Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] that it was " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried to explain that it was only the symptoms that had gone , and that now we had to tackle the causes . |
| 2 | ‘ They tried to explain that it was only sand and it was all a stunt , but it was lit up with radioactivity signs and we take our environmental responsibilities very seriously . ’ |
| 3 | He 'd bought a BMW because he 'd heard that it was the car to have , and would n't admit that he felt uncomfortable in it . |
| 4 | Once when he was alone with her he 'd said it would be nice to have a brother , but she 'd explained that it was n't possible . |
| 5 | Both Jessica and Nadea seemed to agree that it was fitting and appropriate when I told them my first choice would be to serve with the Royal Canadian Air Force . |
| 6 | Later , however , he came to realize that it was more accurate for him to say Truth is God than it was to say God is Truth . |
| 7 | We may look for generalizations linking all these groups , but we should also be aware of the different routes by which biologists came to realize that it was possible to specialize in what soon became known as ‘ ecology ’ . |
| 8 | Gradually she came to realize that it was reminding her of her father — her father and the allotment . |
| 9 | Erm Mr Donson seemed to accept that it was er right for local planning authorities through their district wide open plans to give effect to policies in P P G seven for protecting the countryside for its own sake and he er mentioned landscape policies and then development minutes amongst other things . |
| 10 | Everything seemed to indicate that it was our friend Argol , or some flunkey of his . |
| 11 | And they 'd reported that it was clear and satisfactory . |
| 12 | When I 'd checked the pin positions in the morning I 'd decided that it was going to be someone already under par who would be in a position to win next day as opposed to someone coming through the field , because I just could n't see anybody scoring well . |
| 13 | He 'd thought that it was a nickname , that it meant nothing special , and they 'd let him go on thinking that way until he 'd found out different . |
| 14 | He 'd thought that it was just the calendar which had been turned to the correct month , but something else had been changed too . |
| 15 | She 'd known that it was childish behaviour on her part , but she had n't been able to help herself . |
| 16 | She 'd known that it was bound to lead to Arnie . |
| 17 | Under this enforced regimen of quiet and rest , he came to understand that it was necessary for him to retire a little from the active life in which he had previously been engaged ; he told William Turner Levy that he would have to learn to concentrate his time and energy upon his real work . |
| 18 | Early in his career , he used the ‘ age-regression ’ technique to uncover traumatic childhood events which he felt lay at the root of his patient 's distress , but he came to realise that it was highly unlikely that all Viennese children were sexually molested by their parents even though nearly all his patients , when under hypnosis vividly described such encounters . |
| 19 | For example , it could well have been that families of cave dwellers came to realise that it was possible that they could agree to respect the privacy and boundaries of their respective homes , and by so doing relieve themselves of the eternal vigilance likely to be necessary in the absence of such agreement . |
| 20 | The experience of the early curriculum projects seemed to demonstrate that it was not sufficient to change knowledge , but necessary also to change the attitudes , values and the taken-for-granted ways of doing things that govern professional activity . |
| 21 | But of course the minister in his speech earlier went far wider than that er he seemed to imply that it was n't just er th er duty on the accountant er acting in capa his capacity as an auditor but er the the accountant would have the same duty if acting as an accountant , tax advisor or indeed in any other capacity . |
| 22 | She seemed to think that it was her own child and showed signs of distress when Carrie took the baby from her . |
| 23 | Most people on the ‘ Carry Ons ’ seemed to think that it was quite nice having Ken around , which assuredly had a lot to do with his love of the series . |
| 24 | Erm , four nine , the research of formal question letter , order form or contract , to my mind , quite honestly , a purchase order form is a contract from the client but erm , the quiff seemed to think that it was n't so , I do n't know whether it 's worth changing this , depends how the auditors form . |
| 25 | At p. 117 , he expressed doubts as to whether money paid in response to an unlawful demand by the Crown could not be recovered in the absence of some threatened action or inaction , but he considered that English authority seemed to say that it was not recoverable . |
| 26 | My hon. Friend seemed to say that it was too easy to obtain the certificates , and that they were handed out with packets of cereal or like confetti . |
| 27 | Dot had been right all along and Mrs Parvis wrong when she 'd insisted that it was all over bar the shouting . |
| 28 | Then he 'd realized that it was no-one he would recognize . |
| 29 | he 'd realized that it was my birthday , and wha , what did I want ? |
| 30 | I happened to believe that it was important that they protected this week in the international calendar for Britain , especially as in two or three years time , there is the possibility of it being moved to a time when , in theory at least , it ought to be easier to attract top players . |