Example sentences of "was [vb pp] that he [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first legal definition , in the Crofter 's Holdings ( Scotland ) Act of 1886 , it was added that he resides on his holding , the annual rent of which does not exceed £30 in money , and which is situated in a ‘ crofting parish ’ . |
| 2 | It was said that he travelled to Europe and established the Merovingian dynasty of kings which ruled France until displaced in 679 AD , by which time the dynasty had become enfeebled . |
| 3 | A gentleman in Birmingham would like to make contact with an ex-member of the R A F who he served with , his name is Dennis , and it was known that he lived in West Bridgeford Nottingham . |
| 4 | Anyway , ’ he concluded morosely , ‘ it was established that he arrived in Kinghorn at the expected time . ’ |
| 5 | The police initially reported that he had a knowledge of surgery and , due to a message scrawled on a wall over one of the victims , it was suggested that he belonged to a secret organization , the Freemasons . |