Example sentences of "[vb infin] that [pron] was [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ How did you know that it was his van ; there must be plenty of Mini vans about ? ’ |
| 2 | Also , according to Aszal , they said they did not doubt that she was his wife . |
| 3 | She did n't think that it was her place to do so nor did she want to appear to be a burden to the man she loved . |
| 4 | Somehow him telling that lie that turned out to be nearly true made him feel that it was his fault . |
| 5 | ‘ If you cast your mind back , you 'll remember that it was your idea to come to Oxford this weekend . |
| 6 | Should I also anticipate that it was my duty to eradicate , not only the monster , but the author of monsters ? |
| 7 | Mr Smith taunted : ‘ The country will never forget that it was your Government and your Chancellor who told us unemployment was a price well worth paying . |
| 8 | He may recall that it was his party and not mine that cut health and welfare expenditure in the 1970s . |
| 9 | No one would dare say that it was his fault outright , but he knew what was going on in everyone else 's mind . |