Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [vb pp] that this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Women made up only a minor proportion of the prison population in Geurrero and I was assured that this situation was reflected throughout Mexico . |
| 2 | Although she felt like a little girl who had gone into the wrong party room , she was determined that this woman would not keep her away from her husband . |
| 3 | We were told that this money was being collected for the families and we gave this money through the official trade union for that purpose . |
| 4 | It was argued that this arrangement would make the scheme more popular both with contributors and with advocates of self-help , since contributors would appear to be financing their own benefits , whilst experiencing a form of training in saving . |
| 5 | It was believed that this intervention would be aided if the state had control of certain key industries ( eg coal , railways , gas , electricity distribution ) , which were crucial to post-war economic recovery and which were in such a rundown state that it was unlikely that sufficient private capital would materialise to rejuvenate them . |
| 6 | It was believed that this area offered more opportunities for conversion into convenient living space . |
| 7 | Once it was accepted that this kind of question could be raised , the way was open to the conclusion that the Bible should simply be treated as a collection of ancient religious literature with no special claims to be heard or accepted except where it happened to express some general religious ‘ principle ’ that could be recognised as universally valid — the kernel within the husk . |
| 8 | It was emphasised that this event was not only intended for those interested in ecumenical groups . |
| 9 | This raid had prompted the USA to suspend its dialogue with the PLO [ see pp. 37547-48 ] , and it was hoped that this dialogue would now be resumed . |
| 10 | They were schools , therefore , where progress in matching library provision to curriculum need had already begun , and where it was hoped that this impetus could be further developed through participation in the project and a grant in the region of £2,500 . |
| 11 | Maybe it was hoped that this move would cool the situation a bit . |
| 12 | It was hoped that this simplification would enhance further the attractiveness of the SDR in both official and private transactions . |
| 13 | Later it was realised that this problem was particularly associated with phenformin and , provided metformin is avoided in the presence of renal or hepatic impairment , tissue hypoxia or significant ketone body production , it is safe ( Bergman et al , 1978 ; Luft et al , 1978 ; Nattrass & Alberti , 1978 ) . |
| 14 | In 1972 it was realised that this property depended on a separate histamine receptor ( H2 ) which was different from histamine ( H1 ) receptors in the lung and elsewhere , which were responsible for the allergic action of histamine . |
| 15 | When he appeared before the magistrate at lowly Clerkenwell , charged with ‘ willfully ringing several door bells and knocking at the doors in Upper Street , Islington , without lawful excuse ’ it was said that this kind of mischief — like the Cremorne Gardens affray — was a ‘ frequent occurrence ’ . |
| 16 | Despite its close proximity , it was discovered that this breed owed its curly coat to a different gene and close inspection revealed that , unlike the Cornish and German breeds , this one did have a few long guard hairs . |
| 17 | It was felt that this type of exercise would probably not be repeated for a few years . |
| 18 | It was felt that this approach could best be tried out initially in the 1st year undergraduate programme , where a communicatively-based syllabus would give a much-needed new direction to the largely remedial teaching task that lecturers face . |
| 19 | It was felt that this unit had not met the expectations of the department heads , and some improvements were necessary , without a clear definition of where these might be achieved . |
| 20 | Once again , however , it was felt that this solution was not entirely acceptable since the words degradation and humiliation were lacking in the certainty desirable for criminal legislation . |
| 21 | By involving course organisers in the distribution of destinations questionnaires and in the collection of completed questionnaires for despatch to [ MS for analysis and interpretation , it was felt that this mechanism would assist the flow of information . |
| 22 | Drivers were asked to give the risk rating immediately they heard the tone and it was emphasized that this rating should be one of what they were already feeling when they heard the tone rather than a subsequent assessment of the risk present . |
| 23 | It was emphasized that this barter was worked out in accordance with world prices . |
| 24 | However , as it was intended that this study should be of particular use to the suppliers of information , it was therefore biased towards the first stage of environmental scanning ; that is , the gathering of information . |
| 25 | And it was suggested that this scheme should be presented to us , I thought one of their representatives was supposed to be coming here tonight to present it to us , obviously not been possible . |
| 26 | It was suggested that this mutation , where C 1245 is replaced by T and as a consequence of this transition Ser 340 is replaced by Phe in the distal variable region of the mutant HsdS polypeptide , influences the assembly of the HsdM , S methylase complex with the HsdR subunit [ 16 ] . |
| 27 | It was suggested that this criticism was a consequence of resentment at Suharto 's failure to follow the military 's advice in a number of areas , including the appointment of the Vice-President after the 1988 election [ see p. 36933 ] . |
| 28 | Now to the house itself , one of the early observers gives us a clue when mentioning the house he writes of the fine Elizabethan chimneys still standing , these I believe are those which collapsed in 1973 after having previously been lowered owing to their dangerous condition , on the collapse of these some fine timber framing was discovered in the older parts of the house showing considerable blackening , and Mrs Lingham informed me that vestiges of a gallery were discovered , and it was suggested that this part of the building may have been of the hall type . |
| 29 | It was suggested that this policy " be continued and issued to all concerned as AFHQ policy in the following form " : ( a ) No Jugoslavs , who are ( 1 ) Supporters of Mihailovitch ( Chetniks ) ( 2 ) Supporters of Nedic … ( 3 ) Croats ( 4 ) Slovenes ( 5 ) Miscellaneous refugees and dissident civilians , including women and children who have come into the hands of Allied troops will be returned to Jugoslavia . |
| 30 | The response from colleges greatly encouraged the Council and it was agreed that this part of the Development Programme should be continued by inviting colleges to participate in 1989 pilot schemes . |