Example sentences of "[det] was [verb] that the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was to ensure that the sequences could not be rejected as sentences merely by reading the first words . |
| 2 | One group was told that the organisational norm was to ‘ avoid controversy ’ ; another was told that the norm was ‘ cooperative controversy ’ , ie. trying to agree ; a third was told that groups were out to win any arguments that arose , ie. ‘ competitive controversy ’ . |
| 3 | That was accepting that the scheme , to which I did not think that reference had been made , might have been applied . |
| 4 | That was accepted that the master of the house |
| 5 | But that was assuming that the call had been made . |
| 6 | There seemed only one way for the Druids to prevent their imminent destruction , and that was to ensure that the army never came within reach of them ; this could only be achieved either by strong enough resistance in the mountains of north-west Wales or by a serious insurrection deep within the Province . |