Example sentences of "that [noun] [vb past] they were " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Older buses are often more reliable than newer models for the simple reason that workmanship meant they were built to last , ’ said Mr Stuart Hyslop , director of Darlington Transport Company . |
| 2 | It was during this first day of the journey that Tallis realized they were not the only travellers moving north , towards the marshlands . |
| 3 | The three boys set out , but they walked so slowly that Oliver thought they were not going to work at all . |
| 4 | Carlos was an easygoing young man , with so many girlfriends that Shelley knew they were only going to be friends , nothing more . |
| 5 | It was then that Brough discovered they were in the middle of a minefield . |
| 6 | It was not until they had just left the Church that Joan discovered they were going for two weeks to Tenerife . |