Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [verb] that [noun prp] was " in BNC.

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1 Then , after the invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979 , Carter 's policy was suddenly reversed , the Cold War was revived and the Germans found that Ostpolitik was also put at risk .
2 The notebooks show that Nietzsche was prepared to rethink the precise shape of the book well into 1871 , but almost all of the numerous plans there — including some which appear to be earlier than " Socrates and Instinct " — point to a book centrally concerned with tragedy and recognizably related to BT .
3 The Armenians believed that Ararat was the centre of the world ; but the mountain was divided between three great empires , and the Armenians ended up with none of it , so I sha n't continue this comparison .
4 All the managers knew that Karen was on the Committee because she always had a notebook in her hand .
5 Negotiations continued , until the last minute , but the Town team were adamant and the organisers ruled that Jodi was ineligible .
6 Indeed , the prehistoric forest of the Vallee de Marai on Praslin has long been suspected as being the original Garden of Eden , and the granite substance of the isles proves that India was once attached to the African mainland .
7 The psychiatrists agreed that Thomas was schizophrenic or psychotic .
8 The Commissioners enquired how and why would the pension be paid , and the Governors explained that Hamilton was now 67 , had been Headmaster for 27 years , and although not then in bad health had two or three years previously had a serious illness , and was not considered equal to the work .
9 The results showed that Amasha was the least likely of the four to be treated with LGS and that Daeria , generally regarded as the most dangerous of the four , was the most likely reason for LGS usage .
10 According to Irenaeus , the Ebionites insist that Jesus was man , not God , and was not born of a virgin .
11 Many people in the territories felt that Arafat was sailing too close to the wind and were relieved by the collapse of his accord with King Husayn .
12 The records show that Tepilit was hanged on 18 March 1944 .
13 After battling through four-feet snow drifts , the soldiers discovered that Joseph was , in fact , peacefully visiting the Lapwai agency , some 100 miles from the imagined outrages .
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