It is/was A that/who... (no verb)
I met my former lover in the street last night;
It was I that met my former lover in the street last night.
It was last night that I met my former lover in the street last night.
Today's words
1 consider
The building does not conform with safety regulations.
2 considerable
Damage to the building was considerable.
3 confront
Once again, I chose to confront the issue head-on.
4 considerate
It was very considerate of him to wait.
5 confuse
I always confuse my left with my right.
6 consist
True education does not consist in simply being taught facts.
7 confusion
Mandy's predominant emotion was confusion.
8 consistent
A theory should be internally consistent.
9 congratulate
I congratulate all of you on this achievement.
10 console
I can console myself with the fact that I'm not alone.
11 congratulation
She flashed him a false smile of congratulation.
12 consolidate
What do they have to consolidate?
13 Congress
Congress is in gridlock.
14 conspicuous
Most people don't want to be too conspicuous.
15 conjunction
This is an odd conjunction.
16 conspiracy
He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.
17 constant
This entrance is in constant use.
18 Constituent
Constituent elements of an overall business process.
19 conquer
The only way to conquer a fear is to face it.
20 constitute
China's ethnic minorities constitute less than 7 percent of its total population.
21 conquest
The chase is always much more exciting than the conquest anyway.
22 constitution
A new constitution was promulgated last month.
23 conscience
He won't let it trouble his conscience.
24 constrain
Parents shouldn't completely constrain children's viewing.
25 conscientious
We are generally very conscientious about our work.
26 construct
My next work was to construct a nest and anchor it in a tree.
27 conscious
She's very conscious of the problems involved.
28 consult
He needed to consult with an attorney.
29 consecutive
You know that studying six consecutive hours is not equivalent to studying one hour a day for six days.
30 consensus
There is a growing consensus of opinion on this issue.
31 consequence
This is a necessary consequence of progress.
32 Consequently
Consequently, even as the blogosphere continues to expand, only a few blogs are likely to emerge as focal points.
33 contagious
Laughing is contagious.
34 conservation
The benefits of conservation are both financial and aesthetic.
35 conservative
Her style of dress was never conservative.
36 contaminate
Hostile relationships invidiously contaminate our wellbeing.
37 contemplate
I can't contemplate what it would be like to be alone.
38 convenience
The hotel combines comfort with convenience.
39 contemporary
We weren't out to design a contemporary utopia.
40 convenient
If it's convenient I can come tomorrow.
41 contempt
She looked at him with contempt.
42 convention
The convention does not apply to us.
43 contend
It is time, once again, to contend with racism.
44 converge
As they flow south, the five rivers converge.
45 conversation
She was engrossed in conversation.
46 contest
The contest should be very keenly fought.
47 Conversely
Conversely, "cycle to work" days have done their job by creating pollution lows.
48 conversion
No conversion from analogue to digital data is needed.
49 continent
She loved the African continent.
50 convert
This requires open investments to help doctors convert.
51 contingent
The American contingent will stay overnight in London.
52 convey
Euclid was trying to convey his idea of a geometrical point.
53 continual
She finds the continual confrontation very wearing.
54 convict
The escaped convict was seized outside the city.
55 conviction
It is our firm conviction that a step forward has been taken.
56 convince
She utterly failed to convince them.
57 contradict
She dared not contradict him.
58 contrary
I don't find him funny at all. Quite the contrary.
59 cooperate
He indicated his willingness to cooperate.
60 contrast
There is also an artful contrast of shapes.
61 cooperative
The factory is now a workers' cooperative.
62 coordinate
She'll show you how to coordinate pattern and colours.
63 cop
He pulled out a badge and said he was a cop.
64 contrive
I decided to contrive a meeting between the two of them.
65 cope
I was left to cope on my own.
66 Copper
Copper pipe is sold in lengths.
67 controversial
The distinction between craft and fine art is more controversial.
68 controversy
He is no stranger to controversy.
69 convene
The committee will convene at 11.30 next Thursday.
70 cord
He began to worry at the knot in the cord.