Example sentences of "to [noun pl] that [pron] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ One of the selling points when I joined was that I 'd be privy to scripts that I was never exposed to because I never had an agent . ’ |
| 2 | Contrary to declarations that there was no government policy for sterling and that it would be left to the markets to decide , by late 1981 the government intervened to reverse a fall in the exchange rate , and raised base rate to 16 per cent . |
| 3 | Hodge hoped that the Joint Commission would resume its work and he did not wish to convey the impression to Koreans that it was American policy to prevent unification . |
| 4 | It was this statement of the law which led to outcries that it was a ‘ Rapist 's Charter ’ . |
| 5 | They were monotonous in the sense that they usually related to allegations that there was some special relationship between the Prime Minister and Marcia Williams , and indeed I advised Mrs Williams in connection with insulting letters that she received . |
| 6 | The major axis of Stonehenge is aligned with the exact positions of the midwinter and midsummer solstice , leading to suggestions that it was built for ceremonies to mark the annual calendar and seasons . |
| 7 | To suggestions that he was implying that the Labour leadership had not been bold enough so far , Mr Edmonds said : ‘ There is something of a hangover from the last election at the moment . |
| 8 | The sachets remained unopened and in their possession at all times and the analyst confirmed to police that it was high-grade cocaine . |
| 9 | I made some comm-calls to contacts on planets here and there , pretending to some that I was looking for commissions , to others that I was in different parts of the galaxy transporting things for different people . |
| 10 | The form of personal rule which Maclean established inevitably gave rise to claims that he was , if not actually involved in slave-trading and slave-holding , insufficiently energetic in combating them . |
| 11 | He issued a series of varied and confusing demands , ranging from reaffirmations of his patriotism to claims that he was fighting for an " authentic democracy " . |
| 12 | The accused falsely represented to payees that he was the beneficiary under a £100,000 trust . |
| 13 | Chevènement 's visit to Saudi Arabia on Jan. 20 led to accusations that he was undermining the morale of French troops , while on Jan. 23 he provoked a controversy when he called into question the patriotism of former President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and of former Prime Minister Jacques Chirac , as well as recalling that both had assisted Iraq in developing its nuclear potential by authorizing a number of major contracts in the 1970s . |