Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You can imagine the thoughts we were having knowing that one bomb had goine off and three more were likely to explode . |
| 2 | It was made clear that such tasks could be carried out very quickly and easily using the computer . |
| 3 | It was made clear that all of the above areas needed funding from health , education and social services before they could be implemented . |
| 4 | It was made clear that all missioners , superintendents and hearing clergymen interested in deaf people were cordially invited to attend . |
| 5 | But — so long as it was made clear that this was a genuine option , and entirely voluntary — we are in favour of lenders in this country at least recommending insurance and pointing out its advantages . |
| 6 | At the same time it was made clear that British foreign policy was not going to be dictated by the whims of one small country . |
| 7 | Since the infra-red reflectance is strongly linked to the presence of water it was thought possible that unfiltered readings might not show the same decline — since to the eye at least the area does not decline until the onset of withering , which occurs only at a much later stage . |
| 8 | Clearly , this kind of work would not be undertaken unless it was thought possible that causal relationships between variables might exist , just as a medical researcher might hypothesize a causal relationship between cigarette smoking and lung cancer , or as a historical linguist might hypothesize that a contributory cause of palatalization of [ k ] is an adjacent front vowel . |
| 9 | On Aug. 21 the WEU meeting in Paris was informed that the West German coalition government was to begin talks with the opposition parties on a possible amendment to the constitution to remove this barrier , but it was thought unlikely that any such measure could be enacted before German unification had been completed . |
| 10 | Although he did not elaborate , it was thought likely that this would involve curtailing the sovereign 's already largely ceremonial powers even further , possibly by abolishing the need for the royal assent . |
| 11 | It was thought likely that some substantial Teesdale farmer might buy all three , ranch the land and sell off the house as a weekend cottage — a regrettably common practice which has been partially responsible for the steady depopulation of the Dales , particularly the more isolated places . |
| 12 | It was becoming apparent that some of the companies which had acted as intermediaries in the sale of the land to Equidesa were also under investigation in connection with a fraud involving the sale of value added tax ( IVA-impuesto de valor agregado ) invoices . |
| 13 | He was made aware that nuclear weapons were no substitute for the presence of frigates on station and infantry battalions on the ground in maintaining stability in Afro-Asia . |