to you.

It was, that is to say, agreed at the start that we were looking at a stick, a 'material thing', part of which was under water.

He asked where it was that you held the meeting.

In that case it was that I'm the lead event planner for the big charity event.

I haven't seen any investigation of who it was that refused the request, or what their supposed basis was for doing so.

If spending isn't going back to the way it was, that may make it even harder for the government to ease up on aid.

And just how graphic it was that thousands just perished in a flaming instant.

It was that I was reading upstairs when he came in.

I put off purchases and considered the reasons I wanted whatever it was that I wanted.

There was ice on the roadway, sir. It was that which caused your horse to slip.

Tickets of the concert soon sold out because it was that pop singer's swansong and everyone wanted to be there.

And so it was that Death reluctantly handed over his own Cloak of Invisibility.

And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.

I wondered why it was that he had managed to surround himself with idiots.

It was that last activity that disqualified rodents and U. S. students as study subjects.

So it was that the three of us spent the night on an enforced polar-bear watch.

I honestly don't know what it was that I saw, other than I know it wasn't a plane or a helicopter, or a blimp.

If it was that easy, then you wouldn't be reading this.

it was that you can't ascribe great cosmic significance.

Colonel Warren agreed, remarking how "outstanding" it was that Mr. Bay used Air Force assets in the movie, especially the E-3.

It was that conversation that marked the first meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous.

it was that they were having a premature argument.

For a second, I considered hurrying on my way, though I couldn't have said exactly what it was that made me so uneasy.

I wonder who it was (that) defined man as a rational animal.

It was that human connection that Charles and Ray always found in everything.

So it was that soon after the queen's death at the age of 45 in 1683, Louis was persuaded that he should no longer live in sin.

It was that basic; he had never heard another theory ofvictory.

"It was that, or else I had to give up being a Scientologist, " she says.

He knew how she felt. It was that chill which only fears can put in you.

It was that project--the fight for a better world--that motivated Marx.

Jim Redmond did what any father would do. His child needed help. It was that simple.

So it was that response at the Democratic convention that year?

Instead, it was that Amyris was going into partnershipwith Crystalsev, a Brazilian firm, to make car fuel out of cane sugar.

One sees how important it was that the Greek barriers be stormed.

When the brothers were reunited, Hans explained how it was that he was still alive.

What a fascinating week it was that transpired after Daina's sudden, untimely and tragic death.

"It was that chap there with the apron, " pointing to the butler.

Does anyone know when it was that the accident came about?

I think it was that as I got into my mid-30s, I started feeling like it was harder and harder to make new friends .

"It was that rotten goose egg that saved charlotte's life, " said Wilbur.

We put A. G. at the job, and that's the only change that we made; it was that one person.

Then the stranger finally asked the father, whose beautiful child it was that went into the next room every day at noon.

Ask them how they found out about you and what it was that brought them your way.

I do not quite know what it was that caused me to lift my head from the friendly shelter of the blanket.

But we are still stuck in kindergarten or elementary school or wherever it was that our shyness first took root in our psyches.

it was that way all through college . i barely passed my speech class.

And so it was that a nameless Arab American baby was adopted by an Armenian American family.

The story, as I recall it, was that a volunteer had come forward and offered to write a Bourne Shell clone.

He promised Kostya a postcard from wherever it was that he landed.

SOME days later , john went to the same city, but again he didn't hand the office, so he asked someone the way. it'was THAT old woman!

It was that attack that finally sowed the seeds for Gaddafi's demise.

It was that thought which made me ask an unquiet question calmly.

It was that image of calm and discipline that appealed to voters.

It is draped with gold curtains and American flags, just as it was that night.

It was that Christmas someone placed a star on the steeple.

Margaret White: It was that teacher that called, wasn't it?

I really can't remember where it was that I first met the man.

So the way we went about it was that we did a kind of ruthless assessment of confidence and benchmark performance.

It was that way with everything: instead of doing things for me, or excusing me, my mother insisted I find a way to do them myself.

I really didn't know where it was that the old man lost his purse.

Didn't they know that if it was that simple we would have already done it?

In 1958, after the Soviets put up Sputnik, it was "That's the end of America. "

It was that way with me.

Artists Zhang Yingnan and Lu Xi, a ideal artist couple, how pity it was that my younger sister only took their back sights.

it was that John misunderstood what God was going to do.

Very likely, whatever it was that made them not want to get married in the first place ended up becoming a problem long-term.

But it was that 2000 election that started to make me wake up.

We don't know who it was that had stolen his money.

It was that he was chosen that made us very happy.

UH-on, I didn't know it was that late! Could you start cooking the vegetables?

It was because they were fighting a horrible data model. It was that data model that nearly killed me.

There it was, that same love and kindness.

It was that little outliers there.

But the worst thing about it was that you couldn't use it on the youngest children, on infants, and on one-year-olds.

Yet what it was that she must cover up she never knew.

It was that which caused your horse to slip.

And even today, not that many people fully realize how unlikely it was that the deal would ever happen.

So it was that he finally returned home.

Systemwide air traffic is down 22% since 2000, and controller head count is slightly higher than it was that year.

It was that journalist again.

so it was that he was still a bachelor.

So it was that kind of thing. Right.

So it was that the Internet will make the students addicted, addicted to online chat, games, affect their learning, has worsened.

That night it was that she passed Hurstwood, waiting at the Casino, without observing him.

What a pity it was that such beauty was destined to fade!

Maybe it was that the drill I was using broke, OK?

In other words, it was that simple: "They killed my friend and I wanted to die. "

It was that way with the meat, too.

three rains had passed , and it was that lean season.

So a while ago I asked on Twitter and on Facebook what it was that demotivated people.

We don't know who it was (that) called the doctor?