Example sentences of "the [noun pl] that [det] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wanted to sleep , and the prospect of a bed , even one which he would be required to occupy without companionship , was so attractive that he missed at first the signs that all was not well . |
| 2 | And it it really is covered by the passages in erm erm , just , I just reiterate that that that expressly referring your Lordship to it , professional duty except in so far as it may be necessary to elucidate the rules that that was at page eight hundred and forty one at the bottom and it goes over the page to eight four two and then proceeds to general proposition to those two experts ordinary witness may not may not give their opinions towards matters legal or moral obligation . |
| 3 | I emphasized to the volunteers that this was a trial and they were now a member of my trial ‘ team ’ . |
| 4 | I am so angry I can hardly write [ it began , and there was ample evidence in the shaping of the letters that this was indeed so ] . |
| 5 | Elliott takes the view that ‘ although most persons are not liable for omissions a doctor is so liable vis-à-vis his patient , unless he can justify his failure to give treatment on the grounds that such was useless . |
| 6 | Few thought that there should be marks for the design , some on the grounds that this was not a mathematical feature and others because an objective mark could not be given . |
| 7 | In a response to questions from the House of Commons select committee on energy the UK government stated on Nov. 24 that it was not yet fully committed to cutting the use of fossil fuel by 20 per cent ( as agreed at the Toronto conference in 1988 — see p. 36784 ) , on the grounds that this was an " arbitrary " figure , which was picked " without scientific evidence " . |
| 8 | The metal-workers ' union ( IG Metall ) negotiated a settlement which would guarantee parity of basic wages in the metal industry for eastern and western Germany by 1994 , on the grounds that this was essential to retain skilled workers in eastern Germany . |
| 9 | The standing of the statement needs initially to be determined and it may be elevated to the rank of contractual term if the courts consider on the facts that this was the intention of the parties . |
| 10 | Later Ministry of Agriculture officials told the nuns that this was a mistake and that the food poisoning was due to Salmonella typhimurium . |