Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] that [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , in order to maximize the use of scarce capital resources , industries were selected that could utilize the backlog of technological change that had been developed in the Western economies . |
| 2 | If I 'd known you were coming that would have been different ; I mean , bringing company . |
| 3 | In the event of it being correct it should be established whether any undue difficulties were involved that could have led to the fault arising and whether the approach to the task could be improved . |
| 4 | From a consecutive series of 50 referral letters sent by general practitioners in Sunderland to the local department of child psychiatry , 15 items of information were identified that could account for all the information contained in the letters . |
| 5 | A cohesion fund was agreed that would turn out to be a subset of structural funds with the intention of ensuring that money which is diverted within the Community for the right purposes goes to the areas that most need it . |
| 6 | A system was needed that would trigger this breakout and yet allow the consumer to open the can , pour the beer and see the familiar surge in the glass . |
| 7 | A design solution was needed that would impart information quickly and easily , while at the same time projecting an ‘ appropriate corporate ethos ’ for BP . |
| 8 | A well illustrated book was needed that would fit somewhere between the academic and the tourist market and i t was needed quickly . |
| 9 | With a sizeable French-speaking population something was needed that would appeal to them as well , and the direct translation ‘ Grand Jean ’ seemed a bit tame . |
| 10 | Evidence was reinterpreted that might seem to count against them : for example , the Earth 's long geological history , which seemed impossible if it were just a cooling sphere ; or the Sun 's apparently endless emission of energy , which was hard to explain in terms of its being made of coal , or fuelled by meteors , or contracting and giving out gravitational energy as heat and light . |
| 11 | Debate in the early days of the new Assembly was reported as more lively than previously , and opposition members were said to be testing the government 's receptiveness to reform : 32 members called for the formation of a committee to investigate Kuwait 's failure to anticipate or respond to the Iraqi invasion of August 1990 [ see pp. 37631-41 ] ; several members were said to have demanded an investigation of alleged mishandling of Kuwait 's overseas investments ; and a draft law was introduced that would widen the franchise , including extending the vote to women . |
| 12 | Tonight he 'd take their condescension without argument , he thought , more confident by the day that something was coming that would rock this Tower to its foundations . |
| 13 | On top of that CICS , is n't even limited to IBM machines any more : last October an agreement was signed that will see it running on Hewlett-Packard Co 's machines ( CI No 2,019 ) . |
| 14 | Once needs were identified a curriculum was planned that would meet the needs of the pupils , which then led to planning resource needs and costing exercises . |
| 15 | A bargaining position was established that would draw attention to the needs of the lowest paid workers , and , hopefully , lead to a reasonable wage settlement . |
| 16 | The system used a very early expert system shell and soon runs out of capacity and so a later version of the shell was purchased that could cope with an increased knowledge base . |