Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] were [vb pp] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miss Logan lost count of the times their luggage was detained , or they were told that a buyurulda or special permit would be necessary in addition to the tezkare they had already procured ; but Miss Fergusson , with assistance from a dragoman whose own brief display of independent thought had been snuffed out early on , harried , demanded and succeeded . |
| 2 | Shanti was eight years old and we were determined that her childhood was not going to be spoiled by this disability . |
| 3 | ‘ The fair is the highlight of our week long festival and we were determined that it should go ahead , ’ he said . |
| 4 | ‘ The flats were flooded two and a half years ago and we were promised that it would never happen again . ’ |
| 5 | Well we did take some er legal advice on it and we were told that it was not illegal , erm I mean we think it 's highly immoral erm , but we were told it was not illegal , because they did not actually use the er the redundancy money did not come out of the fund , only this enhanced pension etcetera which was using up the , the surplus and we were told |
| 6 | ‘ She was in a coma in North Staffordsire hospital for a week and we were told that she would not walk or talk again . |
| 7 | And they were warned that even in prosperity and success they were not to forget : ‘ When you eat your fill there , be careful not to forget the Lord who brought you out of Egypt . ’ |
| 8 | The real Disneyland is ten miles outside the city , but we were told that nobody goes there . |
| 9 | We were not told where the train was going , but we were told that we must all clamber aboard or we should be left behind . |
| 10 | ‘ But we were told that when the work resumed there would be no cause for concern as the mud and filth being dredged from the Lagan was to be carefully loaded into ‘ sealed lorries ’ which would be washed before being driven away . |