Example sentences of "when he [vb past] [that] [ex0] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not clear what Croom-Johnson J. had in mind when he said that there was a requirement of ‘ hostile intent , ’ and the observation has been doubted and explained subsequently . |
| 2 | When he admitted that there were problems in the country , he attributed these to the supposed ravages of the former Shah 's rule , the war against Iraq , the Gulf war and the influx of refugees from Afghanistan and Iraq . |
| 3 | Douglas was annoyed at this arrival of Leslie 's contingent but changed his tune suddenly when he heard that there was still no sign of the enemy encampment being alarmed . |
| 4 | Everett , who had been ordered to take a rest at 98 trips , was testing aircraft at the Group Maintenance Unit when he heard that there was a spare aircraft going a-begging at his old squadron . |
| 5 | Sydney Smith had been wrong too ; it seemed that the country was not even a healthy grave ; though , judging from Edwin 's pusillanimous letter , Smith might have been in the right when he suggested that there were three sexes — men , women and clergymen ! |