Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] that [pers pn] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll start as soon as I can , ’ she promised suddenly , knowing as the words were spoken that they sealed her decision once and for all . |
| 2 | ‘ It was only when a few of the details were released that I realised it was me . |
| 3 | It was claimed that they poured their drinks over the counter and then smashed their beer glasses . |
| 4 | It was whispered that they wanted him to speak . |
| 5 | Erm it was felt that it warranted something a lot stronger than that . |
| 6 | It was said that he learned it by practicing shadowboxing to popular tunes that ran exactly three minutes on the gramophone . |
| 7 | The organisers — Hogg Robinson Travel and Greater Manchester Radio — felt so sorry for her when the true value was revealed that they upped her winnings to £380 . |
| 8 | ‘ Charles was told that they owed it to their hosts to give of their professional best , ’ a royal aide said yesterday . |
| 9 | The court was told that he beat his wife unconscious before pushing her and her car into a river . |
| 10 | ‘ I was told that you broke their hearts . ’ |
| 11 | It was noted that she kept herself almost isolated from her own colleagues . |
| 12 | All I was told is that you 're getting twelve months guarantee , but you 've got to have a three thousand mile service , and as the gentleman said erm I recorded the deliveries and sent them all back and on the third one , when I took it in I asked if they 'd put a new set of points in for me and erm unfortunately when it came out there was no compression at all and because because I it was suggested that I dug my heels in a bit and got an independent report and erm basically they told me to get lost because it cost fifty pound to do the report . |
| 13 | Yes and er it 's been suggested the final thing that was suggested that you realised she was there . |