Example sentences of "[conj] it [was/were] true [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As soon as she had said it she knew that it was true and that made her sadder and crosser . |
| 2 | The cat opened one eye cautiously , saw that it was true and sprang onto Mildred 's shoulder where it rubbed its head gratefully against her hair . |
| 3 | I did n't repeat this in case it was untrue but heard about 9am that it was true and had been broadcast . |
| 4 | In spite of the heat she climbed the supposed three hundred and sixty-five steps to the Calvary , losing count around the end of April so did n't know if it was true or not . |
| 5 | And she did n't care if it was true or not . |
| 6 | ‘ Hardly ! ’ she retorted quickly , not knowing if it was true or not . |
| 7 | She feared often that it might not fill the House , but it was true and strong and she 'd been told it was pleasing . |
| 8 | He said he wanted to be pleased at this news , but had been unable to confirm whether it was true or not , since Susan had not requested assistance in the boy 's upbringing , nor did she intend to call on him for support . |
| 9 | As we have seen , in recent years Persil has found it increasingly difficult to sustain its traditional whiteness claim — which it was allowed to make 30 years ago whether it was true or not . |
| 10 | But as he had , I could only give him the answer he needed , without knowing for sure whether it was true or not . |
| 11 | Soon Antoinette would find out whether it was true or not . |
| 12 | It is more difficult to obtain a conviction under section 14 than under other sections of the Act because the prosecution must show that the defendant either knew the statement to be false or made it recklessly , i.e. regardless of whether it was true or false . |
| 13 | Just as the importance of the Stanley anecdote was not whether it was true or not , in a sense it does not matter if the Renaissance cultural relations Greenblatt posits actually existed , because the truth of that cultural negotiation is exchangeable for the writing that more directly serves power , in this case the critical writing which establishes the critic as salaried shaman . |
| 14 | and from what I understood he was already married anyway , never , never was mentioned here , but I did hear it , whether it was true or not I 'm not say it , but I was told that he was already married and divorced to marry her , that was what I was told , no I mean I do n't know , but but I 'm damn sure that I know |