Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [verb] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The anglers were not expected to match that catch rate , as the most effective early season methods were not permitted by the rules , but the winners more than doubled it . |
| 2 | The plaintiffs had said that they were not going to perform that contract unless the defendants entered into the contract with them which was in issue . |
| 3 | I mean , a lot , I can say with on the youths , I think were doing , were , were , were walking with young people at the local levels of various places in the town you know , we 've got , we have n't got as many resources as we want yet , but were still trying to do that , well I actually feel , on youth we 're doing quite a good job you know , expensive job you know , that we are , and , and all that concerns you raise , were certainly aware of . |
| 4 | Women factory inspectors agreed that the less work women did in factories the better it would be for their home life and children 's welfare , but they were also forced to admit that working women usually needed their earnings . |
| 5 | The notes were also reported to show that other senior officials , including the then President Ronald Reagan , were aware of the shipment . |
| 6 | Even the notoriously militant workers at the Merseyside plant were now beginning to recognise that distinct possibility . |
| 7 | We were n't elected to do that . |
| 8 | Er , your own line in , I thought you were n't allowed to do that ? |
| 9 | we , we were n't allowed to have that one , until we could pay for it outright . |
| 10 | I suppose it was because we would have had to talk about it then , and you 'd already decided you were n't going to do that . |
| 11 | ‘ I redrew it to what fitted our site and what I needed in terms of accommodation for the children and grannies who appear from time to time — mindful of the fact that Edwina and Michael were two and four , but were n't going to stay that size for long . ’ |
| 12 | When we got to the green , Ray Floyd says to Nick , ‘ I thought you were never going to play that shot . ’ |
| 13 | Any absences that you 've had erm for sickness full or half pay actually count in full for in these calculations as do erm any maternity leave absence you know providing you were actually receiving pay that 's half pay or more then those absences count as if they have n't actually occurred . |
| 14 | This means not only avoiding the use of words which might amount to a resignation on your part , but also checking whether words that apparently mean that your job has ended were actually intended to have that effect . |
| 15 | In January 1989 the CEGB 's Nuclear Fuel Director was finally forced to admit that nuclear fuel cycle costs ( the majority of which come from the ‘ back end ’ ) had overtaken those of coal stations . |
| 16 | Yeah I was just I was just trying to do that |
| 17 | I was just going to say that being a photographer , we find that more and more people come with their mothers instead of the fiance whenever they 're going to get married , and it is all the time , the mother has a big say in it you know , instead of the couple . |
| 18 | Perhaps this is something , I was just going to say that , until someone is actually certified dead by your doctor , they 're not regarded as dead and so that 's what , what 's happened |
| 19 | Well I was just going to switch that off . |
| 20 | Well i I 'm happy , I mean I was just going to make that point , sir , but I do have other points , but I 'll wait . |
| 21 | I was just wondering put that back to the same delivery . |
| 22 | Gradually Grégoire seemed to relax : he explained that he was allowed to help the stableboys sometimes ; he would have liked to ride , too , but of course he was not allowed to do that . |
| 23 | She was not allowed to make that call or any other . |
| 24 | Uncle was always wanting to have that tail cut shorter and we had quite a few battles about it , but I won and Prince kept his long tail . |
| 25 | But I was n't allowed to have that either , was I ? ’ |
| 26 | He was n't allowed to work that day , so people turned up in a white shirt and tie and looking smart , they had to wear uniforms even a cap but unfortunately nowadays , although a lot of the I have seen quite a few people their uniform has changed since I left , but erm they do come to work in very very casual work now . |
| 27 | I was n't meant to do that . |
| 28 | He was silent a moment and I thought he was n't going to answer that . |
| 29 | He hoped Donald was n't going to do that . |
| 30 | There was n't anything she could do about it , though , except back away , and she certainly was n't going to do that ! |