Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | MacDonald returned to London on December 8th to find that the evening papers were prophesying that Baldwin would resign after the weekend and advise the King to send for him . |
| 2 | Soon after the Iraqi onslaught , reports were received that Iraq 's two southern oil-export terminals close to Fao at the mouth of the Shatt al-Arab , Mina al-Bakr and Khor al-Amayyah , were under attack by Iranian warships . |
| 3 | The banks were demanding that Poland pay $250 million in interest arrears as a precondition to any agreement . |
| 4 | So have you , have you have you now persuaded yourself that perhaps you 're over optimistic about I mean cos you were suggesting that attitudes had changed |
| 5 | Widespread complaints were reported that voters ' lists were missing and that some ballot stations were not operational . |
| 6 | Such flexibility would be further enhanced if they were to accept that questions of law could have more than one possible answer . |
| 7 | If we were to accept that societies need to include a diversity of behaviour and belief in order to adapt to new conditions , this could surely be achieved by simply allowing such diversity . |
| 8 | Here in the vaulted chalk cellars of Champagne Veuve Cliquot we were to discover that Champagne reaches the parts that other breakfasts beverages do n't reach . |
| 9 | It is the meaning they were likely to convey to the person to whom they were addressed that matters and not the meaning they might , on analysis , bear to a trained legal mind . |
| 10 | During the trial one of the defendants claimed to have acted as an agent for the Secret Intelligence Service MI6 , and allegations were made that officials had encouraged dissimulation in order to maintain intelligence contacts and also to promote British exports . |
| 11 | Traders say they were promised that Merchants Quay would be at the centre of a thriving complex of shops , restaurants and homes , but now they 're surrounded by offices , and cut off from customers . |
| 12 | While assurances were offered that India had no war plans , the Pakistan representative expressed unease at India 's refusal to alter the deployment of its forces in the Kashmir border area . |
| 13 | Sotheby 's were angered that Christie 's had included £22 million ( $39.2 million ) worth of private treaty sales in their figures , which Sotheby 's had left out . |
| 14 | Observers were agreed that Gorbachev 's re-election had never seriously been in doubt : the Independent of July 11 commented that " reformers and the party old guard alike realise that no alternative exists if the party is to avoid terminal disintegration " . |
| 15 | In the summer , we were told that Britain was coming out of the recession . |
| 16 | The couple were told that Alex 's natural mother was an unmarried rape victim who merely wanted a secure home for the child who would otherwise be condemned to an institution . |
| 17 | We were told that sunglasses would not fit in any department of the store , and the carousel and mirror required would take up too much space . |
| 18 | ‘ A year ago we were told that Laura was dying today she is running about full of energy and looking great . ’ |
| 19 | But last night police in Gloucester were told that Gooding , who 's thirty four had given himself to police in Greater Manchester . |
| 20 | ‘ They recommended it to the Department of Employment but were told that things had been tightened up because of a Bulgarian footballer who was signed by Ipswich Town and then found to have less international caps than at first thought . |
| 21 | Voters were told that sanctions would be stepped up , unemployment and crime would escalate and the black population would rise in revolt . |
| 22 | Magistrates were told that Mrs Frak became angry with the old lady as she was changing her nightdress . |
| 23 | Her parents were told that Dawn had evidently suffered a stroke , and would probably recover to remain confined to a wheelchair . |
| 24 | ITN broadcast a short item about the race on the News at Ten and viewers were told that applications from prospective crew members were being invited . |
| 25 | In my biology lessons at school we were told that humans are the only mammals available for sex the whole time . |
| 26 | We were told that Mr. Oyston 's action was settled on 7 October 1991 following a statement in open court , by an apology made to Mr. Oyston and the payment of damages and costs . |
| 27 | Your Lordships were told that Mr. Page started an action in the Queen 's Bench Division for wrongful dismissal which action was struck out on the grounds that the matter fell within the exclusive jurisdiction of the visitor of the university , Her Majesty the Queen . |
| 28 | We were told that indications of public concern over proposed development strategies were also influential on the WO and the SoS ( a clear invitation to CPRW to turn up the heat ) . |
| 29 | As part of a larger study in which asthmatic outpatients were told that assessments were being evaluated , 24 asthmatic patients ( not experienced trialists ) completed a paper and pencil diary and the Asthma Question Box at home , twice daily for 14 days . |
| 30 | ‘ Until they were told that Stephen himself had already been crowned . |