Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] that [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last week , Col. Digby was re-elected chairman of the EHIPA and reported that following last year 's district council elections the Independents now held the balance . |
| 2 | In a statement on April 22 designed to convince a visiting fact-finding mission from the Organization of American States ( OAS ) [ see below ] of his democratic intent , he promised to submit his decision to a plebiscite on July 5 , and pledged that proposed constitutional reforms would also be subjected to the popular vote on Aug. 31 . |
| 3 | ‘ One farmer came back and said that employing 300 Kenyans cost one-fifth as much as weedkiller , ’ he said . |
| 4 | The other participants from Japan acknowledged that the country 's CATV regulations make it difficult to obtain public access , but agreed that awakening public interest through seminars and publications is an important first step . |
| 5 | He promised additional internal measures , including special courts , secure prisons and special protection for judges , but added that increased international co-operation was needed to spread the financial cost of drug enforcement in order to ensure stricter controls on drug distribution networks , money laundering , and the sale of arms and chemical components . |
| 6 | An anonymous respondent , similarly reticent about details of search firms ' names , agreed that ‘ large buys prestige in the eyes of candidates ’ , but warned that using these firms ‘ tends to restrict the choice of employer ’ from which to hunt and find candidates . |
| 7 | It 's a good artist 's sketch of a building , ’ he said , but warned that giving more money to Congress was like giving an alcoholic a liquor store . |