Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [adv] that [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There have been many theories accounting for the prevalence of North , North East and East facing galleries , including a favourite one that they were built so that thrifty spinners might sit out and catch the last of the waning daylight . |
| 2 | Changes in the parole system were promised so that serious offenders would serve a longer proportion of their time in jail . |
| 3 | Concerns were voiced nationally that older boys particularly would resist any move to force them to dance . |
| 4 | The ‘ four great freedoms ’ were suspended so that public meetings and rallies could not take place . |
| 5 | It was recognized also that selective investments might be made in unattractive industries if the SBU was the dominant operator in that industry , and similarly where attractiveness was high and the SBU 's position weak . |
| 6 | This was arranged so that most projects started with an introduction based upon ‘ extant material , whether it 's fine art , or fabric design or whatever ’ , then through analysis and exploration of the ideas and processes involved to some form of critical studies and evaluation , so that : |
| 7 | It was pointed out that all cases were embalmed in USA and now in Australia and yet in GB we were advised not to embalm any body known to have any infection . |
| 8 | However , it was pointed out that some incomers wanted to get into the traditional game but were not succeeding . |
| 9 | It was pointed out that some advisers had wanted there to be a period of in-service training across the borough in order to familiarise teachers with the principles and procedures of self-appraisal . |
| 10 | It was pointed out that these lists should not be seen as hierarchical . |
| 11 | Perhaps more significantly I was to find out that many Heads and teachers alike believed in the importance of creative experience for children , and so the way schools had developed was genuine , well founded and not a half-baked ill-digested educational " gimmick " . |
| 12 | A claim was made against a firm of accountants who were never the auditors of B. & C. and the order was sought so that unspecified claims could be investigated . |
| 13 | It was agreed instead that both groups would submit papers simultaneously to a journal , and within three to four weeks in order to have them accepted and hopefully published before Jones ' scheduled talk in May . |
| 14 | The remarkable feature of the Mark 3 is the fact that only one basic bodyshell was produced so that standard-class coaches have exactly the same external dimensions , window spacing and appearance as the first class . |
| 15 | It was noted above that these accounts are audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General who reports to the Public Accounts Committee . |
| 16 | The port of Southampton was enlarged so that ocean-going liners were attracted to its facilities and in 1933 what was then the largest dry dock in the world was opened by King George V. |