Example sentences of "[vb past] [art] [noun sg] that it be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although his brother later made the excuse that it was too hot that day , late November , it seems far more likely that he simply got drunk . |
| 2 | His address was part of a graduation ceremony , and he walked on stage with school officials and local dignitaries ; he dutifully applauded as each student received a diploma , although " One got the impression that it was an effort for him to look up " . |
| 3 | As for Forrester , Whelan , Bowman etc I got the impression that it was more desparation that made him turn to the younger players , granted their performances were top notch but I think the injury situation had more to do with it than Wilko 's judgement , after all where are they now ? ? ? |
| 4 | inform the person who requested the change that it is complete |
| 5 | His father dismissed the notion that it was any necessity and called for his son by clearing his throat , like Henry Irving demanded a prompt . |
| 6 | The official reversal of the ‘ Tiananmen verdict ’ furthered the belief that it was now acceptable for citizens to voice their own views on the events surrounding ‘ April Fifth ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ I like a pint , and I cracked a joke that it was modelled on my belly . |
| 8 | He believed the Prince that it was de Craon who had informed him on the Sunday night but how had the Frenchman known ? |
| 9 | Alarmed by this sign of the strength of popular monarchist feeling , Franco 's political adviser , Carrero Blanco , assured the Caudillo that it was all the work of Freemasons — an explanation Franco readily accepted . |
| 10 | Now it was that 249 Squadron received the news that it was to stay on the island . |
| 11 | In Routledge v McKay [ 1954 ] 1 WLR 615 , the seller of a motorbicycle incorrectly told the buyer that it was a 1942 model , but the contract was not concluded until one week later and the Court of Appeal held that this statement was not , thereby , a term . |
| 12 | Turin has provided a winger , Gianluigi Lentini , at a rumoured cost of 65 billion lire , though Mr Galliani told The Economist that it was really only 18.5 billion lire ‘ plus his salary , the amount of which we prefer not to reveal ’ . |
| 13 | It was more than a legal victory for Taylor when the judge told the skinhead that it was only his brief 's eloquence that had saved him from prison . |
| 14 | I told the patient that it was in a treacherous position and an operation would be risky . ’ |
| 15 | Mr Crossland 's lawyer told the court that it was a tragic case of a young idealist who was also naive . |
| 16 | Prosecutor Geoffrey Lowe told the court that it was ‘ an extremely complicated and serious matter . ’ |
| 17 | The theory remains a controversial one but Dr Kinlen told The Scotsman that it is becoming harder to dismiss the findings as no more than chance . |
| 18 | I knew from the thick fragrance that filled the air that it was Mrs. Constantine . |
| 19 | A government spokesman said that Mr Adamec 's decision to quit was taken because of ‘ unacceptable demands ’ from Civic Forum , which earlier rejected the charge that it was putting undue pressure on the Prime Minister . |
| 20 | By his order dated 14 July 1992 the judge granted a declaration that it was not unlawful for the first or third defendants to administer a blood transfusion to T. if they considered that it was in her best interests to do so . |
| 21 | Its auditor , Arthur Andersen & Co informed the company that it is withdrawing its audit reports dated August 19 on the company 's financial statements included in the 10K , Sequoia added . |
| 22 | However , Hezbollah , which maintained a stronghold in the suburbs of southern Beirut , reportedly informed the government that it was not yet ready to make a decision on the security plan . |
| 23 | In this context it is interesting to note that in 1976 the DES informed the WJEC that it was customary to use the title ‘ College or Institute of Higher Education ’ only for establishments where the advanced courses represent 60 per cent or more of the total provision , which is certainly not the case in all the Welsh colleges . |
| 24 | In March 1982 , matters came further to a head when the ILEA informed the polytechnic that it was withholding its block grant for 1982–3 until the financial crisis had been resolved . |
| 25 | On Feb. 1 the Yemeni Red Crescent informed the ICRC that it was ready to send medical aid to Iraq . |
| 26 | He scorned the theory that it was a static charge leaping across the gap and is more inclined to the view that somehow mechanical energy is being converted to light . |
| 27 | There came a stage when the songwriter no longer wanted to be bound by the agreement so he sought a declaration that it was contrary to public policy and therefore unenforceable . |
| 28 | This idea was developed further by Montesquieu , the French philosopher , who expressed the view that it was the separation of powers of government which ensured the liberty of the English . |
| 29 | Hodgson also expressed the belief that it was not possible to predict which two countries would go to America for the World Cup finals next year . |
| 30 | From this primitive idea sprang the belief that it was important to celebrate Easter at the correct date , since this was the crucial time of combat between God ( or Christ ) and the Devil , and God required the support of his worshippers to defeat the Devil . |