Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [that] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing was new in this White Paper : it was emphasized that it provided an outline of a long-term strategy rather than a programme of rapid action , so it was generally regarded as a due statement of concern and good intentions , and little more . |
| 2 | It was claimed that it made rural communities vulnerable to guerrilla reprisals . |
| 3 | In the first annual report of the medical superintendent it was reported that it had not been necessary to use the padded cell on any occasion , despite the fact that many patients had been admitted handcuffed , leg iron locked or bound with cords and chains . |
| 4 | Section 7(1) could be construed as applying to previous enactments , but it was argued that it applied also to subsequent enactments . |
| 5 | It was argued that it allows litigation which would otherwise not be brought , that the lawyers involved act more conscientiously on behalf of their client because of the mutual financial interests , and that it is a simpler method of payment . |
| 6 | Although hurriedly completed for the presentation , it was felt that it embodies the Jaguar spirit better than any of the others . |
| 7 | Erm it was felt that it warranted something a lot stronger than that . |
| 8 | After some uncertainty as to whether the Meiji constitution applied to Japan 's colonial possessions , it was decided that it did apply to Korea and Taiwan . |
| 9 | The proposed closure has been confirmed twenty four hours after British Coal announced the pit was to go into the review procedure and it was revealed that it had lost more than six million pounds in the last six months . |
| 10 | The T network is actually the star network considered in the context of direct currents at the end of section 3.2 where it was shown that it transforms into an equivalent delta network . |
| 11 | I was told that it became hand-tamed almost immediately , and I wondered whether this had anything to do with those eyes . |
| 12 | Anyway , today I was told that it had been passed . |
| 13 | When I queried the decision I was told that it had been taken at the very highest level , as a result of information not available to me . ’ |
| 14 | Measures during September to enforce the trade embargo at sea included ( i ) US action on Sept. 4 to stop the Iraqi freighter Zanubia , carrying tea from Sri Lanka , which was re-routed without the cargo being impounded ; ( ii ) the searching of the tanker Faur in the Gulf of Oman on Sept. 14 ; ( iii ) warning shots fired on Sept. 27 by a US naval vessel prior to the boarding by US Marines of the Iraqi tanker Tadmur , which was allowed to proceed after it was verified that it carried no cargo ; and ( iv ) the first UK action , on Sept. 30 , when HMS Jupiter stopped an Indian merchant vessel , Akebar , off Qatar , on its return from delivering humanitarian food supplies , but allowed it to proceed after it was found to be carrying refugees and was declared free of contraband . |
| 15 | It was noted that it bounced only once before exploding in the gully below ! |
| 16 | The Gann Report received qualified approval from the colleges , though in many quarters regret was expressed that it had not taken the opportunity to recommend a single validating body for all courses in art and design , and not just non-advanced ones , and that its proposal for two different types of courses was ‘ elitist ’ and a vain attempt to separate the sheep from the goats . |
| 17 | And the County Ground Hotel was warned that it had been targetted by 150 United supporters . |
| 18 | Well when when it was first read by erm it was mentioned that it had been written by the Green Party by radio four and the Guardian and the Independent . |
| 19 | In the case of Stoneley v Richardson [ 1973 ] Crim LR 310 it was held that it does not matter whether or not the constable who inspected the tyre was an authorised examiner under section 67 Road Traffic Act 1988 . |
| 20 | 563 , where it was held that it included alterations to passages and means of access . |