Example sentences of "[v-ing] that it [was/were] " 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 | Tommy had started and trimmed one side of my head , then noticing that it was six o'clock said ‘ Sha n't be a minute ’ and was gone for ten . |
| 5 | On July 1 the South Korean Foreign Ministry had departed from its previous position by announcing that it was willing to discuss nuclear non-proliferation with the North . |
| 6 | The government tried to drive out inflation by announcing that it was prepared to exchange paper money for specie . |
| 7 | The third had said she could n't possibly ‘ touch a job where the mother was at home ’ , while the fourth had merely gazed superciliously around the apartment , before announcing that it was ‘ not up to my standards ’ . |
| 8 | Whoever was with her was explaining that it was an emergency . |
| 9 | The reply to my letter tamely confirmed this , explaining that it was considered wasteful and expensive to train anyone of that age , for their service would be too short . |
| 10 | Dioxin was indeed found at one Rhone-Poulenc dump in France , its manager nervously explaining that it was good French dioxin , and not a nasty Italian import . |
| 11 | Liz had giggled , before explaining that it was the eldest son , Ross , who now ran the family business — consisting of two merchant banks and many companies both here , in England , and abroad . |
| 12 | That statement was swiftly followed by a countersuit against Phar-Mor 's management , claiming unspecified damages and maintaining that it was unable to audit the company accurately because its financial statements were altered . |
| 13 | It also remained a source of controversy among the Canadian electorate , its supporters maintaining that it was essential for competing with the world 's other large trading blocs , while its opponents blamed it for Canada 's current economic malaise . |
| 14 | For years , the authorities have turned a blind eye to the slaughter , maintaining that it was a quaint custom which would eventually die out . |
| 15 | ‘ I liked the coffee tonight , ’ he said , not allowing that it was the same instant coffee as ever , and to deserve the goodness she determined to go up to Soho tomorrow for some beautiful fresh espresso beans . |
| 16 | The burden of proving that it was not reasonably practicable would appear to fall on the defendant . |
| 17 | This saddles the defendant with the task of proving that it was not practicable that the procession should have been postponed . |
| 18 | Two weeks ago I wrote to the Archbishop of Canterbury suggesting that it was now time for the Church Militant to denounce antibiotics in the same uncompromising terms once used against usury , but I suspect my advice ( admittedly unsolicited ) will go the same way as the seed of Onan . |
| 19 | But she quotes approvingly our television critic , Richard Last , a month or so back : ‘ Melvyn Bragg 's controversial A Time to Dance ( BBC1 ) ended on a believably tender note , suggesting that it was his producer or director , rather than the author , who miscalculated the grossness of earlier episodes . ’ |
| 20 | The nettle — rash cleared up promptly and has not returned , suggesting that it was due to overgrowth of Candida in the gut as the specialist had suspected . |
| 21 | It seemed to Annie that no sooner had Tamar arrived in the market hall , than Goodison was by her side , suggesting that it was time they started off for home . |
| 22 | The Illington-Lackford type of pottery occurs on 4 per cent of cemeteries and 15 per cent of settlements in East Anglia , strongly suggesting that it was being used for domestic , as well as funerary , use , and it is estimated that undecorated pottery made from the same fabrics outnumber the decorated Illington-Lackford pots by 15:1 . |
| 23 | Or schools get very excited by computer-assisted learning , ordering equipment and retraining teachers — only to find that the pupils , so full of enthusiasm three years ago , have totally lost interest , while the ‘ experts ’ are once again suggesting that it was n't such a good idea after all . |
| 24 | We are not suggesting that it was a good thing that a flock of kids roosted on Mr Jones 's garden fence . |
| 25 | I also remember that on that occasion some cautious , niggly comments circulated , suggesting that it was somehow out of order to rejoice in this magnificent sound . |
| 26 | If I showed the slightest sign of taking sides about Bodyline , or suggesting that it was a threat to cricket , my reports would be censored and I would probably be replaced . |
| 27 | I do him the credit of suggesting that it was not of his invention . |
| 28 | It is also interesting to note that even though the fertility rate of female textile workers was low from the beginning of the period , this was not the case in Preston , probably because the women weavers tended to be married to general labourers rather than to fellow textile workers , again suggesting that it was the occupational status and attitudes of the husband that were more important . |
| 29 | ‘ It seems feasible therefore that subinfeudated and honorial vills may have differed in village planning policies … suggesting that it was under honorial administration that they [ regular village plans ] were most likely to be established . ’ |
| 30 | Dame Sybil earned her everlasting gratitude by suggesting that it was time she retire . |