Example sentences of "[vb past] that it [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Stirling shouted that it was every man for himself . |
| 3 | The first count of the declaration , upon which alone the question arises , stated that , in consideration that the plaintiff , at the request of the defendant , had bought of the defendant a horse for the sum of £30 , the defendant promised that it was sound and free from vice . |
| 4 | Tinbergen demonstrated that it was possible , simply by watching animals , to make a scientific study of them . |
| 5 | He demonstrated that it was possible to convert amateur natural history into professional zoology by the straightforward device of quantified observation . |
| 6 | Further experiments with what he began to call ‘ orgone energy ’ demonstrated that it was present everywhere , in the atmosphere and particularly in living things . |
| 7 | A report by the West Yorkshire Low Pay Unit demonstrated that it was not only residents who ran the risk of exploitation , but also the staff . |
| 8 | Some authorities maintained that it was the first time a single drug had been shown to be useful in controlling psychotic patients . |
| 9 | Cody maintained that it was in tension and had provided a wire . |
| 10 | The open-ended commitment to a vastly expensive discretionary scheme for criminal injuries compensation , sanctioned by statute in 1988 but not yet brought into force at the time of writing , was a particular Treasury bête noire , leading to pressure to cut back on other things if Ministers maintained that it was politically unacceptable to curtail the cost . |
| 11 | Despite this , Mazzin maintained that it was still a local feud . |
| 12 | Although she often maintained that it was her own choice not to attend , she told an American interviewer , I would love to go to board meetings where he [ Bernard ] is chairman but I 'm not invited . |
| 13 | The SPD maintained that it was only possible to fund the reconstruction of eastern Germany by increasing taxes for the well-off . |
| 14 | She joked that it was her favourite occupation . |
| 15 | I noticed this with distaste , and rejoiced that it was not the asparagus season . |
| 16 | Nobody pretended that it was other than a one-way process . |
| 17 | We doubted that it was technically possible , or that there would be a niche for such a business , but they proved us to be wrong and that was the beginning of the launch of Tactel , our highly successful family of fibres for leisurewear , the ICI record campaign , and so many more besides . |
| 18 | Although Laura had great faith in Gwenny , she never doubted that it was a mother 's place to be with her child . |
| 19 | Elsa Lawson , from Newton Aycliffe , who helped organise the event , said it was a mark of how well Mrs Harding knew the people involved that it was impossible to keep the presentation a secret . |
| 20 | When at last a waiter said ‘ Your table is ready , ’ Sara looked at her watch again and found that it was nine-fifteen . |
| 21 | But in the months following the diagnosis , Mrs Henry found that it was not only a life-threatening disease that she had to contend with . |
| 22 | We found that it was cheaper for the four Europeans to travel to America than for the two Americans to come to London or Berlin . |
| 23 | In the opening decades of the 19th century Glasgow woke up and found that it was no longer an ancient market place reached by tree-lined avenues . |
| 24 | The directors of this project found that it was not enough simply to do what is usually done when there is a desire to maximize the performance of paraprofessionals , that is , to provide them with appropriate training . |
| 25 | I found that it was easy to read and well organised in eight chapters . |
| 26 | After an arduous approach march they reached Heraklion airfield , but found that it was well guarded . |
| 27 | Managers found that it was difficult to compete with the Scottish factories . |
| 28 | Each repeated the other 's remarks and on the couple of occasions that I went there when Sparks were crowded out , I found that it was extremely difficult not to laugh . |
| 29 | Euan MacKie excavated the platform and found that it was artificial . |
| 30 | I found that it was vital to keep them under water when moving them after I had experienced problems with eggs which were accidentally exposed to air which probably dried them out . |