Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] was [verb] [adv] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Strathbeg fishes best in a decent wind , and trout average 12oz in weight , although one was caught recently that tipped the scales at over 3lb . |
| 2 | It was after the NCB took over and he was told straight that he was t'pack in . |
| 3 | Special training in social policy work has been given by NACAB 's Information Retrieval Group in several areas , and it was seen there that advice workers could be convinced of the benefit of social policy work but their budget did not allow further development of this programme . |
| 4 | These have already been compared with law centres earlier in this chapter and it was noted then that they are staffed by volunteer lawyers , have limited opening hours , offer only advice , and make no charge for the service provided . |
| 5 | And it was revealed today that ‘ most ’ motor dealers are breaking the law by not displaying price tags on vehicles . |
| 6 | She coldly snubbed the Duke and Duchess of Windsor for years , and it was revealed recently that she failed to visit two cousins who had been committed to mental institutions . |
| 7 | She had only a squatter 's title to the land , but after her death this was legally registered in her name by the local authority , and it was sold so that they could recover the money which she owed them . " |
| 8 | Discussions with the Ministry of Supply had already taken place during 1939 and it was agreed tentatively that blankets would be made . |
| 9 | It did n't occur to him until he was travelling home that in learning the truth he had also acquired the means of getting his revenge . |
| 10 | But it was learned today that Polish referee Ryszard Wojoik reported Hateley for violent conduct — and not ‘ rough play ’ which Rangers believed was the case . |
| 11 | Find Sophie again , because something was happening there that has n't happened to me in a hell of a long time . |
| 12 | ‘ Designing Ancient Rome was in fact more difficult than the science fiction adventures , because one was recreating somewhere that actually existed , and you had to be as accurate as you could within the limits of the budget . |
| 13 | Yes , well Eyre there stands as a sort of a paradigmatic modern philosopher , and when I was saying earlier that it was just a logical construction to help you to talk about particular things , and I think Eyre would go along with that . |
| 14 | And when I was saying earlier that it was just a logical construction to help you to talk about particular things , and I think Ayer would go along with that . |
| 15 | Fiona hugged me as a long-lost brother and said Harry still could n't be quite clear in his mind as he was saying now that he remembered drowning . |