Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [vb past] that [pron] [was/were] " in BNC.

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1 In July 1990 , for example , many arbitrageurs who had written futures contracts to buy FTSE 100 Index futures found that they were short of the FTSE contract close to the expiry deadline , and so attempted to reduce share prices to reduce the value of the index .
2 Despite its failure , the CAFFE trial showed that there was a need for an aid to diagnosticians .
3 The withdrawal had been temporarily suspended on Oct. 21 after the Russian Defence Ministry warned that there were no facilities to rehouse the soldiers in Russia .
4 As he plunged his fork into the confection Therese reflected that it was very difficult not to like a man who enjoyed life as much as Willi Zimmermann .
5 It was the first indication Newman had that she was interested in him .
6 Wilson 's reputation as a talent scout ensured that she was not out in the cold for long .
7 No one in the CRA delegation understood that it was unheard of for a non-Unionist procession to enter that area .
8 At one point in the Report , the Wolfenden Committee argued that it was illogical to presume that boys needed greater protection from ‘ would-be seducers ’ than do girls .
9 It is interesting that a number of individuals on the Sandford Review Committee felt that there was a need to establish a new type of national park zone ; these were to be ‘ inner ’ National Heritage Areas , where the claims of conservation were to have clear priority .
10 Because of the extent of such powerful human action Sherlock concluded that there were indications that the doctrine of uniformitarianism had been carried too far , believing that the present , which has been so modified by human action can not readily be the key to the past , when the extent of human modification and human influence was significantly less .
11 There were angry scenes outside the flats yesterday , as a tenants ' group called on Aberconwy Council to demolish the two-storey buildings and borough officials insisted that they were still perfectly safe .
12 Then to her final and total humiliation Phoebe found that she was actually having a good time ; she was enjoying her mother and her mother 's easy authority and charm .
13 On Nov. 25 the new coalition government announced that it was to close the prison in the north-western town of Eskisehir where human rights groups had alleged that torture of political prisoners took place .
14 A White House spokesman said on April 9 that the US had " no position " on the question of Kurdish " safe havens " , and a State Department spokesman said that he was unable to give the proposal " specific endorsement " .
15 Blood tests revealed that she was not the Twiggs ' natural child .
16 The British Crime Survey showed that there were about four times as many crimes committed each year as the police were ever told about .
17 On March 28 an Interior Ministry spokesperson said that it was possible that former Communist leader Todor Zhivkov himself might be implicated in the crimes committed in the camps .
18 Originally , the Government and British Rail management said that there was no need for a dedicated rail route from the channel ports , and that we could manage with the existing railway infrastructure .
19 The trial judge found that it was not foreseeable that fuel oil on water would catch fire but there was some foreseeable damage in the fouling .
20 The trial judge found that there was a bare possibility of fire damage but that this was so remote it could be ignored .
21 To her horror Benny realised that there were tears pouring down her face , and that a small circle of people were watching her in concern .
22 Separately , Digital Equipment Corp announced that it was moving back into South Africa with a wholly-owned subsidiary , Digital Sales and Services South Africa ( Pty ) Ltd , which begins operation on July 1 .
23 Most obviously , its rising trade-union support ensured that it was to become the party of the working class , a process which was speeded up by the split within the Liberal Party during the First World War .
24 It was very much part of the evidence that the banks ( although Union Discount 's expert witness claimed that they were not a bank ) continued to discount bills presented by Berg , despite the fact that Berg 's 1983 accounts were late and that the only accounts of record [ 1982 ] showed net assets of only about £250,000 against potential exposures measuring many millions .
25 Harold Couch , president of the British Council of Shopping Centres agreed that there was very little risk to the public but said the council was undertaking further research .
26 Unfortunately , the Law Commission thought that it was not appropriate to provide different standards according to the nature of the transaction ( para 3.8 ) .
27 On this point THE HOME SECRETARY said that there was no reliable evidence that the abolition of the death penalty in foreign countries had been followed by a significant increase in the number of murders .
28 It will have damaging consequences which willl flow from it not being targeted tightly on violent offences , as the Home Secretary suggested that it was .
29 At the end of his campaign Ortega announced that it was time to " put away the olive green " ( the colour of the Sandinista Army uniform ) and expressed the hope that the electoral process would " open a new chapter in co-operation between the USA and Nicaragua " .
30 Granny Granville decided that there was a potential market amongst sports pilots , the relatively few rich young people who still had money .
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