Example sentences of "[is] that [pron] [vb past] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much remains to be learned of their activities , but what is certain is that they had converts in high places — notably Edward Wood ( of whom more anon ) , Leo Amery , and Lord Hailey of African Survey fame and immense Colonial Office influence — and that through their publication of a journal widely respected for its seriousness they kept before the eyes of the political establishment the idea of a new kind of empire . |
| 2 | My guess is that someone substituted bodies in order to keep him happy . ’ |
| 3 | The chief , indeed only , reason for her appearance on the scene is that she gave birth to a ( male ) child ! |
| 4 | All that has happened is that I met Hugo at a party and came to understand that , as well as having friend and spouse , a woman needs the excitement of a lover from time to time : a re-basing , as it were , in the physical : the reincarnation of the carnal self in a body which gets , over the years , far too controlled by spirit and mind . |
| 5 | Sentencing Ward to two-years ' probation , the judge said : ‘ A lot of the excuse for your behaviour is that you had problems with a woman . |
| 6 | What we were told about that your criminal record is that you had convictions for armed robbery and aggravated assault , is that out of the record that you were aware of is that correct ? |
| 7 | One problem with this experiment is that it presented subjects with a very artificial task and , not surprisingly , various criticisms have been made by authors such as Hupet and Le Boudec ( 1977 ) and Schultz and Kamil ( 1979 ) . |
| 8 | According to my contact at the Yard , the theory is that he met Puddephat by chance , and saw his opportunity . |
| 9 | A commonly held view is that he delayed withdrawal for political reasons , until after the presidential elections of December 1965 . |