Example sentences of "that [noun sg] [vb past] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , Gerry Collins , the Irish minister for foreign affairs , later made it clear that progress had been made and he reaffirmed his Government 's commitment to the Anglo-Irish agreement . |
| 2 | The fifth round of talks between North Korea and Japan on normalizing relations ended in Beijing , China , on Nov. 20 , with both sides saying that progress had been made . |
| 3 | According to Radio France International Cheiffou said that progress had been hindered by various obstacles including intrigues by political parties and the unjustified expectations of the army . |
| 4 | They said that difficulty had been created because of the uncertainty of poll tax funding and of the regime laid down by the Government . |
| 5 | I knew that response had been bad in our parish and I honestly did n't expect many young people to be there anyway . |
| 6 | After he was transported by train to Dar Es Salaam nothing more was heard in Masailand until the official notice was posted in the district commissioner 's office in Ewaso Narok confirming that sentence had been carried out . |
| 7 | They must be the ones that Mum had been eating when you I came in . |
| 8 | We were introduced to the Mint House and , as Nancy and I listened , we learnt that money had been made there before the Royal Mint in London . |
| 9 | Immediately after the dummy was produced , Thornton found that money had been raised in his home city of Newcastle by using his name without permission . |
| 10 | A UEFA spokesman explained : ‘ The referee presented his match report which stated that money had been offered to both him and his officials . |
| 11 | A UEFA spokesman explained : ‘ The referee presented his match report which stated that money had been offered to both him and his officials . |
| 12 | On two occasions during this period he told at least four people that money had been found by her body . |
| 13 | The restructuring school argued that decentralization had been an element in these strategies . |
| 14 | Two years ago a Romanian government commission on the razing of gypsy villages concluded that violence had been provoked by ‘ persons [ ie , gypsies ] who have acquired vast possessions by illicit means . ’ |
| 15 | It was unlikely that murder had been committed for a few pounds , but one could never be sure . |
| 16 | ‘ Misunderstanding all cleared up now ’ he said and her look told him how much use that reply had been . |
| 17 | Bacon and Eltis went on to suggest that labour had been successful in protecting itself from erosion of C m , so that adjustment had fallen largely on I m i.e. investment in the marketable sector . |
| 18 | The following day Mr Edwards told the couple that labour had been allowed to go on too long . |
| 19 | It was denied that force had been used in the initial operation . |
| 20 | Before the talks , the union had not been recognised by the Government for national pay bargaining , leading to the belief that recognition had been granted to give managers the opportunity to impose the offer on all ambulance staff if it was accepted by Apap . |
| 21 | If so , it would mean that photoreception had been re-established . |
| 22 | Since no comment is made on the author being recently dead , it can be assumed that publication had been arranged while Leapor was still alive . |
| 23 | ‘ Angy and I had supper together on the Monday evening but she never said that girl had been here , or that Rick was corning to see her . ’ |
| 24 | for , in her face and in her voice , and in her touch , she gave the assurance that suffering had been stronger than Miss Havisham 's teachings , and had given her a heart to understand what his heart used to be . |
| 25 | That was accepting that the scheme , to which I did not think that reference had been made , might have been applied . |
| 26 | A day made all the more wonderful by the confirmation that SCUM had been beaten by Chelsea . |
| 27 | Gabriel went back to her table , conscious that Cat had been listening , but probably could n't make more of it than he already knew . |
| 28 | I thought every breath that cat took was going to be her last . ’ |
| 29 | Given a choice , you would like to see compassionate farming , provided that humanity had been well served first . |
| 30 | On Sept. 1 , Yeltsin and Snegur expressed their satisfaction that peace had been restored to the Dnestr region . |