Example sentences of "but it [was/were] [verb] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He answered , when pressed , that he did n't know why , but it was understood that the young fellow was mad , that is , Monseigneur the King was in one of his fits of impatience . |
| 2 | The Cabinet had agreed on March 20 that Decree No. 42 should be discarded but it was understood that some members of the Cabinet favoured new press legislation to replace the decree , while others thought that the existing criminal code was enough to ensure a responsible press . |
| 3 | He rather doubted Caroline 's story , but it was flattering that any woman should think she 'd had him . |
| 4 | It was never expected that such measures would cause a transfer of car users to the bike , but it was hoped that by making the route safer and more comfortable , recreational use of the route might rise and parental objections to children cycling to school might diminish . |
| 5 | The name of the author was evidently a pseudonym , but it was hoped that the committee would take steps to find out who he was , would decide what should be done to clean this canker out of Tollemarche , and would take more steps to curb their local bookseller 's and cigar stores ' choice of books . |
| 6 | The restructuring involved plant closures and the loss of 2,200 jobs , but it was hoped that the future of the firm would be more secure as part of a larger organisation , able to secure the benefits of DAF 's distribution network in Europe . |
| 7 | This was outside the framework of the Community institutions established by the Rome Treaty , but it was hoped that it could bring about a common European attitude to international problems . |
| 8 | It would take two years to decide whether the country would leave the Southern African Customs Union ( SACU ) , he said , but it was hoped that Namibia would be able to set up " a foreign exchange control system more liberal than the one which we must accept at present " . |
| 9 | For example , in two cases the attackers pretended to be taxi-drivers , but it was stated that ‘ police do not believe the assaults [ on a 17-year-old girl and a woman aged 25 ] were linked ’ ( Daily Mail ) . |
| 10 | I recall reading that I think it possibly was Skerrymor or Cape Wrath but it was stated that the pendulum clock actually stopped . |
| 11 | But it was felt that if we were to incorporate everything you wanted , why not go the whole hog and re-launch the mag ? |
| 12 | Community workshops were doing good work with the under-eighteens , but it was felt that an adult employment and training agency was an important need . |
| 13 | A quote has been received but it was felt that something on a less extensive scale would be sufficient . |
| 14 | It could be argued that they might help to identify him , but it was felt that they might relate to another crime and that if we started talking about them it might put whoever was responsible on his guard . |
| 15 | Any wishing to use this service should remember that the format of the examinations will change in 1994 , but it was felt that the service could still provide students with a valuable insight as to where they went wrong either in presentation and/or factual error . |
| 16 | A quote has been received but it was felt that something on a less extensive scale would be sufficient . |
| 17 | So far as the staff is concerned the word presented no particular problem , but it was felt that many in the churches would see the matter differently since the term has long-established political association . |
| 18 | The late fifties and early sixties , when I lived in Windsor Great Park , were creative and critical in manner : the established order was questioned ( sometimes cynically ) , but it was assumed that well-directed idealism could change human society . |
| 19 | Max was said to be in the grip of some form of neurosis , but it was assumed that he would grow out of it . |
| 20 | Najibullah refused to identify the opposition leaders he had met , but it was believed that they included the leading National Islamic Front ( NIF ) moderate Pir Sayed Ahmed Gailani and Seghbatullah Mujjaddedi , the president of the Pakistan-based Afghan Interim Government ( AIG — see p. 36449 ) , as well as two men linked with ex-king Mohammad Zahir Shah , namely his close confidant and former Prime Minister Mohammad Yusuf and the ex-king 's son-in-law , Gen. Abdul Wali Khan . |
| 21 | Some reservations about this view have already been suggested , but it was acknowledged that elements of bargaining are by no means absent from the British scene . |
| 22 | It was mentioned in this section that the staff had a commitment to combat racism in any manifestation but it was acknowledged that this was not the same thing as multicultural education . |
| 23 | Not only were their needs felt to threaten the living standards of other groups , but it was argued that these needs should be given less priority : ‘ It is dangerous to be in any way lavish to old age , until adequate provision . |
| 24 | Section 7(1) could be construed as applying to previous enactments , but it was argued that it applied also to subsequent enactments . |
| 25 | Neither had any wish that the shares should be transferred to him but it was argued that , on the basis of the House of Lords ' decision , the passing of the beneficial interest to them was a ‘ transfer ’ of which notice should have been given , thus entitling other members to acquire the shares at a fair price . |
| 26 | Local income taxes might be thought capable of performing better against the criterion of equity , but it was argued that they would be difficult to administer in the UK , for the reasons outlined by Kay and King ( 1986 ) . |
| 27 | He did n't go to Mass , but it was said that the priests came down to him once a month and heard his confession and gave him Holy Communion . |
| 28 | Not only was he being fearfully indiscreet , but it was said that he had been foolish enough actually to marry her and to install her in a cottage in the palace grounds . |
| 29 | The Queen returned , but it was said that she insisted that the Shah get rid of Gilda . |
| 30 | The Russian Federation Supreme Soviet sent a delegation to the region , but it was said that Russian Vice-President Aleksandr Rutskoi had exacerbated the situation by giving an ultimatum to the National Guard to disband on Oct. 10 , in return for the holding of presidential elections on Oct. 27 . |