Example sentences of "[verb] it was [verb] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Val says it was known that David had suffered from depression . |
| 2 | At a second meeting it was decided that Waizero Zauditu , daughter of Emperor Menelik , should be proclaimed Empress , and Dedjazmatch Tafari be made Ras and heir to the throne . |
| 3 | When Geoffrey of Brittany was buried it was said that Philip had been forcibly prevented from throwing himself into the grave to join his friend . |
| 4 | However , using the gamma-sensitive scintillation probe it was shown that lead could considerably reduce the amount of gamma radiation detected from the plexiglass . |
| 5 | At the time when this scheme was introduced it was recognised that schools would be required to have some such arrangement in the future . |
| 6 | If the pitch does n't come upto scratch it was suggested that Elland Rd might lose out to St James Park . |
| 7 | Consequently , there was some shock but no great surprise when on 11 March it was announced that Taurus — after more than a decade of planning and more than £400m in development costs — was to be scrapped . |
| 8 | He said it was believed that Aeroflot , the Russian airline was also interested in starting a Transatlantic service from Stansted and was considering taking over the American Airlines route . |
| 9 | Mr Hunt said it was hoped that Allitt would be either transferred to another hospital or returned to Rampton . |
| 10 | A county council spokesman said it was hoped that councillors would agree to a site visit to see for themselves if lay-bys were necessary . |
| 11 | ( p489 ) Thus , in the Ashington Piggeries case it was held that herring meal , containing the poison DMNA , had not lost its identity as herring meal " fair average quality " of the season , since this was a statement of quality and not description . |
| 12 | Shares of its Hong Kong subsidiary were suspended , and after the market closed it was announced that Polly may buy the 30 per cent of the company it does not already own . |
| 13 | From the data on cropping it was seen that grass made up by far the greatest proportion of arable hectares . |
| 14 | However , on timing it was suggested that September/October would be the best time to build the pressure , with the expectation of an autumn budget statement at the end of November . |