Example sentences of "[vb infin] that it [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Little did he know that it was n't a smile , but a grimace of pain . |
| 2 | Little did they know that it was for the pocket of Mr S. Caplan . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | " And you might as well know that it was Paul who shot the fawn last night too , not me . " |
| 6 | ‘ How did you know that it was his van ; there must be plenty of Mini vans about ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ How did you know that it was Matthew and not your son ? ’ |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 ? |
| 13 | We do know that it was not until the late summer of 1965 that he gave private indications of his intention to stand for a second term , and not until 4 November that he made his decision public . |
| 14 | ‘ How did you know that it was the right body ? ’ |
| 15 | I do n't know that it was actually a shop |
| 16 | Who could doubt that it was a mother 's failure to have been sufficiently vigilant against the fly menace that her child succumbed to some grievous , infectious illness ? |
| 17 | Morpurgo — Harry did not doubt that it was Morpurgo — was a tall , awkward-looking figure in beret , muddied boiler suit and galoshes , feeding the incinerator with needless energy , forcing the rake-held bundles down into its smoking contents with disquieting relish , with an intensity , indeed , which warned Harry from the first that something was amiss . |
| 18 | The last was probably his strongest card , and no one who heard this broadcast on May 28th could doubt that it was the one about which he cared the most . |
| 19 | Simply observing vervets rush into trees when somebody gives a tonal call does not guarantee that it was the call that did it . |
| 20 | The offer was backdated to April , and there were now arrears waiting to be picked up varying from £653 to £12,090 ; she hoped they would consider that it was a reasonable offer . |
| 21 | ‘ I consider that in enacting the Damages ( Scotland ) Act , parliament did not consider that it was making any change to the right of parents to sue for damages for the death of a child who had sustained injuries prior to birth , had been born alive and had subsequently died in consequence of these pre-natal injuries . ’ |
| 22 | And as we look over these next few minutes , we 'll consider that it was Pilate who rejected and who crucified the Lord Jesus . |
| 23 | I must stress that it was not a first-hand observation , but in fact is third-hand . |
| 24 | Do not think , he wrote , biting his lips in concentration , bending low over the page , blinking to keep the sweat out of his eyes , do not think that it was ever far from my mind . |
| 25 | They want to be slim of course , yet after months or years of dieting failure you would think that it was time to stop trying . |
| 26 | All I can now remember of questions and answers is writing a three-hour essay on ‘ Security ’ , and I can not think that it was very good . |
| 27 | They did not always think that it was fair . |
| 28 | She did n't think that it was her place to do so nor did she want to appear to be a burden to the man she loved . |
| 29 | ‘ Well , ’ said Harold , ‘ do n't you think that it was a very successful evening ? ’ |
| 30 | I do not think that it was entirely the question of the ownership of Nigerian oil ; more likely they genuinely believed that the Biafrans had no chance of success . |