Example sentences of "was simply [verb] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was simply checking that she had considered all the angles before reaching her decision to go . |
| 2 | At the time I thought it was strange but , on reflection , Rachel was simply checking that no trace of her departure from the church remained . |
| 3 | No precise functional relationship was posited between the level of aggregate demand and the pressure on money-wages : it was simply feared that a stated and credible commitment to the objective of full employment might foster an atmosphere in the wage bargaining process in which money wages could run out of control . |
| 4 | ‘ I was simply saying that I 'm not a total stranger to your country . ’ |
| 5 | The purpose of our paper was simply to show that the Parsonnet system can be applied easily and effectively to cardiac surgical practice in Britain . |
| 6 | I was simply told that I had no vocation . |