Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [conj] this [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no evidence of when the committal order was drawn up , although Mrs. Butler 's solicitors were assured that this would happen in sufficient time for them to receive copies by fax later that afternoon . |
| 2 | It was recognized that this would inevitably deprive many parts of Britain , especially Wales and Scotland , of passenger services altogether ( Aldcroft 1968 ) . |
| 3 | Furthermore as nationalised industries were intended to operate in the ‘ national interest ’ , it was claimed that this should lead to improved industrial relations , as the strife between labour and capital , associated with capitalist ownership , was reduced . |
| 4 | An audit of Stroessner 's financial affairs had been ordered by the government in March , and it was reported that this would reveal details of a " secret account " into which Stroessner and his former Treasury Minister , Gen. Cesar Barrientos [ for whose death see p. 36687 ] , had deposited millions of dollars from tolls and special petrol tax payments . |
| 5 | However , it was considered that this would make it too expensive for the ‘ generality of purchasers ’ and it was confined to ‘ those plants only which are either curious in themselves or may be useful in trades , medicines , etc. including the figures of such new plants as have not been noticed by any former botanists . ’ |
| 6 | Liver biopsy showed a predominantly T cell mononuclear cell infiltrate and although the possibility of lymphoma was raised it was considered that this may also have been caused by an inflammatory process . |
| 7 | It was expected that this would open the way for further World Bank and European Community lending ( Yugoslavia having already requested $500 million in aid to recapitalize its banking system , and $1,000 million in medium-term economic assistance over three years , from the Group of 24 Western countries and Japan ) . |
| 8 | On the assumption that people are motivated by monetary reward , it was argued that this would provide incentives for them to work harder and for entrepreneurs to create wealth and jobs . |
| 9 | It was argued that this should have maximised any lateral eye movement asymmetry . |
| 10 | It was argued that this could best be achieved by preventing the need for candidates from the same party to compete with each other in multimember seats , thereby reducing their need spend huge sums of money during the campaign . |
| 11 | Priority was to be given to walking , not only because it was felt that this would give disproportionate environmental benefits and would aid access to public transport , but it would recognise the dominance of local movement by foot transport . |
| 12 | It was felt that this would enable more rail services to be withdrawn in rural areas without ‘ undue hardship ’ ( an ill-defined term ) being caused to the communities currently served by rail . |
| 13 | A fresh look at the whole process was needed , and it was felt that this could be achieved by taking a systems view , unbiased by what was then happening in practice , ie before the Act took effect . |
| 14 | The importance of providing a focal point for these developments was also emphasised , and it was felt that this could be part of the role of the College Administration Officer so that non-partisan strategies for computer developments could be evolved . |
| 15 | Because the new filter would be the last link in the chain , it was decided that this would be primarily a biological filter . |
| 16 | As the intention in this study was to have subjects make estimates while they were driving it was decided that this would be unnecessarily difficult . |
| 17 | The major interest was in the preparation of audiovisual teaching aids and it was decided that this should be the focus of a co-operative scheme and a steering committee was formed to co-ordinate the work . |
| 18 | The very characteristic marks left on the mire show how it was made and this can indicate the likely age of a piece . |
| 19 | It was agreed that this might best be achieved by a series of dinners to launch development projects of the University . |
| 20 | It was agreed that this would be handed over to the Angevins when the marriage itself took place . |
| 21 | He said it was envisaged that this would either take place through increases in manpower approved by the Home Office or through ‘ civilianisation ’ of police posts to release officers to other duties . |
| 22 | It was anticipated that this would be seen by " many people " as undesirable or beyond Britain 's powers . |
| 23 | It was thought that this might best be achieved by reconstructing the village , with each building standing on its original site and being used , wherever possible , for its original purpose . |
| 24 | It was thought that this would stimulate our divinity students in being close to the university and so involved in contact with university students who would in future years be leaders of the nation , just as we hoped the divinity students would become leaders of the Church . |
| 25 | Occasionally the proprietors of some of the quality houses would comment on the successful inclusion of travel films in the programme as it was thought that this would impress the casual respectable trade but far more common was the exhibitor who reported a hostile response to short films dealing with ‘ industrial ’ subjects . |
| 26 | The air raids of 1917–18 had resulted in a casualty ratio of sixteen per ton of German bombs dropped ( it was thought that this would be nearer fifty per ton for London ) , but after the Luftwaffe attacks on Barcelona in March 1938 the figure was uprated to seventy-two per ton . |
| 27 | Furthermore the authority of the UN was involved and this would be undermined by a Soviet-inspired invasion of south Korea . |
| 28 | But this women 's suffrage element is only a part of the second item 's subject field and not explicit in the title ; it would require competent and perceptive indexing to bring it out , if it was desired that this should be attempted in the index . |
| 29 | It was hoped that this would result in better co-operation from local administrators and party members in the supply of labour and fuel , etc . |
| 30 | It was hoped that this would reveal the differences to be taken into account when establishing a revised organisation structure , and also highlight the areas of opportunity to enable the Colleges to move towards the state implied by the ideal model . |