Example sentences of "were [verb] that [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we said we could not recall the SoS intervening to revise county estimates of population growth downwards ( although he had just intervened to revise Gwynedd 's upwards ) we were told that of course Mr Hunt shares the counties ' desire for growth and expansion . |
| 2 | There they were told that under Transfer of Undertakings regulations , Arkells had no right to dismiss them . |
| 3 | Magistrates were told that in February this year , while working in the Ashbury Lodge Nursing Home in Swindon , she lost her temper and hit 88-year-old Sarah Fribbens in the face . |
| 4 | We were told that in winter when the lake is frozen , a large part is kept ice-free by directing water from the town 's hot water supply , and even the wild whooper swans come in to take advantage of the food offered . |
| 5 | The magistrates were told that from Febrary this year , until early September , he 'd been caught shoplifting , he 'd attacked police , kicked a police car , stolen a handbag from a 70 year old woman who was now afraid to go out , and caused criminal damage . |
| 6 | If one were to suggest that in order to learn French we should first practise and watch sentences such as ‘ He makes of the sun ’ in order to prepare the way for the sentence ‘ Il fait du soleil ’ , it would be ridiculed by modern language theorists . |
| 7 | And so if you were to use that at night and then put a bit of lavender on it is really nice . |
| 8 | You were saying that in fact you still do n't get any training . |
| 9 | Meanwhile Macmillan and Eden ( plus many ministers and much of the popular press ) were insisting that for Britain it was a matter both of survival and of honour , a lethal compound . |