Example sentences of "[verb] that it was " in BNC.
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| 1 | Treaty language suggesting applicability to all States has to be measured against pronouncements denying that it was the intention of the signatories to create third party rights . |
| 2 | In the Netherlands on Nov. 14 reports quoted Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers as having admitted to the existence of a secret organization in the Netherlands but denying that it was supervised by NATO . |
| 3 | On April 29 , Reuter reported that UNITA had ordered its forces to drive government troops out of the area , while denying that it was launching a general offensive . |
| 4 | An entry in the charges register disclosed that it was subject to restrictive covenants imposed by a deed of 1883 but did not reveal what those covenants were , because on first registration neither the deed nor a copy or abstract of it had been produced . |
| 5 | He had never supposed that it was publishable or that Emmie cherished ambitions of that kind . |
| 6 | It is generally supposed that it was at Thurgarton . |
| 7 | It 's possible that some other minor eruptions occurred between 1681 and 1883 , but if they did , there is no record of them , and all of the reports and descriptions made by ships passing Krakatoa suggest that it was quite dormant . |
| 8 | REPORTS of America 's Davis Cup win over Switzerland suggest that it was the most repulsively nationalistic sporting event since the Hitler Olympics of l936 . |
| 9 | In a truly patronising vein , you suggest that it was technology , the offer of a shiny card with their photo , that attracted Cambodians to register as voters . |
| 10 | Rare coloured propaganda photographs suggest that it was of a warm mid-brown shade . |
| 11 | " Well , the River Police suggest that it was to weight the body enough to keep it under water , but not to sink it . |
| 12 | The 1377 poll-tax returns suggest that it was over three times the size of the largest provincial centres , Bristol and York , almost five times that of Coventry and six times that of Norwich ( 104 , p.1 ) . |
| 13 | The deferential tone , and the fact that it 's couched as a letter rather than as a minute , suggest that it was directed to someone outside the Civil Service . |
| 14 | 20 ) were seen , above , to be comparable at an integral level of stylistic affinity ; but the size and shaping of the tesserae in mosaic 7 , its large areas of background filling in buff-brown tesserae , and the absence of the most significant border decorations visible in mosaics B and C , suggest that it was the work of an essentially different group of craftsmen . |
| 15 | The direct and indirect statutory controls over the rules of the SIB and SROs and , in particular , the role of the Secretary of State suggest that it was contemplated that rules which survived their scrutiny would adequately protect investors . |
| 16 | Their decision was prompted by fears that the protector might usurp the throne , although Mancini adds that it was supported by the queen 's family , who wanted to prevent power passing to Gloucester . |
| 17 | Their decision was prompted by fears that the protector might usurp the throne , although Mancini adds that it was supported by the queen 's family , who wanted to prevent power passing to Gloucester . |
| 18 | They proposed that it was a function of the mean payout ratio , the predicted short-term earnings and long-term dividend growth rates , the variability of the historical earnings growth rates and the historical earnings growth rate . |
| 19 | Little did he know that it was n't a smile , but a grimace of pain . |
| 20 | Little did they know that it was for the pocket of Mr S. Caplan . |
| 21 | Just another wartime control tower , readers may think , but fans of the famed 1940s bandleader Glenn Miller will know that it was from Twinwoods , Beds , that Miller , then a Major in the USAAF and in charge of the American Band of the AEF , departed in a UC–64 Norseman on December 15 , 1944 for Paris — never to be seen again . |
| 22 | In vain did her mother insist that the material was expensive , and that anyone , looking at it , would know that it was expensive , for Clara knew in her heart of hearts that it looked cheap . |
| 23 | " And you might as well know that it was Paul who shot the fawn last night too , not me . " |
| 24 | ‘ How did you know that it was his van ; there must be plenty of Mini vans about ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ How did you know that it was Matthew and not your son ? ’ |
| 26 | He added , generously : ‘ You may know that it was the bitter taste which made it unpopular with poisoners of the past even when it was fairly freely available . ’ |
| 27 | The fact that the other child cries and you shout at her lets her know that it was naughty — and may stop her doing it again if you 're lucky — but it does n't mean she understands the pain she 's caused the other child . |
| 28 | The Secretary of State will know that it was one of his predecessors , Lord Carrington , who was instructed by the former Prime Minister , the right hon. Member for Finchley ( Mrs. Thatcher ) , not to have formal contacts with the PLO in 1980 . |
| 29 | Of course the inspectorate is highly respected in Wales , but the hon. Gentleman will know that it was never geared to carry out inspections with the frequency that we expect will result from the provisions of the Education ( Schools ) Bill and that we envisage in the parents charter . |
| 30 | It occurred to her that she did n't even know that it was Veronica 's house ; why on earth had n't she checked Directory Enquiries to make sure she was still living there ? |