Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [vb past] that a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Government textbooks continue to depict women in the caring roles ' in society and a study carried out in Central American schools clearly showed that a " lack of aspiration " among young women is related to the limited employment possibilities open to them . |
| 2 | OUR parents always said that a hearty breakfast was good for us . |
| 3 | Lothian and Borders Police later said that an inquiry had been held into the actions of officers that night and a report sent to the procurator-fiscal . |
| 4 | The contributors regularly asserted that a university was not a democracy , and that academic study should be reserved for an elite by concentrating attention and opportunity only upon students endowed with " unusual gifts " . |
| 5 | In pre-industrial societies philosophers generally asserted that a clear division of labour in political affairs was unavoidable and beneficial . |
| 6 | Rulers often felt that a hereditary privileged class alone possessed the sense of personal honour which was seen as an essential ingredient in the make-up of a successful officer . |
| 7 | The Guardian on Oct. 23 reported that ( FRG ) security services now believed that a dirty tricks campaign against Lt.-Gen. |
| 8 | Reports now suggested that a ceasefire agreement would be signed at the next round of talks , expected to take place before the end of 1990 [ for fourth session , in September 1990 , see p. 37702 ] . |
| 9 | The Social Democrats once said that a new citizenship law should accompany any restriction of the right to asylum . |
| 10 | After several months of working full eight-hour shifts , the constables frequently forgot that an outsider was present , or no longer cared , and the fieldworker experienced moments when it would have been difficult to maintain a front . |