Example sentences of "[noun pl] say that it was " in BNC.
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| 1 | His notes say that it was in 1924 , but it must have been sooner , probably 1921 or 1922 , because he was back in South Africa in time to get married in 1923 . |
| 2 | The nearest main road is three or four miles away , but the buses would not leave the main road to drop passengers at Portlethen village because the bus companies said that it was uneconomic . |
| 3 | American Airlines said that it was ‘ profoundly disappointed ’ by the decision . |
| 4 | The then Minister for Home Affairs , Buta Singh , defended the extension against protests from opposition members saying that it was necessary to proceed with the panchayat ( local council ) system as a prelude to assembly elections in the state , and that the continued detention of some Sikh leaders was necessary to prevent them from causing further trouble in the region . |
| 5 | ‘ Our legends say that it was at the same time as the great Ebony Throne of Ireland . ’ |
| 6 | Over 50 people were killed in unrest across the country in the period Aug. 2-4 , although police said that it was not clear whether all the deaths were related to the strike . |
| 7 | The French authorities said that it was legitimate to differentiate between French companies and non-French companies in order to prevent tax avoidance by the latter . |
| 8 | NIAPA represents a significant number of small to medium sized farmers and recently one of their spokesmen said that it was quite clear that the anti-reform lobby were finding it extremely difficult to justify their arguments ! |
| 9 | CORPORATE bankruptcies in Japan rose only 2.7 per cent in January and their resulting debt fell more than 40 per cent from a year ago , but analysts said that it was too soon to say the worst was over . |