Example sentences of "that it was [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had insisted on living in Auckland Castle though some people said that it was absurd for the Bishop of Durham to be saddled with such a pile . |
| 2 | Meiko Scientific Plc , Bristol has been getting a bit of stick in the US press following its sale of one of its massively parallel systems to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under a $15m agreement : complainants say the order should have gone to a US firm and not to a UK one ; Meiko repudiates ‘ the damaging impressions ’ created in a New York Times story on the order , saying that it was consistent with US national security policies and procedures with support provided by cleared US citizens ; it bridles at the suggestion that the machine is unproven , pointing to over 400 installations , and says the Israeli transaction was in compliance with both US and British export regulations and that this was confirmed by the British Embassy in Washington . |
| 3 | He went on to say that it was helpful to the Republican cause to have allies and supporters in the oppressing country itself , and that Jasper , Bert , " and your friends " could play a useful part , changing public opinion , providing information . |
| 4 | Even he had been forced to admit that it was strange for so lovely a young woman to be leading a life devoid of romance . |
| 5 | But since he had only a vague idea about the length of the Tarvaras day , he could only guess from the position of the sun and the length of the shadows that it was mid to late afternoon . |
| 6 | Mr Laws contended that paragraph 16(2) did limit the doctor 's right to provide treatment by another deputy ; that it was legitimate for the FPC to take into account the doctor 's reasonable needs for time off duty for relaxation and rest , the advantages of continuity of patient care and the paragraph 16 obligation to give personal treatment . |
| 7 | By assigning these additions to two brothers , the epilogue identifies the authors of the Pactus pro tenore pacis as Childebert I and Chlothar I. That it was correct in so doing is shown by the reference to brotherly love ( germanitatis caritas ) in the Pactus pro tenore pacis itself , and by Chilperic I 's citation of the legislation of his father and uncle . |
| 8 | Crabb 's ex-wife saw the body at Bognor mortuary but was unable to confirm that it was that of her husband . |
| 9 | Analysis of the water in his clothes showed that it was similar to water in the tidal Thames , which bore out the presumption that he had been put in the water below Teddington , but otherwise did not help . |
| 10 | Indeed , the results obtained with the immunofluorescent method ( without previous ELISA screening ) showed that it was similar to the peroxidase method . |
| 11 | The adrenalin was pumping but I knew that I could control it , knew that it was necessary to a good performance . |
| 12 | He told me that it was necessary for them to start praying at home every day . |
| 13 | Indeed , it is difficult to justify many of the cases where tapping is strongly suspected on the ground that it was necessary for the detection of really serious crime or to deal with major subversion , even allowing for the very wide definition of subversion announced by Lord Harris of Greenwich in 1975 when he said that |
| 14 | Councillors had an understandable reluctance to commit themselves to a political course which would deprive them of access to patronage , and it was for this reason that it was necessary for politicians to provide demonstrations of power . |
| 15 | It also requires showing that it was necessary for such behaviour and beliefs to have been formerly defined as crimes . |
| 16 | Under this enforced regimen of quiet and rest , he came to understand that it was necessary for him to retire a little from the active life in which he had previously been engaged ; he told William Turner Levy that he would have to learn to concentrate his time and energy upon his real work . |
| 17 | He reiterated his belief that it was necessary for Czechoslovakia " to remain a common state for both nations " and for the " rapid and extensive transformation of our economy " to be continued . |
| 18 | The King afterwards explained his sudden decision in a letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury ‘ When I realized how serious the situation both political and financial had become , I felt that it was necessary for me to be in close touch with my Prime Minister and of course he could n't come here . ’ |
| 19 | It is a defence to show that it was necessary for the defendant to enter the plaintiff 's land . |
| 20 | The government 's view was that it was necessary for JMB to continue in operation to maintain international confidence in the banking system and in the London gold market . |
| 21 | Supporters of the reform insisted that it was necessary in order to reduce financial malpractice , and to effect a more equitable distribution of wealth through the imposition of progressive taxes on interest income and capital gains . |
| 22 | Freedom to protest in public would be less meaningful if the police were not committed to ensuring that it was unimpeded within the Queen 's Peace . |
| 23 | Rachel was undeniably wonderful with the baby ; and took such joy from having Maggie with her that it was impossible for even Phoebe to feel much guilt about the times when she was free . |
| 24 | He wrote : ‘ The gods seem to have possessed my soul and turned it inside out … so that it was impossible for me to stay idle at home . ’ |
| 25 | The immediate application of this engine was in pumping water out of mine workings , which had often become so badly flooded that it was impossible for them to be worked , and pumps driven by waterwheels were unequal to the huge drainage problems . |
| 26 | And I thought you felt as I did , that it was impossible for you to have a child . ’ |
| 27 | The Crown 's practical arguments were that the case was so rare that it could not call for a fundamental reformulation of the law and that it was impossible for their lordships to set limits on the application of the principle which , being a matter of policy , was a question for the legislature . |
| 28 | While accepting that Roman Catholicism contained many errors and abuses , they denied that the pope was the Antichrist and that it was impossible for Catholics to attain salvation . |
| 29 | I told you when I rote that it was impossible for me to pay anything , as he was allowed by the parish when he was at Muggerhanger , and I told you I had my daughter on my hands for over seven years , and I have been doctering her all the time so I think you will consider the matter over and no that I can not help in any way , and in any case 4s. is a lot of money to pay a week . |
| 30 | Like its owner , it was short and stubby , not long like the young man 's , but thick , so thick that it was impossible for most women to put their hand round it . |