Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [verb] that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although I was tempted to think that such a short time would make no difference , I knew that when I got near to Kano , if I got that far , every minute would count . |
| 2 | I was heartened to see that one of the slogans on London East TEC 's letterhead is : ’ Our vision is that by the year 2000 , the East side of London should be as prosperous as the West side ’ — that seems to be an excellent vision for London East TEC . |
| 3 | But I was comforted to discover that these highways are antiquities , built by some unfortunate landowner who expected a visit from the king . |
| 4 | I was beginning to realize that this diet could in fact be a breakthrough for all those who were still left with the typical British ‘ pear ’ shape , even after losing weight successfully . |
| 5 | I was going to suggest that this is er , I mean I 've made a note of this question , that we ought to return to it next time |
| 6 | She was irritated to find that one essential item at least was missing , and made a mental note to have someone telephone for it immediately . |
| 7 | She was beginning to think that this Gus Hambro was a good deal more ingenuous than he supposed ; but if so , it was an engaging disability in him . |
| 8 | If he did want to mount an exhibition of his work — and she was starting to believe that that too had been a lie , just part of some overall strategy — then he 'd have to find someone else to organise it . |
| 9 | Not for one minute did his guard slip until she was forced to accept that that was exactly how he felt about her . |
| 10 | In effect , the alternatives presented to the ‘ counter-culture ’ by the liminal experience were also available to some of us in our marginal police world , and we were forced to see that those concepts of order and disorder we had once taken almost as the natural way of things were in fact only one model for society ; a single framework for social action ! |
| 11 | They were monitored to ensure that similar posts received similar assessments and also that they were " sensible " bearing in mind the position of various jobs within their hierarchies . |
| 12 | They were encouraged to believe that external agents would tackle the problem of a territorial settlement . |
| 13 | Erm , nor I think are there any proposals to change the grading or pay honorarium to P As to reflect there work on these files , er , I 'm not sure whether the assumption that this would n't be taken into account by the W R is sound , because I think one of the principles that I recall was that he were meant to ensure that that each of these job evaluation panels had somebody from each office so that an account could be taken of the different practices , I mean I 'm sure that , I 'm sure that each of the three offices in the er deal with things in a different way , so that er what gets done by one person here is not necessarily done by people in Coventry and York , and that in fa in London , and that also holds good in the other way , I think . |
| 14 | Already towards the end of January , when it was made known that German troops were encircled in Stalingrad , the unease registered in numerous reports merged into critical comment expressing fundamental doubts about the necessity of the war with Russia and now also about the truth of Hitler 's explanations for the war . |
| 15 | It was used to argue that all members of the household should contribute to local revenue if they used local services . |
| 16 | Nevertheless , the system worked remarkably well , in large part because it was designed to ensure that each of its members had the information he needed to do his job . |
| 17 | She realised what a relief it was to have formulated that simple statement and how , having done so , the power of it to horrify her was already lessening . |
| 18 | Unwisely , he was heard to proclaim that this time he was sure to catch the Fawcetts redhanded ( or , more accurately , up to their fetlocks in feathers ) . |
| 19 | However , as someone who identified with the student movements of the late 1960s , he was saddened to discover that present economic conditions meant ‘ normal ’ younger students were less willing , or able , to stand up for ‘ issues ’ . |
| 20 | He was sobered to find that many Tahitians were already dying from the venereal diseases bequeathed to them on a previous visit . |