Example sentences of "was that he have [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The story going around at the time was that he had ticked off the Lebanese bureau staff to the point where they sold him to Hezbollah for a bit of peace and quiet ! |
| 2 | Once again she wondered what it was that he had done in the war to make Anthony so angry . |
| 3 | Weinberger 's stated position was that he had disapproved of the entire operation . |
| 4 | The crux of Sting 's accusation , however , was that he had suffered from ‘ inequality of bargaining power ’ which is to say , that he had not had proper legal advice when signing the deal , and had been taken advantage of by Virgin . |
| 5 | The last they heard was that he had gone over the wall for two years . |
| 6 | It subsequently emerged that one reason for his decision was that he had taken into account the fact that publicity about the complaint would be politically damaging for the Government at that time . |
| 7 | During his subsequent trial , however , Poindexter 's central line of defence was that he had acted with the general authorization of the President . |
| 8 | The evidence was that he had worked in the UK for 40 weeks and in Italy for 50 weeks . |
| 9 | His story was that he had collapsed with exhaustion and thirst when a passing American schooner had seen his distress signals and taken him aboard . |
| 10 | The reason for their excellent wickets , he said , was that he 'd changed from Mendip loam to Surrey loam . |