Example sentences of "a [noun] that he [was/were] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I read in a magazine that he was from Scotland . ’ |
| 2 | The window blinds were down and he had a feeling that he was behind the scenes in a theatre . |
| 3 | For some strange reason the image of the corpse of Nicola Sharpe floated up in his mind , and it brought with it a breath of foreboding , a sense that he was in the presence of evil . |
| 4 | Stevie had received a tip that he was to be featured . |
| 5 | Yes , there was a rumour that he was on a |
| 6 | At the very end of his life there was also a suggestion that he was in receipt of bribes for the release of prisoners at Newgate , though this allegation seems not to have been proved . |
| 7 | He had not been seen in public since 29 December , an indication that he was in trouble . |