Example sentences of "that [noun] [vb past] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was widely reported that the UK had unsuccessfully argued at the committee meeting for a total suspension of the ERM and also that requests had been made for Germany to reduce its interest rates . |
| 2 | The feedback suggested that attitudes had been changed and that there had been an increase in knowledge and skills . |
| 3 | He reported that £1,000 had been set aside for proper surfacing of paths at Radford Park . |
| 4 | They had missed another call while out , and they had heard that Whitechapel had been sealed off . |
| 5 | In a broadcast on Aug. 3 the RCC stated that plans had been drawn up to begin a withdrawal of Iraqi forces from Kuwait on Aug. 5 . |
| 6 | Before long , Maudie had a baby — and soon after that , a telegram arrived saying that Arnold had been killed in action . |
| 7 | However , Gerry Collins , the Irish minister for foreign affairs , later made it clear that progress had been made and he reaffirmed his Government 's commitment to the Anglo-Irish agreement . |
| 8 | The fifth round of talks between North Korea and Japan on normalizing relations ended in Beijing , China , on Nov. 20 , with both sides saying that progress had been made . |
| 9 | According to Radio France International Cheiffou said that progress had been hindered by various obstacles including intrigues by political parties and the unjustified expectations of the army . |
| 10 | They made up the double bed in William and Kate 's room , which was the best room in the house , overlooking the back garden and mercifully free from images of death , destruction and eternal torment , which presumably meant that William had been kept out of it , at least so far as the decor was concerned . |
| 11 | But it was impossible to forget entirely the rumours that William had been involved with some very undesirable people over the last few years . |
| 12 | But in April 1980 the lengthy trial proceedings ground to a halt because of allegations that attempts had been made to bribe the jury . |
| 13 | Daiwa suspected that something was amiss only at the beginning of this year , when it uncovered evidence that attempts had been made to forge security depositary receipts . |
| 14 | But in February 1681 many witnesses began to see more advantage in making themselves acceptable to the government than to the Whigs , and in stating that attempts had been made to suborn them to give evidence . |
| 15 | Tact and discretion he had used , and he dared say that Dierdriu had been told who had been at the back of it . |
| 16 | ‘ Oh dear , you and your girlfriends … well , perhaps Tory could come too ? ’ she looked enquiringly at Marie , who admitted that Victoria had been considered too young to ride by her parents . |
| 17 | Bernice decided that Ell had been watching too many films . |
| 18 | The row over Digital Equipment Corp 's decision to end manufacturing in Galway and try to find a new tenant to take over the manufacturing plant — which DEC owns , will not die down , and now the European Commission is to investigate Irish allegations that the UK government lured DEC into keeping its Ayr plant open at the expense of Galway : Commerce & Technology Minister Seamus Brennan , in Brussels for a meeting of European Community industry ministers , said Dublin had asked Competition Commissioner Karel van Miert to probe media reports that DEC had been offered inducements to keep the Ayr plant open — but no-one seems to have said just what these alleged inducements are ; the UK government on Friday denied the allegations , saying any assistance it might or might not have given would have been fully in accordance with Community rules , and invited Community auditors to ‘ come and look at the books any time ’ . |
| 19 | Kochen maintained that DEC had been taking a worldwide census of ‘ hundreds of customers ’ recently to ascertain whether OSF/1-on-MIPS was a viable policy . |
| 20 | Nikki Richardson , head of Digital 's information directorate , said only that discussions had been candid . |
| 21 | While the specialist was examining her legs , Janet mentioned that Lisa had been suffering from aches in her neck . |
| 22 | But the only reason for that relatively peaceful state of affairs was , quite simply , that Lisa had been so busy that their paths had very rarely crossed . |
| 23 | From time to time the appellant presented invoices to Mr. Burt claiming that accounts had been kept and returns submitted . |
| 24 | They said that difficulty had been created because of the uncertainty of poll tax funding and of the regime laid down by the Government . |
| 25 | Although no evidence had been found that Gnassingbe had been present during the attack , the report said he had been at the scene of the attack " immediately beforehand " . |
| 26 | Whenever anybody started to make fun of Lennie , calling him cuckoo or crazy , George jumped straight to Lennie 's defence and said that Lennie had been kicked in the head when he was a little boy . |
| 27 | I knew that response had been bad in our parish and I honestly did n't expect many young people to be there anyway . |
| 28 | Police said that Kelly had been shot in the head by Bastian who then turned the gun on himself . |
| 29 | After he was transported by train to Dar Es Salaam nothing more was heard in Masailand until the official notice was posted in the district commissioner 's office in Ewaso Narok confirming that sentence had been carried out . |
| 30 | They must be the ones that Mum had been eating when you I came in . |