Example sentences of "that their [noun] had been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When working for Reuters , a colleague revealed that their boss had been impressed by his hobby . |
| 2 | It appears that their marriage had been obsessional , passionate and stormy , their quarrels causing the neighbours to call the police . |
| 3 | She maintained that both of them had been innocent and that their trial had been unjust [ see also pp. 36905 ; 36987 ] . |
| 4 | Many practices realised that their marketing had been deficient or that they needed to know more about trends and opportunities . |
| 5 | She claimed that their action had been ill-considered and ironic coming so soon after the launch of their customer service charter . |
| 6 | In the end , only 15 per cent of the school leavers considered that their qualifications had been essential to their getting jobs . |