Example sentences of "were [verb] [conj] [pron] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | As above , no comparative data were given but we found that cuckoos fledged more chicks both per nest and per egg laid at Santa Fe than at Guadix ( Table 1 ) . |
| 2 | The political ramifications of the case were highlighted after it emerged that two of the four co-operatives implicated were owned by members of Sharif 's ruling IDA and that substantial loans had been extended to a number of IDA politicians , including Sharif himself . |
| 3 | Mr. Clark had to get a bricklayer to repair the walls that were broken and he complained that although the schoolmaster was in attendance the whole time , the boys had made it worse than it was before . |
| 4 | He laughed and kissed her again , and somehow it was another hour before the last of the doughnuts and her third cup of tea were consumed and he decreed that the colour had returned to her cheeks and they could leave . |
| 5 | She said she 'd realised how tired your parents were becoming and she knew that if she wanted to remain at home on a long-term basis she would have to have some form of respite care . |
| 6 | You know , because I think we as parish council would have thought that we were interfering if we suggested that we should go to observe somebody 's group meeting . |
| 7 | Our plans were dashed when I learned that another British company , GKN , had already signed a deal with Unimation . |
| 8 | But the young mother 's plans were dashed when she discovered that Gilfoyle was still married and that his wife was expecting . |
| 9 | He thought that something more than automatic associations were made as he observed that the chimpanzees seemed to understand the principle in solving the problems . |
| 10 | I do n't know what they were doing and I guess that could be called an orgy . |
| 11 | A number of senior teachers and other staff were asked whether they acknowledged that an estranged relationship existed between the Afro-Caribbean pupils and teachers , and whether they attributed the nature of the relationship to negative racial attitudes projected by teachers towards these pupils . |
| 12 | I notice that a great many people were nodding when he suggested that , possibly including the hon. Lady , who should not be so argumentative because I am agreeing with him . |
| 13 | The learning difficulties being experienced by your child were discussed and you agreed that your child probably has a special educational need which requires further investigation . |
| 14 | The parents were removed and I estimated that I had over a hundred eggs . |
| 15 | From this period until the Bishopric of Gilbert de Glanville the buildings at Hailing were neglected and we know that Glanville carried out a great deal of restoration work here . |