Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [vb past] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | He elaborated it in a memorandum of 17 Nov 1987 , which was discussed at the Africa/Middle East Committee on 8 Dec 1987 , and at SMT on 4 Dec 1987 , both of whom recommended that it be explored . |
| 2 | She raced downstairs to tell her mummy , who agreed that it was an excellent idea . |
| 3 | On recovery , Mr Hayden described the stranger to the porter who agreed that it was the same figure he had seen . |
| 4 | He generated a lot of enthusiasm and was supported each day by his colleagues from the company who agreed that it was great fun and a huge success . |
| 5 | It was in 1972 , after I had trekked to and from Rhodesia on several occasions , and the mission in which I was involved appeared to be a triumphant success , that I received a letter from Ted Heath , who asked whether it would be acceptable to me to receive a CH ( Companion of Honour ) . |
| 6 | It was Buffy , the curious one , who asked whether it was an apple . |
| 7 | But this attitude was vehemently attacked by the campaign organisers , who argued that it is hard to influence the number of partners people have . |
| 8 | The possibility of breaking up British Gas into competing units was also successfully opposed by Sir Denis , who argued that it was impossible to achieve competition in a natural monopoly . |
| 9 | Finally there were those who argued that it was essential to keep British control over at least part of the British car industry and that , after all the taxpayers money invested in Austin Rover , the company should not be turned over to Ford , a US multinational . |
| 10 | The Prime Minister 's decision to take legal action was given strong support by other Socialists , but criticized by some leading politicians of the centre-right , who argued that it might constitute a restriction of freedom of speech . |
| 11 | The king , in great anger , ordered the immediate implementation of this judgement , but relented on the intercession of Abbot Ælfsige and Queen Emma , who argued that it was unjust to punish the whole community for the faults of a few . |
| 12 | And although disagreeing in significant respects with Schwoerer , W. A. Speck concludes that significant inroads on the royal prerogative were made by the Revolution settlement , and that " the debate on the nature of the monarchy did end decisively in 1689 with the victory of those who argued that it was limited and mixed " . |
| 13 | The UK government has abandoned proposals to draw up a register of contaminated land , after sustained criticism from property developers , who argued that it was prejudicing their activities . |
| 14 | Who cared if it was right or wrong , who cared if it was truth or lies ? |
| 15 | Who cared if it was right or wrong , who cared if it was truth or lies ? |
| 16 | The painting of the Virgin blessing Christ before the Passion by Urbino was once popular with newly-wedded couples who knelt before it and asked for a blessing on their marriage . |
| 17 | Idealistic and romantic , Will Simpson responded to the beauty of nature almost as a duty and in strong contrast to his wife who found that it was always too cold and complained that the wind ruined her hair the moment she stepped out of the garden gate . |
| 18 | Between them — or , more accurately , forming a triangle with them — is an eighth-magnitude star , named Sidus Ludovicianum in 1723 by courtiers of the Emperor Ludwig V , who believed that it had appeared suddenly . |
| 19 | Parliament was thus taking the marital exemption into realms uncontemplated even by Hale , who believed that it was one thing for a man to have sexual intercourse with his wife without her consent , quite another for him to force her into sexual intercourse with others . |
| 20 | He took the piece of paper away with him , the name filled in above the pre-signed certificate , and showed it to Barnett who was pleased and who believed that it was worth having . |
| 21 | This plant has been recorded in the writings of ancient Greeks and Romans who noted that it was especially efficacious in ‘ stopping the blood of a wound inflicted by iron ’ , presumably in battle . |
| 22 | ‘ If my memory serves me correct , it was you who declared that it had been of no consequence and to wipe it out , ’ he said , the adoring fiancé replaced by an aloof accuser . |
| 23 | However , this was a different point to that made by Minister for the Disabled , Nicholas Scott , who commented that it was unwise to view all older people in the survey as disabled because ‘ … many consider the relatively minor limitations of hearing vision or movement recorded by the survey as in fact normal for their age . ’ |
| 24 | No disrespect to Philip Young , the conductor , or to any of the performers , but I have to agree with the member of the audience sitting behind me who commented that it seemed more of a damp squib than a big band ! |
| 25 | Several years ago , miso came under fire from researchers who claimed that it caused high blood-pressure , then Japan 's number-one killer . |
| 26 | An article published by Treasure Hunting Manual was written by one user with profound hearing loss , who claimed that it was 100% successful . |
| 27 | The contract for erecting the trolleybus wires between Sutton and the Crystal Palace was awarded to Messrs. Clough , Smith & Co. , who claimed that it would be necessary to renew 80% of the traction poles . |
| 28 | The National Assembly approved a new amnesty law on May 9 despite the opposition of the 39 FSLN deputies who claimed that it would " erase the crimes committed by the Somoza dictatorship " . |
| 29 | The Cabinet approved the plan unanimously and placed it before the Knesset where it was attacked by Labour , who claimed that it would increase the financial burden for the middle and lower classes , boost inflation and fail to promote the absorbtion of immigrants . |
| 30 | It was still opposed by Danish environmentalists , who claimed that it would affect the salinity of the Baltic Sea by partially blocking the Öresund , as well as bringing greater pollution to the Copenhagen area through increased traffic flows , but supporters of the project said that it would bring new economic activity to the area . |