Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [verb] that [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Women made up only a minor proportion of the prison population in Geurrero and I was assured that this situation was reflected throughout Mexico . |
| 2 | Nearly ten years ago , in CD 's infancy , I was writing that most CD players sound like poor quality amplifiers , not least because they contain poor quality amplifier circuits , and little seems to have changed in the interim . |
| 3 | When I wrote a popular book recently , I was advised that each equation I included would halve the sales . |
| 4 | I was told that each train which passed us happened to be the one that was taking Tam Mahaddie away to kill the Kaiser and win the war . |
| 5 | That was er a flat in Plumtree , we were offered a flat on the first floor and when we examined the kitchen it was extremely obvious to me that our gas cooker would n't fit in the , the place where it was designed to fit , when I asked where do we put the washing machine I was informed that most tenants kept the washing machine on the balcony , when I said well where do we put the refrigerator , well most people keep the refrigerator either in the hall or , or rather not a hall it was a passageway , in the passageway or in the living room , now it does seem to me with hindsight that if that 's planning I , to use an old fashion London phrase , I 'm a Dutchman . |
| 6 | Cos I was talking to Lilian , she was thinking that each year she 'd be given an update it should be a five year plan . |
| 7 | Although she felt like a little girl who had gone into the wrong party room , she was determined that this woman would not keep her away from her husband . |
| 8 | ‘ No doubt , ’ murmured Dr Neil , who was finding that this interchange , far from dowsing lust , was fuelling it , so that he had a terrible desire to fall on his knees before his skivvy , crying , ‘ Be mine , McAllister , be mine , immediately , ’ like a hero , or perhaps a villain , in a stage melodrama . |
| 9 | We were told that this money was being collected for the families and we gave this money through the official trade union for that purpose . |
| 10 | Compared with Barry 's Board of Trade , the Broad Sanctuary houses were hideous and it ‘ would excite one 's horror , if one were to imagine that any portion of London was to be covered with such edifices ’ . |
| 11 | They were to discover that these country lads were the equals — perhaps the superiors — of their Indian counterparts in political sagacity . |
| 12 | There were no good rules and regulations , and hospitals and insurance companies felt that they ought not to sit down and make them because , once they made them , they were admitting that these things were taking place and that such decisions were being made and were subject not only to public scrutiny but a threat of medical malpractice suits . |
| 13 | Yeah , I mean that seems a plausible way of getting into the , er the job market , er what would Harrison Todaro erm say , you know , because they were saying that this migration , this migration was perfectly rational , despite there being high levels of unemployment . |
| 14 | Those admitted to Belgium were put on a train whose doors were locked and windows nailed shut ; they were told that such measures were necessary for their own protection . |
| 15 | If it were found that more accidents occurred in the winter months between 6 and 8 o'clock in the evening compared with noon and 2 o'clock , is this because , during the early evening , lighting is worse , there is more traffic , drivers have been working longer and are more tired , or weather conditions are worse ? |
| 16 | This would cause many of the possible infinities to cancel out , but it was suspected that some infinities might still remain . |
| 17 | It was explained that these accounts would be used in a later practical class . |
| 18 | When it was seen that all clan chiefs had taken the oath , Dalrymple was frustrated , but not for long . |
| 19 | It was assumed that all learning could be reduced to a series of conditioned reflexes . |
| 20 | In the British Army , discipline was centred around self-discipline , and it was assumed that each man had enough self-discipline to carry out an order without being told twice . |
| 21 | In 1990 , it was assumed that each assistant would average twenty items a minute ( Cutter and Rowe 1990 ) . |
| 22 | It was assumed that any erosion terraces would show as modes in the frequency distribution . |
| 23 | It was concluded that some platinum enrichment is related to primary magmatic differentiation but that many of the high values , particularly of palladium and gold , are the product of later alteration associated with deformation . |
| 24 | The early work on viscoelasticity was performed on silk , rubber , and glass , and it was concluded that these materials exhibited a ‘ delayed elasticity ’ manifest in the observation , that the imposition of a stress resulted in an instantaneous strain which continued to increase more slowly , with time . |
| 25 | It was argued that many disputes which were previously resolved by headmen would be taken to the new courts . |
| 26 | It was argued that such covenants are often contained in conveyances , leases and mortgages , and that they had never been subject to the doctrine of restraint of trade and consequently the test of reasonableness . |
| 27 | It was argued that these findings reflected general activation of both hemispheres combined with specific activation of the left hemisphere . |
| 28 | Nevertheless it was argued that these procedures violated Article 8 of the Convention on two grounds , one because people were not always notified after the surveillance , the other because there was no judicial supervision of the procedures . |
| 29 | It was argued that these assignments were by way of charge . |
| 30 | While it was argued that these centres create jobs , can help create a better image for the area and provide shopping facilities locally , many expressed concern that the jobs provided are part-time and low paid and go no way towards creating a sound economic base in the community . |