Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] that [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not a cause of poor economic performance ; it was yet another consequence of the attitudes which were shaping that performance . |
| 2 | Seventeen were completed that year , all without rudder pedals . |
| 3 | Ultimately we were given that assurance and er we were quite proud of the fact that , you know , the members had gone along with us on the proviso that we had got that principle you know , to establish . |
| 4 | I have always thought that league results are what matter most to Motherwell and I expect a harder game than were given that day . ’ |
| 5 | You 'll not be surprised to find that in terms of national policy , I would have thought that was very clear if you were given that choice , what the policy should be . |
| 6 | Fifteen horses were competing that year for a first prize in the Derby of £6450 . |
| 7 | Two other records were broken that day ; for the heaviest six , and for a plate of four colours . |
| 8 | Although , saying th at this big do what they were having that when Tyson walked in this one woman says that that beauty queen and this other woman were singing that Money , Money , Money by Abba . |
| 9 | Although they had recently lost narrowly to New Zealand , there was no question that West Indies were now the outstanding team in the world , and they were to continue that way throughout the 1980s . |
| 10 | Before this interrogation , he had reluctantly agreed to allow his wife to conduct it , being unable to argue against her contention that if he were to perform that duty , his questioning would inevitably be biased in the girl 's favour . |
| 11 | From the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 , England had been the dominant financial and commercial power in Europe and , on that basis , in the global economy ; the structural changes in the 1830s and 1840s were to consolidate that hegemony . |
| 12 | You can see their minds were build that way because of the problems they get into both philosophically and technically . |
| 13 | We were reminded that weather which suits ducks well enough can be more than cruel to other species when we found a dead bird on the path as we turned for home . |
| 14 | No no they went the other way I they were walking that way I was walking along the grass yeah . |
| 15 | Both babies would smile stickily when they saw me over the edge of the cot , which was gratifying in a way , but I knew it was only because they were programmed that way , like public relations men . |
| 16 | And I were to guess that learning together is also a model of rich and diverse possibilities . |
| 17 | We were robbing that jeweller 's . |
| 18 | ‘ You were robbing that jeweller 's , in case you 'd forgotten . ’ |
| 19 | The Government were defeated that evening by 72 votes and MacDonald was summoned to the Palace next day . |
| 20 | You can see their minds were built that way because of the problems they get into both philosophically and technically . |
| 21 | In my day , we were instructed that frost never hurt a baby yet , and if the baby cried it must be mastered . |
| 22 | Mrs Abigail drove the blue WRVS van , Miss Poraway sat beside her with a list of the names and addresses they were to visit that morning , the diabetics marked with a ‘ D ’ , as were the corresponding dinners in the metal hot-boxes . |
| 23 | There were affairs inevitably , and important friendships were made that year . |
| 24 | It was agreed that the face of the medal should show the head of Coleman , and the first awards were made that year . |
| 25 | The dream of the New Look has to have taken place during or after the summer of 1950 , because in it I wore one of my two summer dresses , one of green and one of blue gingham , that were made that year and that lasted me , with letting down , until I went to school . |
| 26 | By Easter 1931 , 4 hostels had opened with a total of 130 bed-spaces ; a further 3 hostels opened that summer and an impressive total of 9,926 overnight stays were made that year . |
| 27 | A total of eight calls were made that day and although a routine became evident , it was never repetitive . |
| 28 | The points were made that parking there can not be dangerous as it is permitted during part of the year , and that the authorities seem to have turned a blind eye to cars parked outside the church during services . |
| 29 | The car did not normally carry passengers , but its seats were used that season by a small orchestra which played selections from ‘ The Gondoliers ’ as it made its romantic way along the Promenade . |
| 30 | Asked to name sources of credit out of the blue , people might well simply leave out or forget about some sources which in practice they could use , if they were offered that type of credit when they were buying . |