Example sentences of "suggest that it was [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she quotes approvingly our television critic , Richard Last , a month or so back : ‘ Melvyn Bragg 's controversial A Time to Dance ( BBC1 ) ended on a believably tender note , suggesting that it was his producer or director , rather than the author , who miscalculated the grossness of earlier episodes . ’ |
| 2 | Either way , the word seems to suggest that it was their inability or refusal to suckle which was regarded as characteristic — a supposition exactly in line with my theory that they represent the masculine , aggressive , weaning mothers of early agriculture . |
| 3 | Michael Kalisher QC told the jury : ‘ If you or I or even Nigel Mansell drove along that road at that speed no-one would suggest that it was anything other than reckless driving . ’ |
| 4 | She could have suggested that it was none of his business , or have made an excuse that she 'd forgotten to put it on , but , wits scattered , with her usual honesty she blurted out the exact truth . |
| 5 | ‘ The Khatun observed that you would miss your wife , and suggested that it was our duty to find you another . ’ |