Example sentences of "[noun sg] that it was [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In March 1982 , matters came further to a head when the ILEA informed the polytechnic that it was withholding its block grant for 1982–3 until the financial crisis had been resolved . |
| 2 | John Howell , for Anthony Hazell , the district auditor , said on the second day of a hearing into the legality of the council 's £6bn deals on the market : ‘ The council sold 49 gilt options on the mistaken belief that it was reducing its exposure . |
| 3 | IBM Corp shares saluted the imminent departure of John Akers with a jump of $3.25 at $52.125 at the opening the day after the company accompanied news that it was cutting its quarterly dividend only 55% with the announcement that within 90 days it would have a new chief executive . |
| 4 | The Socialist League defended itself against any suggestion that it was exceeding its limited aims . |
| 5 | It was only in late October this year that it was discovered there were discrepancies between the cash the trustees were holding and the cash the managers thought the trustees were holding . |
| 6 | It was only in late October this year that it was discovered there were discrepancies between the cash the trustees were holding and the cash the managers thought the trustees were holding . |
| 7 | Low-spirited , disappointed that she must forgo the festivities which always marked the twelfth day of Christmas , she wept copiously and bewailed her ill-fortune to such an extent that it was feared she would increase the severity of the illness . |
| 8 | His wife , Elizabeth , has told Mollie that they did not really get the view that it was coming their way until the next week ; but , in fact , it was . |