Example sentences of "[conj] it [was/were] [verb] [conj] these " in BNC.
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| 1 | The early work on viscoelasticity was performed on silk , rubber , and glass , and it was concluded that these materials exhibited a ‘ delayed elasticity ’ manifest in the observation , that the imposition of a stress resulted in an instantaneous strain which continued to increase more slowly , with time . |
| 2 | The Pilgrim Trust 's survey of a sample of unemployed men included some 170,000 wives and it was calculated that these women ate only 70 per cent of the calories consumed by men , rather than the 85 per cent recommended by dieticians . |
| 3 | Major improvements were being noted two years later , and it was expected that these would be carried further when the Polytechnic was transferred to the East Sussex Local Authority following county boundary changes . |
| 4 | All contributions towards the proceedings arising from the pre-congress conference on Chemistry and developing countries had been received and it was anticipated that these would be published through the Commonwealth Science Council in the near future . |
| 5 | An EC-EFTA meeting on Dec. 19 made progress in discussions on the European Economic Area or EEA ( the term now adopted in preference to " European Economic Space " or EES — see pp. 37134 ; 37535 ) , and it was anticipated that these EC-EFTA talks would now reach a conclusion by mid-1992 such that an EEA agreement could go through the various ratification processes and take effect on Jan. 1 , 1993 . |
| 6 | If it was felt that these conditions would be insufficient to prevent ‘ serious public disorder ’ , then the chief officer could apply for a banning order — from the Home Secretary in London , or from the local council in any other part of the country . |
| 7 | Not only were their needs felt to threaten the living standards of other groups , but it was argued that these needs should be given less priority : ‘ It is dangerous to be in any way lavish to old age , until adequate provision . |
| 8 | Basically , the local authority suspended improvement grants which had previously been available because it was considered that these areas might be cleared in order to meet ‘ the necessity for new housing development being provided to the south of Saville Street to contribute to the success of the proposed new shopping centre ’ ( Town Improvement Committee , 8 March 1971 ) . |
| 9 | Because it was implied that these girls had been sexually available to a wide number of men , the hero could n't live with them after the fade-out . |
| 10 | While it was argued that these centres create jobs , can help create a better image for the area and provide shopping facilities locally , many expressed concern that the jobs provided are part-time and low paid and go no way towards creating a sound economic base in the community . |
| 11 | The News of the World called it ‘ The most shocking sporting event ever to be screened ’ and newsmen from around the world hurried to interview the organizers of the Sex Olympics when it was announced that these very contemporary games were due to be staged in 1971 . |
| 12 | The crunch came when it was realised that these competent women had a propensity to marry ( Martindale , 1939 ) . |
| 13 | The model for southeast England has been refined and developed and one reason for its modification has been the time allocated to mid-Tertiary earth movements as it was appreciated that these ‘ outer ripples of the Alpine storm ’ may have continued for longer than was at first envisaged . |