Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] [pron] was [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | His anger exploded after it was alleged that he and divorcee Jennifer Fitzgerald , now 59 , spent nights alone in a Swiss lakeside cottage . |
| 2 | His comments came as it was revealed that three-quarters of Tory MPs wanted needy people to be protected from the tax on fuel and on the eve of a report , to be issued today , which said families in debt on their fuel bills were already choosing between heating and eating — even before the proposed addition of VAT . |
| 3 | The crunch came when it was realised that these competent women had a propensity to marry ( Martindale , 1939 ) . |
| 4 | She signed because she was persuaded that it was the right thing to do , not because her husband 's pressure deprived her consent of reality . |
| 5 | Mr Bakker is the fourth PTL official to be convicted in connection with the scandal , which began after it was revealed that he had an affair with a former church secretary , Jessica Hahn , using PTL funds to pay her hush money afterwards . |
| 6 | The row , which has prompted calls from some staff for both to resign , began when it was disclosed that the £140,000-a-year director general Birt had been employed as a freelance to gain tax advantages . |
| 7 | A problem arose because it was believed that Macmillan had secured terms of reference which would entitle the Tribunal to investigate not merely Vassall , but also rumours relating to Vassall that were circulating at the time , rumours about many discreditable matters but mainly his sexual activities . |
| 8 | In 1900 a dispute arose because it was said that the Taff Vale Railway Company had victimized a trade unionist who led a wage demand . |
| 9 | Hunt overtook Lauda to win the Spanish Grand Prix at Jarama , the fourth of the championship , but then the season-long wrangling and arguing started when it was ruled that Hunt 's car was 1.8 cm ( 0.7 in ) too wide and he was stripped of his points , Lauda being promoted to first place . |
| 10 | Before I was in the band if I saw that something was happening that I did n't like I 'd say nothing and go along with it . |
| 11 | The doubts about Mr Lamont 's survival grew after it was disclosed that he had withdrawn from the panel on BBC TV 's Question Time programme tomorrow , with Mr Clarke replacing him . |
| 12 | That motivation disappeared when it was discovered that the universe is expanding . |
| 13 | The furore grew as it was revealed that the testimony of Major Ciro Jijena of the rural guard had been supressed . |
| 14 | The scale of the potential danger emerged when it was revealed that the dam holds back an estimated 3.5 million tons of toxic sludge from a now-closed lead and zinc mine nearby , containing harmful levels of these and other metals . |
| 15 | The conclusive proof that the horse was being unconsciously cued by the questioner emerged when it was shown that if the questioner was ignorant of the answer to the question , the horse could not provide one either . |
| 16 | He said that it was felt that the change would give both parties more freedom of choice , and stressed that he would continue to use Tory on a freelance basis and was not intending to appoint another stable jockey before the end of the season . |
| 17 | He said that it was suspected that the SIB unit at the cottage was an army intelligence assassination squad . |
| 18 | In presenting the programme to the Assembly , Meksi said that it was hoped that the freeing of food prices would ease scarcities . |
| 19 | This continued until it was realized that the fairies objected to the site , and the church was then built on top of the hill , which satisfied the fairies . |
| 20 | They relented when it was explained that the alternative was to exhume the bodies of other relatives . |
| 21 | ‘ But wo n't they fall over the milk-crates ? ’ a teacher asked when it was proposed that two young children with severe visual problems should join the reception group . |
| 22 | An artificial log glowed in the manorial fireplace and I wondered whether she was admitting that it was n't really very nice now , and how often Syl felt it as an obligation to take his mother for drives around the countryside . |