Example sentences of "[conj] it [was/were] announced that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each rider had taken four of his five allotted rides , and it was announced that the top four scorers , Eastbourne 's Andrew Silver , Cradley 's Simon Cross , Alan Mogridge , of Arena Essex , and home rider Richard Green , would progress to the semi-finals . |
| 2 | A recent jumble sale made £200 for the Le Court Cheshire Home , Greatham , and it was announced that the outing this year will be to Sissinghurst , when husbands and friends will be invited to join in . |
| 3 | At this meeting a major publication presenting the results of Phase I of the project was released , and it was announced that ODA would provide further funding to enable the project area to be extended northwards to Lake Turkana . |
| 4 | According to the Lanercost Chronicle , the Bishops of Winchester and Hereford were sent to Renilworth to ask the king to come to parliament , but on 12 January they returned to Westminster and it was announced that the king refused to do so . |
| 5 | After a series of meetings on July 15 both the National Front and the Janata Dal rejected Singh 's resignation offer and it was announced that he would reluctantly stay in office . |
| 6 | The Georgian Supreme Soviet on Jan. 9 unanimously rejected Gorbachev 's decree as " gross interference " in Georgia 's internal affairs , and it was announced that , far from withdrawing , the Georgian police units in South Ossetia would be reinforced . |
| 7 | At a meeting of the FIS consultative council on July 25-26 , however , the hardliners prevailed and it was announced that the FIS would not participate in the conference called by the transitional government . |
| 8 | However , there were warnings of cash-flow problems , and it was announced that by April 1992 a 1,000 rouble note would be in circulation . |
| 9 | ‘ Suddenly the programme came to a halt and it was announced that the King had died , ’ recalls John Rusby , who was a seven-year-old pupil at Cockton Hill Infant School , Bishop Auckland . |
| 10 | His appointment is thought to herald a tougher security policy particularly so since it was announced that the back bench |
| 11 | It will be Lt Col Stewart 's first public appearance since it was announced that he has been awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his courage and leadership during his tour of duty in Bosnia . |
| 12 | It will be Lt Col Stewart 's first public appearance since it was announced that he has been awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his courage and leadership during his tour of duty in Bosnia . |
| 13 | Share prices rose again in mid-January after it was announced that John Kerridge , chairman of Fisons , had resigned for health reasons . |
| 14 | When it was announced that he would be entered in the Grand National a fierce debate raged about whether the nation 's best-loved horse should take part in such a dangerous event : the letters columns of the sporting press argued the pros and cons for weeks , a national newspaper ran an opinion poll ( in which the voters came down very heavily against his participation ) , and the publication of the weights for the race ( Desert Orchid twelve stone two pounds ) added fuel to the fire . |
| 15 | The speech came generally as a surprise , and many presumed , when it was announced that Hitler would speak , that he would report the capture of Stalingrad . |
| 16 | The News of the World called it ‘ The most shocking sporting event ever to be screened ’ and newsmen from around the world hurried to interview the organizers of the Sex Olympics when it was announced that these very contemporary games were due to be staged in 1971 . |
| 17 | Even when it was announced that she and Fabien had become formally engaged I would not give up my pursuit of her . |
| 18 | When it was announced that the orders were to be considered this week , the instruments were not in the hands of our clerk and our counsel . |
| 19 | Plans by The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company to manage the Windsor Hotel in London ( the former BR headquarters at Marylebone ) appeared to be in jeopardy when it was announced that the hotel 's owners were facing financial difficulties . |
| 20 | When it was announced that Central was to take over from ATV , many were concerned that they would lose their favourite programme , the serial ’ Crossroads ’ . |
| 21 | : I was a naval rating at HMS Excellent when it was announced that the King had died . |
| 22 | On the morning of Aug. 19 , tanks were sent on to the streets of Moscow and other major cities as it was announced that President Mikhail Gorbachev had effectively been deposed . |