Example sentences of "said that [pron] were [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said that they were professional witnesses from London , explaining that , if a prosecution lawyer was having difficulty in obtaining a conviction , he would handsomely reward a witness who would state under oath that he had seen the crime committed . |
| 2 | This was particularly true of people who had close knit kin networks , who were unlikely to use individual kin as close confidants , and who often said that there were certain kin — usually parents — whom they would definitely not consult ( ibid . |
| 3 | Mr Barter said that there were many shortcomings in the valves , heat sensors and hot water system at the centre , which had been open for only six weeks at the time Mrs Ormerod was treated in it . |
| 4 | He said that there were many doors and many smells . |
| 5 | In O'Reilly v. Mackman Lord Diplock said that there were two exceptions to the principle that it would be an abuse of the process of the court not to bring a purely public judicial review action under Ord. 53 : first , Ord. 53 need not be used when none of the parties objects to the use procedure by writ or summons . |
| 6 | He said that there were two situations in which the court would not enforce a clause : ( a ) if at the time of making the contract it is seen that it may in the future operate unfairly or unreasonably ; or ( b ) if after the time of making the contract it is found to operate unreasonably or unfairly even if those circumstances were not envisaged beforehand . |
| 7 | Sandone said that there were other instances of lost business directly traceable to the suit . |
| 8 | Sandone said that there were other instances of lost business directly traceable to the suit . |
| 9 | Mrs Warden said that there were other patients with similar complaints to Mrs Cook who were also at risk . |
| 10 | Although Judge Kama concluded that some of the police and border paramilitary police had acted improperly , he nevertheless said that there were insufficient grounds to bring charges against any members of the security forces . |
| 11 | In 1909 , Winston Churchill , talking about workers ' rights , said that there were necessary laws to be passed to ensure that the bad employer was not undercut by the very worst . |
| 12 | The Minister said that there were four options , but did not tell us which one the Government had decided to implement . |
| 13 | He said that there were three preconditions for happiness — stupidity , selfishness and good health — and that he was only sure of possessing the second of these . |
| 14 | My hon. Friend the Member for Wolverhampton , South-West said that there were three guillotines between 1945 and 1951 and 13 in 1988 . |
| 15 | Bacon said that there were three kinds of gift that might be offered to a judge : the first were bribes given in advance to pervert the course of justice ; the second were presents given when the judge thought the case was over . |