Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] that it was [pron] " in BNC.

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1	‘ The police and ambulance arrived on the scene very rapidly and the other driver admitted that it was her fault .
2	The critics and defeated rivals of Anca Petrescu in the competition for the Comrade 's patronage insist that it was her idea to resolve the question of the approach road to the Civic Centre by the most dramatic and destructive means .
3	The Committee felt that it was their duty to state that in their opinion , before the whole building was completely furnished and every necessary article provided , the total deficiency would not amount to less than £1,000 ‘ Many opulent individuals of the County have hitherto withheld their contributions ; but application by letter has been made to them all ; and no doubt can be entertained by your Committee of their ultimate assistance and support .
4	A searching moment indicated that it was my motives rather than her welfare that were under question .
5	The integration of the farm worker into this occupational community meant that it was his prestige among his fellow workers and neighbours that mattered most to him .
6	The Director of Public Prosecutions urged the Greater Manchester police to investigate the trial in the light of allegations of police corruption , while the Manchester police authority announced that it was itself to hold such an inquiry .
7	‘ My lord , I have good reason to know that it was you who said a word for me in his Grace 's ear , and gave me this day for thought , and even offered me arguments I was not wise enough to find for myself .
8	She has no reason to believe that it was anything other than an accident .
9	She has no reason to believe that it was anything other than an accident .
10	Obviously , it is in a ‘ plugger 's ’ interest to claim that it was his or her work which made a record into a hit , but if you employ a ‘ plugger ’ it is worth being sceptical when deciding what to believe .

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