Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] that the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At a public meeting called by the Welsh Office almost three years ago , happy villagers were told that the preferred route was the Red one . |
| 2 | Correction followed a day or so later when Telegraph readers were told that the upturned finger had been employed in early-day meetings when congregations sang : The way to Heaven is straight and plain ; Will you go ? |
| 3 | They were told that the underlying constipation can not be treated in a short period of time . |
| 4 | We must build and restore and this is possible even now , if only it were understood that the former dependence of museums on the resources of a criminal state was an abomination which there would be no shame in abandoning . |
| 5 | The next year the eight to the final year , there 's sixteen the next year until we were getting that the two year course was just as big as the old one year course . |
| 6 | The Churchill Government inherited a highly efficient system of Cabinet and official committees , but with in a few months officials were complaining that the neat system consolidated by Clement Attlee was in disarray . |
| 7 | Its initial tasks , however , were to ensure that the pioneering work already carried out by the NAS&FU in organising continental branches was consolidated into indigenous unions and to develop European solidarity to a point at which common strike action would be feasible . |
| 8 | However students were finding that the normal demand for High Wycombe graduates is waning this year due to the economy . |
| 9 | Avalanche experts were predicting that the prolonged spell of sub-zero temperatures above 2,500ft after the snowfalls could lead to problems later in the winter as new snow falling on top of the frozen snow pack would not bond easily to the lower layers . |
| 10 | However , by the autumn of 1992 , both the government and other experts were predicting that the continuing recession would lead to a still more rapid slow down in the growth of government revenue . |
| 11 | International financial markets experienced a period of considerable turbulence in the autumn of 1991 , as uncertainties grew about the sustainability of the recovery in the United States economy , and as fears were expressed that the German economy might also face intractable difficulties in meeting the costs of unification . |
| 12 | The Lieutenant 's friends were advised that the only way of getting to India , short of enlisting as a private soldier , was to travel as an officer 's servant , though with the prospect of becoming a recognised volunteer upon arrival . |
| 13 | We were informed that the Prime Minister had set aside an hour for us , and she arrived on the dot , nicely accoutred and coiffeured and saying she was ready to go when we were . |
| 14 | At any rate we were informed that the Chief Whip had carried a document to the sick Prime Minister showing the majority preference . |
| 15 | During April accusations were levelled that the Israeli Defence Forces ( IDF ) were operating a " shoot-to-kill " policy against Palestinian activists in the occupied territories , with undercover army squads deliberately executing street-level activists . |
| 16 | After the elections charges were levelled that the federal government had intervened secretly on behalf of USNO in an attempt to undermine Kitangan . |
| 17 | Events were to show that the persuasive power of force was not lasting and that some parts of the Habsburg lands were still able to defend their privileges effectively . |
| 18 | Although each patch would have a back-up long-term hostel , it was intended that the mental health centres should take over the role of caring for most people with longer-term difficulties . |
| 19 | It was calculated that the estimated time en route would have been approximately three hours and thirty-one minutes with a fuel reserve of thirty-two minutes if the flight was flown at an altitude of 31,000 feet , and a fuel reserve of nineteen minutes if the flight was flown at 28,000 feet . |
| 20 | Just two miles from the German forward positions , the Mort Homme seemed hardly beyond the scope of a determined thrust — especially when it was recalled that the Fifth Army had advanced three times as far during the first four days alone on the Right Bank . |
| 21 | It was recognized that the young king was particularly close to his mother 's family , and there was therefore a danger that the coronation of the young king would be followed by an increase in the family 's power . |
| 22 | It was recognized that the young king was particularly close to his mother 's family , and there was therefore a danger that the coronation of the young king would be followed by an increase in the family 's power . |
| 23 | Well I do n't I was suggesting we were becoming one but I was suggesting that the Prime Minister thought this is desirable . |
| 24 | She never said to whom that fresh statement was made , but it was apparent to the jury that she was saying that she had made a statement contrary to that incriminating one , and she was suggesting that the second statement set out her case as she was putting it in the witness box . |
| 25 | Charlemagne and the pope had received information from certain persons that Offa was suggesting that the Frankish king should depose Hadrian and replace him with a new pope of Frankish extraction . |
| 26 | Before long it was realised that the nutritious liquid was excellent feeding for pigs and , although pig-keeping had been unpopular in the county until then , almost every Ayrshire dairy farm began to keep a few of them . |
| 27 | In mid-1991 , investment analysts were recommending the company 's shares as a good buy and predicting pre-tax profits of about £40 million , but in August it was realised that the estimated profit was unattainable as a major contract was not going to materialise . |
| 28 | This result was regarded as surprising by all concerned , until it was realised that the infra-red content of the light source is very low . |
| 29 | When it was realised that the possible use of videos was assuming considerable significance those who answered this question positively were asked for examples as to where it would be helpful . |
| 30 | It was recommended that the National Front should recognize ‘ Israel 's right to exist ’ , and , the magazine added , its own ‘ solution ’ was the one ‘ favoured by many Jews themselves , including the Zionists ’ . |