Usage examples of "how it was that" in English with translation to German

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Tom was wondering what it was that dragged her so, towards the end of all sentences and thought: "Come to me, Mary!" Tom fragte sich, was sie an all den Satzenden so anziehend fand und dachte: "Komm zu mir zurück, Mary!"
Lord, I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing. O Gott, ich frage mich, welcher Narr das Küssen erfunden haben mag.
She was surprised that it was that late. Sie war überrascht, dass es schon so spät war.
Show me how it works. Zeig mir bitte, wie es funktioniert.
What surprised me most was that she didn't like candy. Am meisten überraschte ihn, dass sie keine Süßigkeiten mochte.
I opened the box. It was empty. Ich habe die Kiste geöffnet. Sie war leer.
You know how it is. Du weißt, wie es ist.
Was that you in the car? Warst das du in dem Auto?
It was silly of him to refuse her offer. Es war dumm von ihm, ihr Angebot abzulehnen.
I don't quite know how it happened. Ich weiß nicht genau, wie es passiert ist.
Is management really going to consider our bonus, or was that just lip service? Wird das Management wirklich unseren Bonus berücksichtigen oder war das nur ein Lippenbekenntnis.
It was very nice of you to help me with my homework. Es war sehr nett von dir, mir bei meinen Hausaufgaben zu helfen.
This is how it stands. Das ist der Stand der Dinge.
Was that you on TV last night? Warst du das gestern Abend im Fernsehen?
It was all in vain! Es war alles umsonst!
Tom doesn't know how it happened. Tom weiß nicht, wie es passiert ist.
Was that intended as a joke? War das als Scherz gemeint?
It was an awful week. Es war eine schreckliche Woche.
That's how it is. So ist es eben.
I knew he was rich, but I didn't think he was that rich. Ich wusste, dass er reich war, aber ich wusste nicht, dass er so reich war.
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