Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [adv] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Subsequently , the statement of claim was amended so that it was restricted to the tax assessment under s 488 , TA 1970 . |
| 2 | Later the law was amended so that profits from such activities could be confiscated . |
| 3 | Taken as a whole , the 1950s can be seen as a decade in which everyone had to work very hard just to keep the District on an even keel : it reflects great credit on all concerned that , in statistical terms , the decline of the early fifties was halted so that ultimately an expansionist phase could begin . |
| 4 | The architecture of triticale was altered so that it would grow shorter ; in this way more photosynthetic effort would go into seed production rather than stems . |
| 5 | In this situation the circulation was altered so that a cold polar vortex remained until the end of the simulation , thereby maintaining the presence of PSCs for a much longer period . |
| 6 | Largely as a result of these influential criticisms , the law was altered so that the requirement of intent was abrogated . |
| 7 | However , before she herself was dismissed so that Dorothy could rest , her sister extracted a promise from her that she would set about finding out the boy 's address and , moreover , that Cynthia would contact her own solicitor and have him draw up a new will making Dorothy 's son her sole beneficiary . |
| 8 | It was emphasized above that the market model is essentially an ex-post version of the CAPM . |
| 9 | In 1969 the calendar was revised so that greater emphasis could be given to the major festivals of the Christian year . |
| 10 | It was recognized also that selective investments might be made in unattractive industries if the SBU was the dominant operator in that industry , and similarly where attractiveness was high and the SBU 's position weak . |
| 11 | A bedcradle was placed so that it relieved the weight of the bedclothes from her legs . |
| 12 | Between meals snacks were forbidden , and the dining room table was arranged so that Suzy 's parents were not directly looking at her . |
| 13 | However , his new design was arranged so that it could be retained . |
| 14 | The brake and infectious cases car contained 18 cots and was arranged so that the patients in it were isolated . |
| 15 | This was arranged so that most projects started with an introduction based upon ‘ extant material , whether it 's fine art , or fabric design or whatever ’ , then through analysis and exploration of the ideas and processes involved to some form of critical studies and evaluation , so that : |
| 16 | At Ryswick in 1697 the building in which the two sides met was arranged so that the Swedish diplomat who acted as mediator had a central position , with the French representatives and those of the anti-French coalition each occupying an identical wing . |
| 17 | The Chinese also knew another archaic type of water-clock , a floating bowl with a hole in its base that was adjusted so that it took a specific time to sink . |
| 18 | The ‘ vertical ’ division of London was adjusted so that the weekend franchise would run from 7.00 pm on Friday , not from Saturday morning . |
| 19 | Strathbeg fishes best in a decent wind , and trout average 12oz in weight , although one was caught recently that tipped the scales at over 3lb . |
| 20 | In early April it was reported locally that the government , as part of a proposed 15-point economic programme , was seeking to stabilize the economy without " shocks " , and to promote wide-ranging sectoral agreements to curb inflation ( still running at over 20 per cent a month ) while stimulating production and preserving jobs . |
| 21 | It was reported also that the Justice Ministry had on Feb. 12 begun proceedings to extradite former President Duvalier from France on charges of the theft of US$800,000,000 , the abuse of power and the murder of political opponents . |
| 22 | But the experiment was poorly designed : there were no special safety measures , and the reactor 's emergency safety system was disconnected so that it would not spoil the experiment . |
| 23 | Accordingly , the programme was designed so that it could be modified in the light of experience , and families could choose to discontinue investigation at every stage from the initial screening test to the confirmed diagnosis . |
| 24 | Firstly , we are offering a family the diagnosis of a lethal untreatable disorder in an apparently healthy baby ; secondly , the protocol was designed so that we could modify practice in the light of experience ; and , thirdly , families should have choice at every stage from the initial screening test to a confirmed diagnosis . |
| 25 | one of the things that we saw open last week was a hissing gauge which was designed so that even disabled could produce them . |
| 26 | An example of how they were ideologically disconnected is the photo archive , which at Forster 's instruction was reorganised so that it was no longer under names of artists , obviously the most useful approach for museum curators . |
| 27 | It was resolved also that half an hour should be occupied each Sunday at the close of the School to teach the children the hymns of the Lancashire Sunday School Hymnbook . |
| 28 | Last year the French constitution was modified so that if the treaty on European economic and monetary union is eventually ratified , the government can delegate monetary policy to a supranational body . |
| 29 | It was argued above that it is unacceptable to claim that the mandatory penalty for murder supplies the raison d'être for the qualified defence of provocation : the label ‘ murder ’ should be reserved for the most heinous of killings , and there is a widely held belief that provoked killings are not in this group . |
| 30 | It was argued then that the term furnished tenancy could be expressed as , f ( a , b , c , d … n ) = furnished tenancy . |