Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] that it was [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I decided to decide that it was for the best . |
| 2 | It has emerged that the council had been compelled to discuss the future of Kent Opera at its two-day meeting at Leeds Castle in November because the company had explained that it was on the verge of closure and insolvency . |
| 3 | It was D'Arcy who raised the subject of The Criterion , because he had heard that it was in difficulties . |
| 4 | ‘ At the time the [ father ] made his application to the court the local authority had decided that it was in the best interests of the children that they be placed with long-term foster parents . |
| 5 | This is hypothetical , of course , but Sweeney Agonistes had demonstrated that it was in such drama , rather than social realism , that his theatrical talents really lay . |
| 6 | However , your comprehension of the passage would doubtless have been improved if you had known that it was about ‘ Christopher Columbus discovering America ’ . |
| 7 | Once asked many years ago by a visiting American Congresswoman what it was like having a woman leader , Grunte had replied that it was like being at home all day , a bon mot that had earned him his place in ‘ Sayings of the Week ’ . |
| 8 | As he walked away from the house , Mark had remembered that it was along this street , with its brightly — almost garishly — painted houses that Sophia had once seen a cluster of what she took to be exotic tropical fruits in one of the windows , only to realise that they were tomatoes put there to ripen . |
| 9 | My way would be to lay planks and make do with these until I had confirmed that it was in fact a good swim . |
| 10 | The government had stated that it was considering making a formal application for membership , as Sweden had done in July . |