Example sentences of "[noun] was [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 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 . |
| 6 | Concern was expressed that Western donors might link aid to political reform . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | No suggestion was made that non-litigation costs were not amenable to being quantified by taxation . |
| 10 | Today 's inquest was told that two grandchildren of the murdered woman were so close to the shooting that they too were hit . |
| 11 | The technical officer was verifying that all platforms within firing range were accepting the signal . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | His first step was to request that all copies of the European Vehicle and Components ’ Plan be withdrawn from circulation . |
| 15 | Thus the impression was created that social services would gradually reduce inequalities in British society . |
| 16 | The DES was suggesting that 30,000 places could be used for diversification . |