Example sentences of "that they [was/were] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She noticed for the first time that they had stopped , and looking round , discovered that they were outside the house . |
| 2 | As soon as Angela could think of anything except the pain of returning circulation she saw that they were outside the gate of a walled enclosure . |
| 3 | If you could n't see that they were outside a Registry Office , you might have thought it was a man out shopping with his daughter . |
| 4 | Manuela no doubt had her personal preferences and tastes , like everyone else , but she did n't make the mistake of thinking that they were of any importance in the matter . |
| 5 | Julian , although knowing through putting them on his arms that they were of different lengths , said they were ‘ the same ’ . |
| 6 | When it came up for its third reading on 21 June it was referred to a select committee who on 18 July reported that they were of the opinion that the bill ought not to be proceeded with . |
| 7 | And she was unsure whether she wanted to become involved with them again ; the jewels were not actually worth that much , and the very fact that they were of Irish origin was enough to turn her away from them . |
| 8 | Frederica did not attempt to ascertain the fumbled name , having given up interest in stray new people until it was clear that they were of real concern . |
| 9 | He 'd see them around , Timothy Gedge said , but they knew from his tone of voice that they were of no further use to him . |
| 10 | Was it , perhaps , that they were of higher moral virtue than other men ? |
| 11 | At the outset , five hypotheses were selected prospectively on the grounds that they were refutable within the context of the study design , that they were of relevance to current duodenal ulcer research , or that they were of potential importance for both ulcer healing and ulcer recurrence . |
| 12 | At the outset , five hypotheses were selected prospectively on the grounds that they were refutable within the context of the study design , that they were of relevance to current duodenal ulcer research , or that they were of potential importance for both ulcer healing and ulcer recurrence . |
| 13 | Hamilton showed him the photographs he had taken from the German flier , and told the Prime Minister that they were of Rudolf Hess , who had crashed a fighter plane into a field in Scotland the night before . |
| 14 | As newspaper costs escalated and as the nature of the commodity changed politicians and political parties saw their financial grip over newspapers being prised open ; by the late 19th century , newspapers had become such costly ventures that they were beyond the reach of politicians . |
| 15 | Certainly the parents ' ordeal was such that they were under sedation over the incident . |
| 16 | Their level of awareness of being in a laboratory declined , and their awareness that they were under instructions to observe their own sensations similarly became less strong . |
| 17 | Cottam suggested that he too should have been paid for his fortnight 's service , but the Governors replied that they were under the impression that " his services had been tendered on behalf of and as the personal friend of Mr. Hamilton " . |
| 18 | Indeed , I would go further and conclude that at least in relation to the last three payments the plaintiffs were not under a mistake of law but were strongly of the view that they were under no liability to pay . |
| 19 | There was a parallel feeling amongst the black pupils that they were under surveillance . |
| 20 | An aeroplane , carrying over five hundred passengers , had reported that they were under attack . |
| 21 | My Lord the defence admit that no such advice was given to the plaintiff but they deny that they were under any duty er to give such advice and it is pleaded in the that er the defendants will rely upon the fact that Mr er held himself out to be er an experienced man of business and as such it was not necessary on their part to advise him upon the adequacy and arrangements for the financing of the operation . |
| 22 | The Bioscope very much approved of the description of the movies as ‘ the drama of the masses , and went on to argue that the whole beauty of the movies was that they were for the first time providing amusement , ‘ the greatest factor in the life of.the masses ’ , to ‘ the millions ‘ who had been ‘ passed over for so many years and considered of no account ’ . |
| 23 | Cigarettes were placed on the table in front of you which meant that they were for everybody . |
| 24 | I 'd assumed without thinking that they were for the straddling dock cranes to run on . |
| 25 | Iraq denied that the cylinders were part of a gun and maintained that they were for use in the petrochemical industry . |
| 26 | The Scots had lost — but members of the most dazzling court in Europe , the model for the kingdoms of northern Europe , found that they were worth visiting , and they were worth fighting . |
| 27 | They really did n't understand or realize that they were worth so much . |
| 28 | He could ask the magistrates to infer that the defendants were actually aware of the presence of bystanders , and that they were as a corollary aware that their conduct was disorderly . |
| 29 | They could n't prove nothing , but they warned us that they were onto us and , if they heard we was still dealing , they 'd be round like a shot , like . |
| 30 | Their worries followed confirmation by Ford bosses that they were considering setting up a seat production plant in Poland . |