Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [that] they [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , what we did was we what we did was we erm found the alarm system to try and calculate some reasonable output rates erm but what we found was the output rates seemed incredibly low using based on the completion that they have got So what we was we erm took the nine week 's work that they 'd done and erm plus they 'd obviously based our output rates on that erm just for a little example , using the allowances we have n't got whereas actually we 'd been calculating it on what they had n't worked so , that was basically what we So moving on to the actual short-term programme |
| 2 | These words recur so often in Wordsworth 's work that they seem to represent an unwavering core of faith . |
| 3 | Flames of doubt were fanned by the crew 's insistence that they had activated the emergency radio beacon for a week , though it was not picked up . |
| 4 | Whether we take Lorentz 's view that the masses were bored and ready to be distracted or Macpherson 's notion that they had sensed that the movies were at least hinting at new possibilities , it is difficult to avoid being swept along by the romance of those early days . |
| 5 | Staff there have been so impressed by Carina 's bravery that they have decided to try and help other youngsters like her . |
| 6 | All this side of the road is one officer 's area that they have to cover on foot . |
| 7 | Meanwhile , police last night hit back at a lawyer 's claim that they had mishandled the arrest of a 12-year-old boy who was released and eliminated from the inquiry last Wednesday . |
| 8 | Its nature is unknown , for the D text 's statement that they agreed to observe Edgar 's law was probably taken from the Letter of 1019 – 20 , itself influenced by Archbishop Wulfstan of York , who drew up a document after the meeting which stated that the witan had decided to zealously observe Edgar 's law . |
| 9 | The rebels in Makati calmly bargained for surrender terms which , they insisted , should include her own resignation — and the terms behind the government 's report that they had gone back to barracks were not immediately clear this morning . |
| 10 | As soon as the opportunity presented itself , the likelihood was that they would show the same determination to seize the nobility 's land that they had displayed in 1905 . |