Example sentences of "but [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | His breathing became more and more laboured , but I was assured that he was feeling no discomfort . |
| 2 | As it was close by I decided to pay Frank Dick a visit at the Board 's offices , so I ran to Francis House , but I was told that he was n't there . |
| 3 | But I was told that unless I could produce a current driving licence or passport — neither of which I possess — they were not prepared to give me an account . |
| 4 | At the time , I wrote to Knitmaster ( as was ) , explaining what I wanter to do , but I was told that it could n't be done . |
| 5 | There was this rather famous instance where he had to scrub the floor while Pamela and I were having a long and involved discussion , but I was told that people could n't take their eyes off him . |
| 6 | But I was told that since I was so keen to have these things I had better think about how we would use them when the time came . |
| 7 | and from what I understood he was already married anyway , never , never was mentioned here , but I did hear it , whether it was true or not I 'm not say it , but I was told that he was already married and divorced to marry her , that was what I was told , no I mean I do n't know , but but I 'm damn sure that I know |
| 8 | East Clwyd coroner David Jones read a statement by Jacob 's mother , Alison Bates , in which she said her pregnancy had been normal but she was warned that intervention might be necessary because of the position of the baby 's head . |
| 9 | She had lost one son — lost him truly , for she realized that he must be in Ireland now — but she was determined that she would not lose a daughter . |
| 10 | The real Disneyland is ten miles outside the city , but we were told that nobody goes there . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . |
| 13 | Mervyn had to repeat his observation three times before they understood , but he was determined that they should get the message . |
| 14 | Because of his debt to his followers , Franco knew that a certain free play had to be allowed within the regime , but he was determined that he alone would control its limits and what was permissible within them . |
| 15 | But he was told that he would have to pay rent for the land until the end of time , so he gave up the idea . |
| 16 | He answered , when pressed , that he did n't know why , but it was understood that the young fellow was mad , that is , Monseigneur the King was in one of his fits of impatience . |
| 17 | The Cabinet had agreed on March 20 that Decree No. 42 should be discarded but it was understood that some members of the Cabinet favoured new press legislation to replace the decree , while others thought that the existing criminal code was enough to ensure a responsible press . |
| 18 | It was never expected that such measures would cause a transfer of car users to the bike , but it was hoped that by making the route safer and more comfortable , recreational use of the route might rise and parental objections to children cycling to school might diminish . |
| 19 | The name of the author was evidently a pseudonym , but it was hoped that the committee would take steps to find out who he was , would decide what should be done to clean this canker out of Tollemarche , and would take more steps to curb their local bookseller 's and cigar stores ' choice of books . |
| 20 | The restructuring involved plant closures and the loss of 2,200 jobs , but it was hoped that the future of the firm would be more secure as part of a larger organisation , able to secure the benefits of DAF 's distribution network in Europe . |
| 21 | This was outside the framework of the Community institutions established by the Rome Treaty , but it was hoped that it could bring about a common European attitude to international problems . |
| 22 | It would take two years to decide whether the country would leave the Southern African Customs Union ( SACU ) , he said , but it was hoped that Namibia would be able to set up " a foreign exchange control system more liberal than the one which we must accept at present " . |
| 23 | For example , in two cases the attackers pretended to be taxi-drivers , but it was stated that ‘ police do not believe the assaults [ on a 17-year-old girl and a woman aged 25 ] were linked ’ ( Daily Mail ) . |
| 24 | I recall reading that I think it possibly was Skerrymor or Cape Wrath but it was stated that the pendulum clock actually stopped . |
| 25 | But it was felt that if we were to incorporate everything you wanted , why not go the whole hog and re-launch the mag ? |
| 26 | Community workshops were doing good work with the under-eighteens , but it was felt that an adult employment and training agency was an important need . |
| 27 | A quote has been received but it was felt that something on a less extensive scale would be sufficient . |
| 28 | It could be argued that they might help to identify him , but it was felt that they might relate to another crime and that if we started talking about them it might put whoever was responsible on his guard . |
| 29 | Any wishing to use this service should remember that the format of the examinations will change in 1994 , but it was felt that the service could still provide students with a valuable insight as to where they went wrong either in presentation and/or factual error . |
| 30 | A quote has been received but it was felt that something on a less extensive scale would be sufficient . |