Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [vb pp] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was asked that question by Mr erm prior to the production of the first brochure with that statement in it |
| 2 | I pointed out that most sentences in the Bible began with And , but I was told that English had changed since the time of King James , In that case , I argued , why make us read the Bible ? |
| 3 | On a recent visit to a day centre , where a large number of old people had regular baths , I was told that bath time was a time for confidences and chats . |
| 4 | I have here a copy of the committee which was formed that night , and also a copy of the minutes , I 'll give each Councillor one , and then they can read it at their leisure , instead of me taking up the whole meeting . |
| 5 | Maginn spent the rest of his life as a dedicated missioner in Belfast , where in 1888 he had the pleasure of becoming the first superintendent of the Mission Hall for the Adult Deaf and Dumb which was opened that year by Miss Wilhelmina Frederick . |
| 6 | ‘ She were born that way . |
| 7 | Thirty five people who were killed that day and remember that on Yorkshire television it 's been established that there were and this is something you got ta over , people like you had got the ear of the Special Branch and murky people in the establishment of the |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | You were overwrought that night and after all , we do owe your life to Sarah . ’ |
| 10 | made a Lady , or made I mean she was given that title , or actually I 'm dead against the fact it was her husband who was given the title , erm but to abstract away from that at the moment , somebody who 's been in public service all their lives and who 's devoted much of their life to the cause of the people , I mean I realize that an awful lot of people would think that Margaret Thatcher has n't done that , but let's say that , for the sake of the argument , that at least that 's what she intended for the time being |
| 11 | Looking out , she was reminded that East , West or North Riding , she was Yorkshire . |
| 12 | The third and last time she was wakened that night , it was by the voice of her husband saying , ‘ What it is to have a clear conscience . |
| 13 | She had told him she was promised that evening to Charles Harvey , who was taking her to Jeffrey Archer 's party . |
| 14 | It could have been your child , your parent , or your friend who was killed that day . |
| 15 | The Minister must be aware that under the 1988 reform package we were assured that intervention stocks would disappear , but they are now at record levels , whether for skimmed milk , butter , beef or cereals . |
| 16 | In my day , we were instructed that frost never hurt a baby yet , and if the baby cried it must be mastered . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | We were told that money would follow patients , but now patients have to follow money . |
| 20 | When the Conwy tunnel was built we were told that money would then be available , ’ he said . |
| 21 | We were told that capping would be necessary until the poll tax was introduced as that would bring accountability . |
| 22 | However , we were told that path repair work is planned and that groups of young people do clean-ups . |
| 23 | During the debate on the exchange rate mechanism , we were told that entry of the ERM would exert discipline and that inflation would come down as a result . |
| 24 | When the Foreign Affairs Select Committee went around Europe asking how the Act was likely to work , we were told that subsidiarity applied . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | They were told that consideration would be given to allocating houses which became vacant to Springtown residents and that discussions had taken place with the rural district council and the NIHT about allocations of houses by them . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | It 's simply the reason it was done that way was to reflect a County Council decision which had been taken fairly recent times on the route of an outer as opposed to an inner . |
| 29 | The company explains its performance by saying that 1989 was the first year that the US contributed the majority of its sales , 61% of the total , and that it was hit that year by a 35% fall in the UK because it was too reliant on one customer ; it raised £1.5m in a rights issue . |
| 30 | It was assumed that wisdom , as the sum of experience and self-control , grew with age . |