Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [vb pp] that the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr. Zúñiga was warned that the police might seek reprisals against him , but although he informed the authorities of this , novo specific measures of protection were apparently offered to him . |
| 2 | General MacArthur was told that the Japanese character for YEN also means ‘ circle ’ . |
| 3 | In November 1970 the CNAA was informed that the NCDAD had written formally to request a joint meeting to explore ‘ interrelationships ’ . |
| 4 | Throughout each day ( four or five times ) Olwyn was reminded that the target was for her to be in bed before 8pm . |
| 5 | Firstly , on 13 April 1960 the House of Commons was told that the Macmillan Cabinet had decided to cancel Blue Streak ; instead the Skybolt air-launched missile ( designed to extend the life and range of the V-bombers ) would be purchased from the USA . |
| 6 | Walsh was assured that the people concerned were not French — though they were as bad — and he quickly concluded that he was dealing with no more than ‘ a mischiefuous gang of disaffected Englishmen ’ . |
| 7 | On Aug. 21 the WEU meeting in Paris was informed that the West German coalition government was to begin talks with the opposition parties on a possible amendment to the constitution to remove this barrier , but it was thought unlikely that any such measure could be enacted before German unification had been completed . |
| 8 | Lilley was told that the meeting was " an act of gross interference in China 's internal affairs " and had " hurt the feelings of the Chinese people " . |
| 9 | In 1739 , for example , the Duke of Montrose was advised that the gentlemen of Stirlingshire had determined to enliven the normal Michaelmas proceedings with an assembly and race meeting , a project whose promoters were not among the duke 's political friends . |
| 10 | During a series of meetings with US President Bush , the US Defence Secretary Dick Cheney and the US Secretary of State James Baker , Moiseyev was informed that the USA would refuse to accept the reclassification of three Soviet motorized divisions as naval coastal units so as to exempt them from the terms of the treaty [ see p. 38027 ] . |
| 11 | When de Gaulle was warned that the recall of a soldier who was so popular with the pieds noirs might spark disturbances in Algeria , his reply was adamant : " If this decision provokes some local unrest , well we shall see . |
| 12 | Prison Wakefield was informed that the Secretary of State ( following consultation with the trial judge and with Lord Lane C.J. ) had decided that his case would not be reviewed by the local review committee until September 2001 , indicating that the minimum period he should serve in custody to satisfy the requirements of retribution and deterrence was 20 years . |
| 13 | Upon reaching Aquitaine after this defeat at the hands of the Basques Charles was informed that the Saxons had uprisen yet again . |
| 14 | On asking the reason for such an assembly , Yakovlev was told that the local priest had refused to marry any couples unless the community attended services . |
| 15 | Joan was told that the baby would be unlikely to survive , but she was advised to give birth naturally , to avoid gynaecological problems that might affect her capacity to have children in the future . |
| 16 | When director Elliot Silverstein was told that the role of Kid Shelleen in his up-and-coming comedy western Cat Ballou was to be offered to Kirk Douglas , the director turned a whiter shade of pale . |
| 17 | Mr. O'Brien was informed that the documents were ready for signing . |
| 18 | Nora was determined that the tragedy would impinge as little as possible on Constance 's life . |
| 19 | But Murray was determined that the knightly chivalry should not ride far ahead , as so often happened , and so endanger both . |
| 20 | It was n't until five weeks before Prince William was born that the royal couple moved into Kensington Palace , the home also of Princess Margaret , the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and their immediate neighbours , Prince and Princess Michael of Kent . |
| 21 | On 4 July Mrs Kemp was told that the hearing would take place on 11 July . |
| 22 | The inquest at Shrewsbury was told that the enamelled pendant , which experts say is South German origin , was found by Irwin Haberla of Charlcombe Street , High Tranmere , Wirral , in a field at Haughmond Abbey owned by Mr Charles Teece , who farms close to the abbey ruins . |
| 23 | Stirling was told that the army was about to launch an attack and that the destruction of aircraft on the forward landing fields was vital . |
| 24 | Lord Coulsfield was told that the victims believed that the 6ft 2in , 15st Storrie had a knife and were too frightened to resist him . |
| 25 | At a committee dinner held in his honour the day following his 90th birthday , Percy was told that the committee would like him to accept the role of branch president , and a commemorative plaque was presented to him to mark the occasion . |
| 26 | When James was told that the French navy had beaten the English he commented patriotically , ‘ It is the first time then , ’ while William , as a face-saver , created Herbert first Earl of Torrington . |