Example sentences of "[conj] was [vb pp] that the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was the first witness to some of the most distressing scenes between the Prince and Princess of Wales , and was determined that the same mistakes would not be repeated when another newcomer joined the firm . |
| 2 | She , like others , telephoned the Water Authority and was reassured that the water was safe to drink . |
| 3 | He bent to throw a few pieces of turf on the fire and was reminded that the locals called them sods of turf . |
| 4 | Mr Douglas Hurd , Foreign Secretary , telephoned the head of the two-man British Interests Section in Tripoli , Mr Allen Brown , yesterday and was told that the British community was calm . |
| 5 | Ultimately her GP intervened and was told that the outlook was hopeless . |
| 6 | The lawyer from the Joint Distribution Committee put forward an opening offer of $50,000 for the safe landing of the Jews , and was told that the sum might usefully be trebled . |
| 7 | This week I contacted Gateshead college and was told that the pressure on the access fund was such that the college could have spent its yearly entitlement by the end of the first week of the academic year . |
| 8 | My office rang that prison today and was told that the prisoner has now been transferred to Walton prison . |
| 9 | On that , I think it is generally known , that we , that Telford was n't anywhere near the top of the list , and it had been taken purely on the question of the er , needs of the various areas , it 's unlikely that Telford would have succeeded , even with its reduced geographical area , but I made discrete enquiries and was told that the factor which tipped er , the Commission in favour of Telford , and this has an important bearing on what we 're going to discuss later , was the fact that Telford has been very good in taking up schemes and providing their section , and not just the Wreakin District Council , other area , other bodies in Telford , of getting good innovative schemes off the ground and providing the cash , they did n't , as some areas did , get the status , and then hardly do anything about it . |
| 10 | She asked about its contents and was told that the terms merely protected the cleaners from liability for damage to sequins and beads . |
| 11 | I made enquiries recently about the amount of topping up the DSS would do and was told that the maximum amount is £170 per week . |
| 12 | Ms Davis said that by this time the girl 's mother had learned of her disappearance and was told that the child had been sighted with the defendant , who was ‘ well known in the area and well known to police ’ . |
| 13 | He had attempted to obtain more whisky , but was informed that the bar was now closed until five-thirty . |
| 14 | He explained his predicament to the librarian but was told that the book was due to be pulped and it did not matter that he was the author . |
| 15 | Kensington Palace contacted the producers to obtain an advance copy for the princess , but was told that the video tape , with the extra material , was already available in High Street , Kensington . |