Example sentences of "[pron] were [vb pp] that " in BNC.
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| 31 | In my biology lessons at school we were told that humans are the only mammals available for sex the whole time . |
| 32 | The real Disneyland is ten miles outside the city , but we were told that nobody goes there . |
| 33 | We were told that she set to work ‘ editing ’ the crazed philosopher 's work to make it more Nazi , and that Elisabeth had a strong and malign influence on the growth of National Socialism . |
| 34 | We were told that if you went there in the dark your hand would be rubbed by a cold , spectral doggy nose . |
| 35 | We were told that there would be a General 's inspection and the searchlight had to be turned on at a specified time , but when the great moment came we could not start the engine that drove the dynamo and darkness still prevailed . |
| 36 | On talking to parents , we were told that had there been a suitable provision in their own country they would not be in Budapest . |
| 37 | Last , but not least , we were told that learning the theoretical side of diving might mean that we would be unable to dive in open water for anything between six and 18 months . |
| 38 | How we survived remains a mystery , but when we eventually arrived at Backakeldy , we were told that the coastguard had been alerted and that our mad passage across the barriers had been watched in amazement by worried would-be rescuers . |
| 39 | We were told that the water was required to serve an expected expansion of industrial activity on Teesside . |
| 40 | We were told that the Tia Juana bullfights were ‘ not of the best ’ and this we were quite willing to believe . |
| 41 | If we were told that the interviewer used a tape-recorder , or that he was an expert shorthand writer , then we would know how these word-for-word quotations were made possible . |
| 42 | We were told that this was the result of Gestapo torture . |
| 43 | For example , when we saw the Sprite 200 J KrF laser , we were told that no one else in the world had a prototype of this quality for future laser fusion work . |
| 44 | In the 70s , when we were hearing a lot about sexual research , we were told that 14 per cent of women managed it . |
| 45 | Although there was n't a separation announcement , we were told that the Prince and Princess of Wales would no longer live under the same roof . |
| 46 | We were told that the papers in the case were being examined and it was clearly implied that action would be taken . |
| 47 | We were told that in one area there was a high degree of labour turnover among women . |
| 48 | We were told that typically it could increase the level of instalments by about seven per cent — say , 35p on top of a £5 instalment . |
| 49 | ‘ We were told that it was going to be arranged for Barry to sing ‘ The White Cliffs of Dover ’ with Mrs Thatcher at the end of the show . |
| 50 | At last I had five pounds — but when my father and I went to buy them we were told that they cost fifteen pounds , a considerable sum of money to an eight-year-old , and way beyond my means . |
| 51 | As we arrived very early we were told that stand transfer tickets could be obtained from the office . |
| 52 | We were told that there would be a substantial charge for what used to be a free option : buttonholes on the sleeves . |
| 53 | We were told that in winter when the lake is frozen , a large part is kept ice-free by directing water from the town 's hot water supply , and even the wild whooper swans come in to take advantage of the food offered . |
| 54 | We were told that a recurrent illness had made him in his earlier days an abrasive and difficult colleague but when we knew him , the right pill had been found and the former angrily flashing eye and rasping voice of which people spoke had mellowed to a genial twinkle and an infectious chuckle . |
| 55 | We were told that we would leave Aubagne to start our basic training on the following Monday . |
| 56 | When our group raised the issues of travellers with one of the DHSS offices here we were told that everyone is allowed two weeks holidays every year . |
| 57 | We were told that he refused to take his seat in the Chamber of Deputies because there was something he did n't approve of in the campaign . |
| 58 | We were told that Mr. Oyston 's action was settled on 7 October 1991 following a statement in open court , by an apology made to Mr. Oyston and the payment of damages and costs . |
| 59 | We were told that on a taxation on the indemnity basis the result is usually a recovery of a high percentage of the costs actually incurred but that some percentage is always taxed off . |
| 60 | Although that is not this case , I have done so both because we were told that it would be helpful to all those concerned with the treatment of minors and also perhaps the minors themselves and because it seems to be a logical base from which to proceed to consider the powers of the court and how they should be exercised . |