Sentence examples of "that was why" in English

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I drank the milk that was left over from breakfast. Bebí la leche que había quedado del desayuno.

That was a close shave. Ese estuvo cerca.

He reached out for the sugar that was on the table. Él alcanzó el azúcar que estaba sobre la mesa.

That was fast. Eso fue rápido.

That was really interesting. Era realmente interesante.

That was just plain stupid. Eso fue simplemente estúpido.

It was an old man that was hit by the black car. Fue a un hombre mayor al que atropelló el coche negro.

I tried to stop their quarrel, but that was not easy. Traté de parar la pelea, pero eso no era fácil.

That was really difficult. Eso fue muy difícil.

That was a great party. Fue una gran fiesta.

She bought him a camera that was too big to fit in his shirt pocket. Ella le compró una cámara demasiado grande para que cupiese en el bolsillo de su camisa.

She said she was a pianist, but that was a lie. Ella dijo que era pianista, pero eso fue una mentira.

She advised him to go there alone, but he didn't think that was good advice Ella le aconsejó que fuera allí solo, pero a él no le pareció un buen consejo.

He had a gentleness that was attractive to women. Él tenía una gentileza que atraía a las mujeres atractivas.

That was years ago. Eso fue hace años.

That was awesome. Eso fue asombroso.

That was when I was in the first year at high school, so 17 years have passed since then. Eso fue cuando yo estaba en el primer año de la escuela secundaria, así que han pasado 17 años desde entonces.

That was probably what influenced their decision. Eso fue probablemente lo que influenció su decisión.

Supplies of food were low and we had to ration out the little that was left. Las provisiones de comida eran escasas y tuvimos que distribuir de manera racionada lo poco que había quedado.

The word that Tom and Mary where seeking, they found only at the end of the sentence, as it was the word that was "lost". La palabra que buscaban Tom y Mary no la encontraron hasta el final de la frase, porque era la palabra «perdida».

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