Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [verb] that [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our intention was to ensure that genuine cases could be dealt with properly , such as those where the claimant had contributed or had produced fresh evidence that was relevant to a particular decision . |
| 2 | In 1986 a law was passed that required donations to be valued at cost rather than an invented ‘ appreciated ’ value for tax purposes — though only in cases where the deductions would reduce the donor 's tax bill to zero . |
| 3 | Last week the inquiry was assured that sufficient supplies of uranium were available to meet the likely world demand in the coming 50 years . |
| 4 | The court was told that nine years after murdering his wife , Taylor plotted with his daughter to murder her husband in November 1991 . |
| 5 | In a case which is causing the Bar much embarrassment , Lord Justice Watkins and Mr Justice Garland were told that six barristers followed Sir Ian , while 11 decided to stay with Mr John Samuels , QC , who was in charge of chambers administration . |
| 6 | Continued allegations were made that surplus revenues were being applied for civic and municipal purposes and not for the improvement of the Harbour in accordance with the Acts of 1799 and 1826 . |
| 7 | The judges , with the concurrence of the Inns of Court , resolved when these arrangements were created that disciplinary powers over barristers should be exercised in accordance with the regulations governing the new Senate , and by those regulations a committee of the Senate , known as the disciplinary tribunal , exercised those powers . |
| 8 | In effect , Bruno was arguing that divine attributes could be given physical meaning — as Newton was to do later when he reconstructed space in terms of God 's omnipresence . |
| 9 | Councillors were told that many businesses looked upon the refuse collection service as one of the few tangible benefits they got for payment of business rates . |
| 10 | Concern was expressed that Western donors might link aid to political reform . |
| 11 | Concern was expressed that large numbers of would-be boat people would start paying cash to ‘ unscrupulous people ’ when the sailing season started in February . |
| 12 | Some eight weeks before the assault on 7 June , Plumer was informed that German engineers were within 46cm/18in of a British mine under Hill 60 in the north of the sector , but it was never detected . |
| 13 | No suggestion was made that non-litigation costs were not amenable to being quantified by taxation . |
| 14 | If proof were needed that intelligent children 's television is a friend of children 's books , the recent BBC serialisation of The Borrowers provides it amply . |
| 15 | Today 's inquest was told that two grandchildren of the murdered woman were so close to the shooting that they too were hit . |
| 16 | The technical officer was verifying that all platforms within firing range were accepting the signal . |
| 17 | It was becoming easy enough to find biochemical changes that occurred when an animal learned ; the problem was to show that such changes were really part of the memory-making process . |
| 18 | Baker was told that human rights were an internal matter ; Yang Shangkun , warning that pressure on this issue would only lead to increased tension , suggested " seeking common ground while reserving differences " to improve relations . |
| 19 | It was only when the new temples were built that pictorial frescoes were attempted . |
| 20 | His first step was to request that all copies of the European Vehicle and Components ’ Plan be withdrawn from circulation . |
| 21 | Thus the impression was created that social services would gradually reduce inequalities in British society . |
| 22 | The DES was suggesting that 30,000 places could be used for diversification . |