Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] [was/were] [conj] [pers pn] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man 's story was that she had told him she did not feel at all well , and he had told her to lie down on the sofa in the living room . |
| 2 | Tom Tedder 's tragedy was that he had a perfectly accurate estimate of his own talents as an artist . |
| 3 | Hurtled The plan was for his main chute to open at 3,000ft but it did not open and he hurtled to conclusion of the association 's investigation was that he had failed to locate the ripcord handle . |
| 4 | The worst thing about Pet 's body was that it had been badly crushed below the waist . |
| 5 | Wellington 's riposte was that she had never been to South Africa , while he had and was therefore in a position to judge properly . |
| 6 | Mrs Laughton said that one of the reasons for Mrs Kemp 's suspension was that she had objected to the Social Work Department ignoring the decisions of the Children 's panel . |
| 7 | One of the major qualities of Michael 's performance was that he had to speak in three accents : one way to his troops , as their superior ; another way to the officers , his superiors ; and a third way to the German who had captured him . |
| 8 | Individuals may be seen as ‘ cogs in the machine ’ and one of the major criticisms of Taylor 's approach was that he had a tendency to treat workers as automatons who would respond to financial incentives automatically . |
| 9 | The official reason given for the committee 's demise was that it had indulged in counterrevolution and illicit dealings with foreign powers . |
| 10 | As I said , part of Barny 's problem was that he 'd never had any contact with people at all , and by the time I got him it was too late . |
| 11 | Laura 's problem was that she had not enough to do — no children , though she had n't said anything about this recently — and his heart smote him because he had undertaken to make her happy , and had n't . |
| 12 | Their opponents ' difficulty was that they had not even read the original patent . |
| 13 | Marcellus ' defence was that he had taught the ignorant to respect and wonder at the beautiful and marvellous works of Greece ( Marc . 21 ) . |