Example sentences of "[coord] it was [verb] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the eighteenth century the scales of justice could be tilted in favour of a relative or friend , or it was feared that this was the case , unless strong interest was made in behalf of a litigant in order to ensure equity . |
| 2 | The programme received financial assistance from UNICEF and it was intended that it should perform three basic tasks : |
| 3 | The Consumer Congress called for a working party to draft a code of good practice and it was intended that working party should make use of the information generated by the 1988 transport workshop , whose discussions were reported to the congress . |
| 4 | The empire , at least in Africa , was thought likely to outlast the century , not least by socialist ministers ; and it was imagined that the Marshall Plan , paid off by the end of 1950 , might represent only a brief and passing reliance on the economy of the United States . |
| 5 | Jack was offered voluntary redundancy in late August and it was confirmed that there was suitable accommodation at the Kings Lodge base . |
| 6 | The refugee camp there was said to be acting as a " magnet " , encouraging more Haitians to put to sea , and it was confirmed that the camp would be phased out . |
| 7 | 2 Korean Christian Lee Jang Lim had to admit he 'd misled his followers when the world failed to end on October 28 , and it was discovered that he 'd banked over £2½ million of their money in long-term savings plans . |
| 8 | Some preliminary tests were carried out to determine the contribution of each light alone , and it was discovered that ‘ C ’ gave approximately half the incident light . |
| 9 | The craze hit Dallas in 1907 and it was observed that the first audiences were made up of women and children ; only later did men follow . |
| 10 | They reinstated the waltz with Gesner and it was observed that it was Therese who was the light , lithe dancer , whirling around the stage , pulling Gesner with her , making him dance in spite of himself . |
| 11 | Thereafter only Ward on the final afternoon played with any real confidence and it was fitting that he should score the only century of the tour just before the end of the match . |
| 12 | This striking result led to further investigations , and it was noticed that one drop of the diluted nasal mucus added to 1 c.c. of a thick suspension of the cocci caused their complete disappearance in a few minutes at 37°C . |
| 13 | He succeeded Noel White and it was noticed that he had , at least , dis-pensed with an ear-ring which had caused comments in at least one boardroom . |
| 14 | We had wanted two contrasting areas ( more than two would have been preferable of course in terms of the extent to which one could generalise from our findings but the projects would become expensive and it was acknowledged that we could not include more than two ) , and Ipswich and Newham were felt to fill this requirement . |
| 15 | Bribes in the Kandyan Kingdom were paid to the judge , and it was accepted that both sides would contribute . |
| 16 | France already had the Council of Europe in Strasbourg , and it was accepted that because the Common Assembly of the ECSC would be drawn from those attending the Council of Europe , the new assembly should also be located in Strasbourg . |
| 17 | She had no other great-nieces or nephews and it was accepted that Sara was her darling , that Sara was to get Moorlake House and what little money and possessions Aunt Alicia had left . |
| 18 | Any horses that died in College went to ‘ old Cross ’ for salvage to reduce the charge to clients , and it was pleaded that a proper post-mortem examination ought to be made of all these animals . |
| 19 | The Crystal Palace tram terminus was on a gradient and it was ruled that if the crew wanted to take their break there , in the busmen 's canteen round the corner on the Parade , they must go one at a time and not leave the car unattended . |
| 20 | It might be something of a race , then , once the Scots were in sight and it was perceived that they were going to cross , with ten thousand horsemen to get over . |
| 21 | The estimate of 11 per cent of stock in use as second or holiday homes was felt to be an underestimate , and it was suspected that the real figure was nearer 26 per cent by 1980 . |
| 22 | In his room at the hotel , he would find a gun and it was emphasised that , after the shooting , he was to replace it in the room as arrangements had been made to dispose of it . |
| 23 | There was a printed form of recommendation of patients for admission to the benefits of the infirmary , and it was emphasised that no child under seven years of age , except in case of an operation , and no person without decent apparel and a proper change of linen , or labouring under any infectious disorder whatever could be admitted as an in-patient . |
| 24 | She was offered psychotherapy , but this proved ineffective and it was concluded that Jenny lacked insight into her problems . |
| 25 | A growing interest in developing co-operative training schemes was noted , fostered partly by the introduction of the pre-licentiate scheme which has encouraged libraries of all types to look at how to use resources to maximum advantage for programmes that may involve a small number , or possibly only one , staff member , and it was concluded that the potential for co-operative schemes to satisfy many of the objectives currently being met ( adequately or inadequately ) by external courses , has barely been harnessed . |
| 26 | In 1984 the Inland Revenue 's Special Investigations Section , led by W , investigated the company 's affairs , and it was concluded that Stipplechoice had ceased trading on 25 October 1977 when the Meadowbank development was sold . |
| 27 | The previous section depicted all sorts of situations in which it would be natural to describe animals or human babies as recognising something — names , parents , fellow-creatures , their own bodies ( but not their ‘ self ’ ) — and it was concluded that there was nothing out of order in so doing . |
| 28 | However , the origin of this rule appears to have lain in the fact that , since the Crown was not liable in damages in the ordinary way , a requirement for an undertaking in damages would be inconsistent with the Crown 's immunity from liability ; and it was concluded that the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 had removed the justification for the rule . |
| 29 | The early work on viscoelasticity was performed on silk , rubber , and glass , and it was concluded that these materials exhibited a ‘ delayed elasticity ’ manifest in the observation , that the imposition of a stress resulted in an instantaneous strain which continued to increase more slowly , with time . |
| 30 | Later that year she had a negative laparotomy and it was concluded that her pain was psychological . |