Example sentences of "[verb] that [adj] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kelly was 12 months old when her mother first began to worry that all was not well . |
| 2 | Now there 's no denying that 1991 was not a good year for the advertising industry . |
| 3 | Generally , however , it is supposed that this was not possible . |
| 4 | But as well as indicating strong loyalist sympathies in the town , he had to inform that these were evidently not shared by Bruce 's own nephew , the new Earl of Carrick , Edward Bruce 's second son , who was lord there now and had handed over the castle , with his allegiance , to the usurper . |
| 5 | In addition the similarities in their decorative and illustrational work suggest that each was stimulated by the other 's ideas . |
| 6 | They suggest that this was because virtually no oil tankers frequented the northern Gulf during the seven months between the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and the end of the war , when Iraqi and Kuwaiti oil production was subjected to a worldwide embargo . |
| 7 | Indeed , similarities in their formulae suggest that both were drawn up at Fécamp in 1033 . |
| 8 | All surviving ticket numbers of the 1st class singles suggest that few were sold . |
| 9 | In 1965 J. T. Wilson of the University of Toronto proposed that these were not simple strike-slip faults , as had been previously suggested , but were an entirely new variety , which he termed a transform fault ( Fig. 2.13 ) . |
| 10 | Did n't you just know that that was where all this fancy multimedia stuff was leading … |
| 11 | Erm but I you know I do n't know that that was a got off the ground very well . |
| 12 | The hon. Gentleman is supposed to be in the medical profession , so he will know that that was not a yawn ; I was choking . |
| 13 | Little did they know that that was the last thing the kickers were intending to do , for what is the point of conceding a lineout that the opponents will probably win ? |
| 14 | How would you know that that was a footballer ? |
| 15 | Did her husband know that this was his 13,870th breakfast with Mrs Surb ? |
| 16 | Vic goes down in football 's annals as the first international player to be chosen from the ranks of the 4th Division ( for Wales against Northern Ireland in Belfast on 22 April 1959 ) , but Palace fans should know that this was no freak selection , for Vic had impressed many with his splendid performances and was in a run of 143 consecutive League games with just a single absence for us . |
| 17 | ‘ Little did I know that this was just the tip of an Iceberg , frozen on chat shows , enlarged on British Telecom commercials and now floating treacherously towards me . |
| 18 | Then the receiver would know that this was a trustworthy messenger and could treat you accordingly . |
| 19 | Albie would know that this was not a matter he had a choice in . |
| 20 | Fran slipped the catch on the door , then paused , holding her hand out to him , determined to let him know that this was the finish of their ‘ relationship ’ . |
| 21 | Well if you get the others out you 'll know that this was all bush was n't it here ? |
| 22 | Did n't you know that these were not originally invented to wind yarn on to ? |
| 23 | It was Eric 's turn next : his presenter appeared in jogging track suit , and false beard , and needed to do little more than puff heavily round the stage several times intoning ‘ no , not on the roof , no , not on the roof , to bring the house down , rousing laughter even from those who did not know that these were the mysterious words that the Warden had uttered in a loud cry when abruptly roused from slumber during a session of group therapy . |
| 24 | He decided to run workshops on ‘ having fun ’ after noticing that this was a gap in the lives of many of his clients — and in his own . |
| 25 | He did n't doubt that these were his visitors . |
| 26 | Everything was there except a crucifix , and I did n't doubt that this was hidden underneath a thick petticoat . |
| 27 | Spencerian analysis not only assigned women a narrow and subordinate role , but also stressed that this was necessary if human progress was to be sustained . |
| 28 | Easily Accessible : If you are not keen on Shakespeare , Stratford may not be the place for you — nearly everywhere you go you will be reminded that this was his birthplace . |
| 29 | Subsequent tests demonstrated that this was not the case and that significant amounts of PCBs remain after treatment with quicklime . |
| 30 | For my part I think it is right to accept that that was in the eyes of the appellants a formality . |