Example sentences of "there [was/were] [adv] [adj] [noun sg] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was a very sick man before the operation , and there was clearly small prospect that he could hope to be anything else , even if the machine worked well . |
| 2 | There was also general agreement that there should be an international authority operating on the lines of a domestic regulatory board , with the power to regulate routes , arbitrate in disputes , and set technical standards . |
| 3 | There was also general agreement that logistic stocks and infrastructure on the far side of the barrier should be kept to a minimum — a principle that was easier to propound than fulfil . |
| 4 | Many delegates reiterated Blix 's observations , but there was also general agreement that in the wake of the Chernobyl accident in 1986 [ see p. 34460 ] efforts to restore the nuclear option worldwide would only be successful if public confidence in the operational safety of nuclear facilities could be restored . |
| 5 | There was also considerable speculation that the killings had been racially motivated as they followed reports of recent attacks against racial minorities in the area . |
| 6 | There was also bad feeling that Haynes had resorted to ‘ sledging ’ Stewart to upset his concentration , and there would be more bad feeling before long . |
| 7 | There was therefore general agreement that the provision of a home should be one of the first tasks of the new organisation , and the matter was referred to the executive committee for urgent consideration . |
| 8 | Finally , fears that fundholders would encourage referrals to private clinics to avoid a charge on their budgets seem to be unfounded , certainly as far as these aggregate data are concerned , and there was only limited evidence that fundholders were making use of their freedom to contract with private hospitals for outpatient services for NHS patients . |