Example sentences of "they [vb past] that it " in BNC.
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| 1 | The scene was filmed , but the problems started when they realized that it would not be possible for them to be lowered to the ground , as planned . |
| 2 | In the end they agreed that it was a fair way of sharing the inheritance , and so the legal steps were taken to transfer equal shares to all of us . |
| 3 | I asked that the link road from to Lane , which had been omitted , should be included in the town plan and Councillor has written on that matter to District Council and they agreed that it should be . |
| 4 | The fighting continued for a few seconds before they realised that it was no longer dark . |
| 5 | They abandoned this idea when they realised that it would mean the end of the NSDAP in Danzig . |
| 6 | Surely they realised that it had all been a mistake once you explained ? ’ |
| 7 | But as they cuddled the dead baby they realised that it was n't their child . |
| 8 | They , they asked that it be done on a Friday and a Saturday and that they appeared on Thursday with it , erm , I 'm getting on with it . |
| 9 | They argued that it was often non-culpable since even the most respectable workers could not always save sufficient to provide for old age — a hazard which not all could expect to live to experience and whose length was uncertain . |
| 10 | Rather than dreaming primarily being psychologically necessary — a response dealing with occasional neurotic erotic impulses during sleep — they argued that it is in fact the outcome of an automatic , pre-programmed neural process . |
| 11 | They argued that it would act as a mirror " to reflect the desires , opinions and hardships of the Thai society " so as to promote unity , ensure that the population 's grievances were heard , and prevent future crises from undermining the country and its institutions . |
| 12 | Students ' reactions to the pattern of the original version were interesting : they argued that it felt too " top-heavy " , too 'symmetrical " and was on the whole rather unsubtle . |
| 13 | There was an estimate of £10:1:0 for enclosing Kiels , with a gate , and they recommended that it be done if it did not exceed |
| 14 | It had been hit by a passing lorry , and they joked that it would never fly again . |
| 15 | They proposed that it was a function of the mean payout ratio , the predicted short-term earnings and long-term dividend growth rates , the variability of the historical earnings growth rates and the historical earnings growth rate . |
| 16 | They found that it was used in 40 per cent of development projects but only 16 per cent of research projects , and then mainly in large , complex projects costing over $500 000 . |
| 17 | They found that it was used in 40 per cent of development projects but only 16 per cent of research projects , and then mainly in large , complex projects costing over $500 000 . |
| 18 | He did that to get publicity , cos in fact they found that it was n't eh , rubbish he was selling in there . |
| 19 | I think they found that it just was n't practical to wear very long dresses ; it was alright for dressing up , but not for every day . |
| 20 | There was one , but the Austrians had it reduced in size because they believed that it might be used as an observation tower by the recalcitrant Milanese . |
| 21 | By and large , those who approved of conscription when it came did so because they believed that it was everyone 's duty to serve in the armed forces in any case . |
| 22 | They believed that it was wrong because Jesus was mixing with people who were not tolerated by strict Jews . |
| 23 | Followers of the shotokai style broke away from the parent group of shotokan because they believed that it was deviating from the traditional teachings laid down by Funakoshi . |
| 24 | They believed that it was necessary to combine the best in local community action and larger social concerns ; to bring the fragments of social and community action together , e.g. community groups , trade unions , women 's groups , etc. to work towards a vision of a new society based on a radical analysis of existing structures and the lessons and aspirations of the men and women attempting to create new structures at local level ; to stress objectives and content in education as well as methods and process . |
| 25 | But they believed that it would be a small part of the £21.3 million . ’ |
| 26 | That he could do this without awakening the slightest resentment ill the boys was a sign that they recognised that it was their work that mattered to Basil , and in no way his self-importance , which , to a quite remarkable degree he did not have . |
| 27 | They estimated that it would take them four months to build the cells , the measuring equipment and constant temperature baths . |
| 28 | Among other matters , the G-7 Finance Ministers reaffirmed their concern over the yen , although they noted that it had stabilized since their last meeting in April . |
| 29 | Sometimes the dog would bark for no apparent reason and they assumed that it had sensed a wildcat or a leopard stealing up in silence through the darkness . |
| 30 | The inconsistency of demanding frankness and openness from the African while practising a form of government depending largely on influence wielded behind closed doors seems not to have troubled the British ; they assumed that it was precisely their own qualities of straightforwardness and transparent honesty which would effect the required transformation in the African character . |