Example sentences of "that it [vb past] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The essence of personal pensions was that it extended choice and encouraged personal saving . |
| 2 | Amnesty said that it had evidence of children being detained , either on suspicion of illegal political activities , or with their fathers , some of whom were serving heavy sentences for their alleged involvement in the attempted coup of 1981 [ see pp. 31353-54 ; 31563 ] . |
| 3 | The new country rejected the new name Azania on the grounds that it had slave origins — and preferring the sense that it was a vital part of the continent as a whole . |
| 4 | To the extent that the purchaser is willing to accept this reduction of the absolute nature of warranties , it should be on the basis the vendor acknowledges that in all circumstances it has made full and proper enquiries and investigations ( see clause 13.6 of the standard sale agreement — Appendix III ) ; ( i ) to provide that the vendor shall not be liable if the purchaser completed the sale at the full purchase price despite the fact that it had knowledge of a particular breach of warranty . |
| 5 | The plane was loaded down so much that it had difficulty in skimming the tops of those large mountains , but I was not troubled , thinking that the pilot was a well-trained American , until after an hour of this mountain hopping a small Chinese face appeared at the cockpit door and said , ‘ Is you all all-lite ? ’ |
| 6 | The shareholders of the holding company entered into a shareholders ' agreement which stated that it had precedence over the Articles of Association , and clause 3 of that agreement provided that " no further share capital shall be created or issued in the company … without the written consent of each of the parties hereto " . |
| 7 | I thought for two days that the machine had swallowed it and it was only on the monday morning on the way to the bank that I found that it had miraculousloy reappeared in my wallet again . |
| 8 | In adopting this chic mode of expression , the nouveau riche was effectively distinguishing itself from the traditional middle classes while at the same time flaunting the fact that it had connoisseurship and taste . |
| 9 | In the United States the Supreme Court , in Marbury v Madison ( 1803 ) 1 Cranch 137 , declared that it had power to decide whether or not the Acts of Congress conformed with the Constitution . |
| 10 | She did not add that it had blood on it , although she knew that too , having just read the forensic report . |
| 11 | In a later phase in the same litigation , the Court of Appeal held that it had jurisdiction in appropriate cases to order the transfer of assets subject to a Mareva injunction from one foreign country to another , enforcement considerations being especially relevant . |
| 12 | The Divisional Court held that it had jurisdiction to review the visitor 's decision and that the visitor 's decision was wrong in law . |
| 13 | The majority of the Court of Appeal held that it had jurisdiction to quash the judge 's order . |
| 14 | The only difference was that it said Phd at the end of it |
| 15 | But it said I heard that it said chemotherapy well what 's that 's erm drugs is it , no that 's radiation is n't it ? |
| 16 | but he worked through and he managed to get out that it said appreciation |
| 17 | We chose retinoic acid because I met a friend , at a meeting , and he told me that it affected cell communication . |
| 18 | In 1979 the Court of Appeal , at the behest of Mr Jeremy Thorpe , stopped " The Spectator " from publishing an election address by Auberon Waugh , " Dog Lovers Candidate " for North Devon , on the grounds that it contained matter which would prejudice Thorpe 's impending trial for conspiracy to murder . |
| 19 | Although Jonadab did not believe in the old country superstition that an elder bush planted by a house kept away witches , he was a firm believer that it deflected lightning during a storm . |
| 20 | All the GIST schools were mixed comprehensives , and at first teachers were most unwilling to separate boys and girls at all , on the grounds that it ran counter to their co-educational comprehensive philosophy . |
| 21 | The Middle East Economic Digest of Oct. 23 was also sceptical of the Sunday Times report , claiming that it ran counter to the " general view in Damascus that it is the president 's son Basel al-Assad> who is now favoured for the succession " . |
| 22 | Funnily enough , we had just as much peril when the thaw came , because it was so rapid that it caused flooding . |
| 23 | Between 1815 and 1835 there was much discussion on mental effects , with the belief that it caused madness . |
| 24 | Well , he did n't mind that except that it wasted time , time he could have used making his trap . |
| 25 | But it was the unanimous view of the board that it manifested contempt towards the divinity of Christ by presenting him as a living man , not a symbol , and as the object of overt sexual passion . |
| 26 | IBM notes that it announced intent in September to make AIX/ESA source code available as a separately orderable option . |
| 27 | Propaganda actions , such as Christmas sales of excess butter , failed to stop the complaints about the policy : that it tended to help large farms , which could adopt intensive production methods , rather than the needy ; that it distorted world markets and upset the US , which threatened a trade war with the EC over CAP in 1986 — 7 ; and that it harmed the environment by encouraging the use of chemical fertilisers . |
| 28 | The problem with Darwin 's theory was that it reduced evolution to a chapter of accidents . |
| 29 | The fact that it lacked heraldry around it was a sign that he belonged to no particular lord , though the blue sash announced he was attached to the Household of Ralarth . |
| 30 | Edward had conceived and arranged the exhibition himself and was aware that it lacked verve : he was not good at these things . |