Example sentences of "[pers pn] was refer to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was referring to the way men view relationships . ’ |
| 2 | When the hon. Member for Newham , North-East mentioned that important matter I was referring to the progress that we have made in bringing inflation under control . |
| 3 | No , he said : ‘ I was referring to the legacy of the recession that we are now curing and that has now hit every other nation in Europe . ’ |
| 4 | Finally in this group of cases , I was referred to the decision of Hutchison J. in Selous Street Properties Ltd. v. Oronel Fabrics Ltd. ( 1984 ) 270 E.G. 643 , described in the headnote , justifiably , as ‘ an important and wide-ranging decision , ’ the report of which extended over two issues of the Estates Gazette . |
| 5 | By way of example I was referred to the decision of Bush J. in Havering London Borough Council v. S. [ 1986 ] 1 F.L.R. 489 , 491 , where he said : |
| 6 | I was referred to the judgment of Hirst J. in Felixstowe Dock & Railway Co. v. United States Lines Inc. [ 1989 ] 1 Q.B . |
| 7 | Finally , I was referred to the judgment of Ormrod L.J . |
| 8 | She was referred to the town 's main fire station where he met sub-officer John Yoxall and had the bracket cut off with a small hacksaw . |
| 9 | She was referring to the illness which put him in hospital last year before he was moved out of Pollsmoor to his present quarters , formerly a prison warden 's home . |
| 10 | She was referring to the North and South Heys which flowed from their source at Ranlodden Moor towards the six-hundred-foot hills that towered over Heymouth . |
| 11 | She was referring to the graze on his knee . |
| 12 | It had worried him for a moment , he had n't been quite sure what she meant , but then he reckoned she was referring to the troubles . |
| 13 | She looked away from him , a faint blush beginning at her jawline , and he knew she was referring to the fact that he had not betrayed her , even though he knew she had lied about being with her mother in Wales . |
| 14 | He must have known she was referring to the game he was playing with Lotta ! |
| 15 | She was referring to The Glass key starring Edward Arnold , George Raft and Claire Dodd . |
| 16 | On that occasion , the inspectors ' report was handed to the press at the same time as it was referred to the DPP for possible criminal proceedings . |
| 17 | Matters arising through the procedure from any individual or any group of individuals on the shop floor , was dealt with primarily and respectfully so in regard to the individual making an approach to the foreman , if no settlement was reached then , it was referred to the shop steward in that department , if he could n't settle it along with the member with the foreman , then he could report it to the er shop stewards committee through the auspices of the secretary or the convenor . |
| 18 | He was referred to the Jockey Club after repeating the offence later in the day on Daru . |
| 19 | While he was referring to the Prince 's fawning friends , it was interpreted as a comment on the high staff turnover at Kensington Palace and Highgrove . |
| 20 | He was referring to the times at Achnacarry when I would on occasion meet the trainees returning from a speed march and pipe them the last two miles back to the camp . |
| 21 | ‘ I imagine he was referring to the Independence Day celebrations , ’ her husband had told her as he 'd led the way into the apartment . |
| 22 | Knowing he was referring to the drugs , Polly recoiled as though he had struck her . |
| 23 | He was referring to the remainder of Layforce which had been formed into the Middle East Commando , the Foldboat Section ( SBS ) and the ‘ parachute personnel ’ . |
| 24 | Had the French not been so proud , the anonymous chaplain of Henry V 's household asserted , they would have recognised that earlier defeats which they had experienced ( he was referring to the battles fought at Sluys in 1340 and at Poitiers in 1356 ) , constituted a clear sign of divine arbitrament , and much bloodshed would have been avoided . |
| 25 | He was referring to the opposition leader , Aung San Suu Kyi , whose home on Inya lake , northern Rangoon , is surrounded by troops to enforce her house-arrest and General Ne Win , whose residence on the other side of the lake is also surrounded by troops and who rarely ventures out . |
| 26 | He was referring to the brigade of Dutch-Belgian infantry that was spread in four ranks either side of the road to block a direct attack from Frasnes . |