Example sentences of "may [adj] it [was/were] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , when Mosley addressed a meeting of 1,500 people at Leeds Town Hall in May 1934 it was estimated that only about 400 fascists were present , ‘ most of whom had come to Leeds by bus . ’ |
| 2 | When Mosley addressed a meeting of 1,500 people at Leeds Town Hall in May 1934 it was estimated that about 400 fascists were present ‘ most of whom had come to Leeds by bus . ’ |
| 3 | On May 12 it was announced that the Speaker of the National Assembly , Moses Kiprono arap Keino , had resigned . |
| 4 | In late May 1991 it was reported that there had been a serious outbreak of dengue fever in the Cook Islands , with almost 800 cases having been reported since the beginning of the year . |
| 5 | When Mrs Thatcher took office in May 1979 it was assumed that southern Africa would cause a massive rift between her and the black African states of the Commonwealth . |
| 6 | On May 26 it was announced that Vladimir , Metropolitan of Rostov and Novocherkassk had been elected new head of the UOC . |
| 7 | In the two ballots held on May 17 it was discovered that some voters had voted twice , and Scalfaro , the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies since April [ see p. 38870 ] , ordered that the voting regulations should immediately be amended ; deputies would be handed a single voting slip as they entered a specially constructed voting booth . |
| 8 | On May 18 it was reported that the United States had sent its Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs , Herman Cohen , to Rome to try and move the talks forward . |
| 9 | By May 1913 it was expected that Emmeline Pankhurst would die from hunger and thirst strikes . |
| 10 | On May 29 it was reported that the two sides had agreed a compromise , to allow the talks to proceed . |
| 11 | On May 13 it was announced that Moi had moved the Industry Minister , Dalmas Otieno , to the vacant Manpower Development and Employment Ministry . |
| 12 | On May 13 it was reported that Taylor 's forces had received a cargo of military equipment from Libya through the port of Buchanan , and that the rebels were freely using supply routes through Côte d'Ivoire . |
| 13 | On May 27 it was reported that the last 119 Cuban troops remaining in Angola had arrived home in Havana , five weeks ahead of schedule [ see pp. 36479-81 for 1988 agreement under which the Cuban troops were to be withdrawn ] . |
| 14 | On May 15 it was reported that 201 people had died in the violence during the month so far . |
| 15 | In late May 1989 it was reported that Spain , Belgium and the Netherlands were to join France , West Germany and the UK in a project for a new generation of medium- and long-range anti-tank missiles for the late 1990s . |
| 16 | On 7th May 1945 it was announced that VE Day would be celebrated next day . |
| 17 | Sadly , when Mr Mason 's marvellous edifice arrived in May 1857 it was discovered that the basin which had been prepared for it was far too small . |