Example sentences of "[was/were] that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much as we longed for another child , and overjoyed as we were that we were to have another daughter , we both said that it was the hardest thing we had ever done , to see a lovely young mother say goodbye to her daughter . |
| 2 | And the sort of er money that wo n't have to pay a reputable alternative theatre it was such that one could n't hope to break even on that capacity with the sort of seat prices that were that we 're charging . |
| 3 | Erm , I ca n't remember the exact conversation but the basics of it were that we were looking for somebody called Lawrence and he was at the present time at erm and that he was in possession of a gun and that the caller was concerned for the safety of the occupants of those premises . |
| 4 | Soon all who were following me were leading me so the chances were that they were not following me though they could still be following me by leading me and then waiting around to ambush etcetera etcetera ; but of course not . |
| 5 | The therapist helped them to agree to carry out mutual tasks which were that they would spend one day out together during the next weekend and visit a friend together on another day during the week . |
| 6 | For the twentieth-century facts were that they were a small , oppressed , poor and exploited people , in thrall to the then all-mighty English , and their sole singularity was the Welsh language and only a quarter of them spoke that . |
| 7 | The terms of reference of the Committee were that they were to consider , firstly , the law and practice relating to homosexual offences and the treatment of persons convicted of such offences by the Courts ; and secondly , ‘ the law and practice relating to offences against the criminal law in connection with prostitution and solicitation for immoral purposes ’ . |
| 8 | The most important of these characteristics were that they were the administrative centres of royal estates , or more rarely great ecclesiastical estates . |
| 9 | All the indications were that they would be a stern and forbidding lot , which is my least favourite type of person . |
| 10 | As originally conceived in the White Paper , the main characteristics of the polytechnics were that they were to be large , comprehensive , have an applied philosophy , be primarily teaching institutions with a brief to develop courses in new areas , and their courses were to be validated by the CNAA . |
| 11 | ‘ My dad thinks it 's because they were what they were that they were killed . ’ |
| 12 | The demands made by the rebels provide the clearest guide to their grievances , and according to the Anonimalle Chronicle those put forward by the Essex men at Mile End on 14 June were that they should be allowed to seize and punish traitors , and that no man should be made a serf nor do homage or any type of service to a lord in return for land ; instead they should hold it at a rent of 4d. an acre . |
| 13 | I do not know what sort of friends they were that they would let a young woman come to them on her own ! |
| 14 | Yeah well at the end of the day I mean I I was n't there but a the facts at the end of the day were that they 'd been buggering about with that radio system which they should n't do . |
| 15 | to feel by duty as it were that they ought to take notice of their immediate family . |
| 16 | These were that one should be diligent in pursuing one 's religious calling ; that one should renounce material satisfaction ; and that one 's time should always be used constructively . |
| 17 | While the general presumption was that its negligence had let the terrorists through , the intelligence indications were that its security arrangements — good , bad or indifferent — had been bypassed . |
| 18 | The others were that there was no power conferred on the council by Parliament , that the activity would not have been engaged in by a ‘ reasonable ’ authority , and the capital markets fund , through which the transactions were undertaken , ‘ was not reasonably organised or maintained ’ . |
| 19 | But all indications were that there was no prominent Catholic prepared to give a lead in the interests of peace . |
| 20 | In the many isolated mountain areas distances from Vets and mechanics provided real problems for farmers and the indications were that there was a real need for more training in these areas . |
| 21 | Particular concerns were that there would be a level playing field with regard to technology access and specifications , and that fair licensing policies would be followed . |
| 22 | Yeah why Why was it that it was towards the end when things were that there was finally a play centre set up ra rather than actually erm in the earlier days ? |
| 23 | Amongst the points in discussion were that there should be more opportunity for visitors to visit smaller areas outside the cities and main towns . |
| 24 | The main thoughts that worried you were that you were either having a heart attack or that you 'd pass out in front of your colleagues … . |
| 25 | Did they have any erm raids that were that you 'd think were directed towards the airport at all , were there any incidents of this kind ? |
| 26 | The grounds were that he had used up his grant entitlement in qualifying to be a teacher . |
| 27 | And yet , early yesterday morning , when the squad returned to Luton , the indications were that he would keep changes to a minimum for the friendly against Italy at Wembley next month . |
| 28 | The only difference from the literary effusions of today 's superstars were that he wrote without benefit of a ‘ ghost ’ . |
| 29 | Judge Malachy Higgins , releasing Donnelly on continuing bail pending a trial date being fixed , told the accused that part of the bail conditions were that he must not attempt to see Janice Brothers , or speak to her or make any contact with her . |
| 30 | The conditions were that he resides at Handley Green , Laindon , reports daily to Laindon police station and does not enter Clacton . |