Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [verb] that this " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who love their cricket history were forced to concede that this kind of combat could not be surpassed for entertainment . |
| 2 | Unwisely , he was heard to proclaim that this time he was sure to catch the Fawcetts redhanded ( or , more accurately , up to their fetlocks in feathers ) . |
| 3 | His friend Lauder once attended such a service and was moved to comment that this assembling of the deaf was an affecting spectacle : |
| 4 | I was going to suggest that this is er , I mean I 've made a note of this question , that we ought to return to it next time |
| 5 | Ann was helped to see that this problem originally resulted from displaced resentments about Charles 's infidelity . |
| 6 | I was beginning to realize that this diet could in fact be a breakthrough for all those who were still left with the typical British ‘ pear ’ shape , even after losing weight successfully . |
| 7 | She was beginning to think that this Gus Hambro was a good deal more ingenuous than he supposed ; but if so , it was an engaging disability in him . |
| 8 | Even Diana , an absolute beginner in the rules of love , was starting to suspect that this was not the way most men conducted their romances . |
| 9 | The surgeon was forced to admit that this operation would leave Dawn paralysed and wheelchair-bound for the rest of her life . |
| 10 | The XT came from the middle of the word ‘ extra ’ , which was meant to imply that this new model had better expansion capabilities than the PC . |
| 11 | Great care was taken to see that this work was disseminated as widely as possible . |
| 12 | Topaz was trying to pretend that this man was n't making her weak at the knees . |