Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] [was/were] that [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said : ‘ They told me that the worst case scenario was that his brain would swell and he would have to have an operation . |
| 2 | The official Central Authority view was that their prices should fully reflect costs and that the ‘ all-electric ’ home was not a practicable proposition , since solid fuel would be more economical for continuous space heating . |
| 3 | Gaidar 's response to the Civic Union programme was that its fundamental concept of increasing cash supply to stimulate production would " in the context of a high proportion of monopoly production bring about … an upsurge in prices " . |
| 4 | The important points for the surname study were that his name had been spelt both as Fortereshey and Forsteresheigh , as well as Forsey and , perhaps most significantly of all , the name of the estate itself was given as Forstereshey . |
| 5 | Another advantage of being enrolled in the University Ballet School was that his tuition was free . |
| 6 | The office gossip was that his wife insisted that he wore his suits until they fell apart . |