Example sentences of "[coord] it was [adv] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Students spent a lot of time travelling ( walking and even running ) from one lecture to another in various parts of London , and it was increasingly demanded that they should find within the walls of the College all that they required , or that they should at least pay a fee that would entitle them as of right , rather than for charity 's sake , to enter medical lectures . |
| 2 | Controversy grew about some of the bolder experiments in egalitarian education , and it was increasingly alleged that basic education , the ‘ three Rs ’ , was being neglected . |
| 3 | Eight overs remained , and it was universally known that the bails would be lifted even if the match was still undecided : an extra pressure on everyone , and another silly regulation among cricket 's banana-skins , this one installed pre-tour by the visiting team . |
| 4 | Hitler 's confidence in early victory made a deep impression , and it was widely believed that the final push would begin in March or April . |
| 5 | Gingrich had been the first to lay formal charges which had led to the resignation on June 6 of the Speaker of the House of Representatives , Jim Wright [ see p. 36650 ] , and it was widely believed that his own investigation had been initiated in revenge in April by Representative Bill Alexander ( Dem. , Arkansas ) who on Oct. 26 filed new charges against Gingrich for alleged misuse of campaign funds and of congressional stationery . |
| 6 | In his letter of Aug. 14 Saddam had underlined his determination " not to keep any of Iraq 's potential outside the arena of the great duel " and it was widely believed that this implied either an intention to consolidate Iraqi gains in Kuwait or launch an attack against Saudi Arabia . |
| 7 | The trial was expected to continue for some time and it was widely believed that evidence would be given which would incriminate politicians still active . |
| 8 | No organization claimed responsibility and it was widely speculated that it had been a mistake by ETA . |
| 9 | He said the prison was close to anarchy and it was widely known that there was a strong risk of violence . |
| 10 | The baby was born on July 28th , 1981 , and it was immediately diagnosed that she suffered from Down 's Syndrome and also from a duodenal obstruction . |
| 11 | It was held that the facts did not show any detinue and it was also said that C had done no wrong by not allowing A to enter and remove them . |
| 12 | With regard to day space this has been agreed on a provision of 4m2 per patient and it was also suggested that in addition to providing that space for each resident , there should be extra space to accommodate 2 day patients per sub section . |
| 13 | These tracts did in part reflect a radical Whig philosophy : for example , the connection was made between a standing army in peacetime and absolutism , and it was also suggested that the right to resist would be nullified by a standing army . |
| 14 | The results substantiated this and it was also found that at deeper levels of processing , ‘ No ’ answers were less commonly recognised than ‘ Yes ’ answers . |
| 15 | In the following week over 5,000 were repatriated , and it was also reported that another 1,500 had returned to Albania voluntarily . |
| 16 | Personifying , as he did , the local , all-powerful gentry of the day , Henry was wont to indulge in the occasional deflowering of local maidens , and it was strongly rumoured that a serving girl at Lambourn Palace had been killed by Hippisley in a fit of temper . |
| 17 | In respect of count 1 it was submitted that section 2(1) did not apply to the facts of this case and it was particularly submitted that in order to contravene section 1(1) , and therefore in turn section 2(1) , it was necessary to establish that the offender had used one computer with intent to secure unauthorised access into another computer . |
| 18 | All in all , excitement reached fever pitch and it was confidently expected that there would be releases within the next few weeks . |
| 19 | But in spite of its long history of resistance to the throne , the Commons still bans direct criticism of the monarch , and it was evidently decided that Mr Wilson 's motion implied criticism of the Queen for dubbing Sir Johannes . |
| 20 | In its northern part wheat was almost unknown , in the whole tract lying between Holkham and Lynn not an ear was to be seen , and it was scarcely believed that an ear could be made to grow . |
| 21 | The membership subscription of the B.C.R.S. resulted in considerable discussion and it was finally decided that the matter be deferred to a future meeting to decide . |
| 22 | Ireland lost all four Championship matches in ‘ 84 and it was generally felt that McBride had not achieved a good relationship with his players . |
| 23 | When I was a student , the alkanes were known as methane , ethane , propane , butane , pentane etc , and it was generally accepted that not until pentane did the name indicate the number of carbon atoms involved . |
| 24 | His15 in S. faecalis HPr has a relatively low p K a ( 6.1 ) and it was generally accepted that this resulted from the direct interaction between the side chains of His15 and Arg17 . |
| 25 | His transactions with his fellows began to lose their artificiality and it was generally admitted that the Prince was losing his rough edges . |
| 26 | St Paul had taught that the powers that be were ordained of God , and it was generally held that all power , genuinely held , was God-given , that kings were of God 's choosing . |
| 27 | His views on divisive issues such as abortion , crime and affirmative action were not clearly defined , however , and it was generally thought that this factor , together with his general pragmatism , would assist him in seeking to heal the current divisions within the Republican Party . |
| 28 | Lynch knocked out Peter Kane of Golborne in the thirteenth round , and it was generally agreed that this had been one of the finest contests between flyweight boxers . |
| 29 | As a little compensation I begged Captain King to let us remove either to Bruny , or to Muscle Bay , which would make very little difference when once the wind set in fair , and it was accordingly settled that at daylight we should sail for Muscle Bay . ’ |
| 30 | Now and then there were proposals for reforming the entire system , and it was even suggested that the 12 constellations of the Zodiac might be named after the 12 Apostles . |