Example sentences of "[vb past] [that] it [was/were] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he found that it was locked , he understood what his grandsons had done , and he sat down and wept for their hardness of heart . |
| 2 | Trying to get out of the traffic jam , I took a short cut down a back lane but found that it was blocked by a large wedding tent helpfully erected across the full width of the road . |
| 3 | She crossed to the door and found that it was unlocked . |
| 4 | … we attended at the School on Monday the 17th [ July , 1833 ] and found that it was divided into six classes , the first being composed of three boys only whose study was the Classics , the second of about 20 who were instructed in the Latin Grammar , and the remaining four classes were composed of boys whose education was confined to Reading , Writing , Arithmetic , and English Grammar , in which instruction the boys in the two senior classes also participated . " |
| 5 | During the late 1970s , the company found that it was becoming increasingly expensive to maintain its head office in London and therefore looked for alternative accommodation elsewhere . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The few states which actually measured what was happening to landfill capacity reported that it was increasing , in some cases because more waste was being diverted to recycling or waste-to-energy plants . |
| 9 | As soon as he looked out of the window on the morning after he arrived ( he tells them ) and saw what the place was like , he realized that it was based on the tutorial system . |
| 10 | The radio was silent and I realized that it was coming from outside . |
| 11 | Although the Government 's recent decision to pull all atomic reactors from the sell-off programme and scrap the construction of three Pressurised Water Reactors was expected to freeze Britain 's civil nuclear programme for at least five years , BNFL yesterday disclosed that it was looking at ways of diversifying into generating power . |
| 12 | He uttered a short sharp bark , which made Rosie jump ; she assumed it was a cough , then realised that it was intended as an expression of amusement . |
| 13 | It was a few seconds before she realised that it was coming from her . |
| 14 | A Chinese delegation , headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Xu Dunxin , visited Brunei on April 10-13 , 1991 , after which the government announced that it was considering the matter of establishing diplomatic relations with China and wished to have economic and cultural exchanges . |
| 15 | The EC announced that it was allocating US$12,000,000 towards creating employment opportunities in Vietnam to encourage the return of the boat people . |
| 16 | On 20 April Scottish Equitable announced that it was to form a ‘ partnership ’ with a giant Dutch insurance company , Aegon . |
| 17 | Reversing its earlier stance against the creation of a republican army , Kirgizstan had on June 1 announced that it was taking under its own jurisdiction the former Soviet military units stationed on the republic 's territory and assuming responsibility for their upkeep . |
| 18 | Reversing its earlier stance against the creation of a republican army , Kirgizstan had on June 1 announced that it was taking under its own jurisdiction the former Soviet military units stationed on the republic 's territory and assuming responsibility for their upkeep . |
| 19 | Another very important factor was that at the Boat Show the R Y A announced that it was taking responsibility for the national coordination of all activities er for sailors with special needs , that 's blind , deaf , disabled and there are many organizations who are working in this field but the R Y A is the coordinator . |
| 20 | The Japanese government , which also strongly supported a return to commercial whaling , announced that it was holding talks with Russia and South Korea with a view to setting up a similar organization for " rational exploitation " of marine mammals in the north Pacific . |
| 21 | The United States administration on April 4 , 1989 , announced that it was to extend US$5,000,000 in aid to Iraqi refugees in Turkish camps . |
| 22 | Even before the new Guide had been issued , CAJEC announced that it was setting up a Standard Review Group to monitor continuously the need for new ethical guidance . |
| 23 | The Department of Trade and Industry announced that it was setting up working groups to examine the scope for changing some of the most complex areas of company law . |
| 24 | A week after Miss Halford was re-suspended the police authority announced that it was bringing further disciplinary charges against her , following allegations that she made abusive late-night telephone calls to Mr Sharples , another senior officer and two members of the authority . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | On March 16 Kazakhstan announced that it was establishing a national guard of unspecified numbers , subordinate to the President . |
| 27 | Furthermore , on May 3 , 1991 , the Federal Banking Commission announced that it was abolishing so-called " form B " accounts which had allowed clients to preserve anonymity by conducting their transactions through a lawyer , notary or trust administrator . |
| 28 | In January 1990 the State Committee for Statistics announced that it was developing a more realistic type of retail price index , based on what consumers actually paid rather than on list prices . |
| 29 | The substance of this report was that , almost 300 years after it had condemned Galileo for saying that the Earth revolved around the Sun , the Roman Catholic Church announced that it was to re-examine his case ‘ with full objectivity ’ . |
| 30 | In 1979 the government announced that it was determined , unlike the previous Labour administration , to control and reduce public expenditure . |