Example sentences of "[pers pn] were [adj] [verb] that [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To us , the glacier now appeared to lie more than half a mile away from the river , but scrambling across the black gravel of the terminal moraine , we were surprised to find that this rubble concealed the true icy snout . |
| 2 | Dr Tim Bishop , for the ICRF in Leeds , added : ‘ We looked at dozens of case studies , from as far apart as America , Holland , Iceland , Germany , France , Sweden and the UK — in fact , almost all the known families with chromosome 17 linkage data and we were amazed to see that all of the families seemed to have the same genetic defect . ’ |
| 3 | In a preliminary set of experiments we were able to see that these antibodies are specific to each protein . |
| 4 | Because of the early establishment of the Danish Cancer Registry we were able to show that this potential association dates back to at least the 1940s . |
| 5 | He was somewhat taken aback by this honour and we were quick to explain that this was the finest tribute that could be paid to both Normans . |
| 6 | They were relieved to find that this was not just another ‘ Communist trick ’ . |