Example sentences of "or that it [was/were] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I have tried to talk to him , to persuade him to say that he thought the askaris were going to shoot him or that it was a misunderstanding , but he refuse absolutely to excuse himself . ’ |
| 2 | I would stake my life on it , ’ will not be able to claim either that it was a mere trader 's puff or that it was a mere statement of opinion . |
| 3 | Stradling writes , " Until comparatively recently the prevailing view on political education in England was either that it was already adequately taken care of through History , Geography , Social or General Studies or that it was a wholly unsuitable subject for the school curriculum . " |
| 4 | It seems more likely that the knot symbolized the bond between the communicant and the deity , or that it was an attempt to bind the deity by magic , which is much the same thing . |
| 5 | Bromley London Borough Council sought certiorari to quash the supplementary rate , arguing that it was either beyond the powers of the G.L.C. under the 1969 Act , or that it was an invalid exercise of discretion under that legislation . |