Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [adv] that [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Recently additional facilities were completed so that the Department now comprises a purpose-built Food Studies/Cookery Room and a separate Textile Studies/Fabric Work Area . |
| 2 | Last year , Scotland 's 16 health boards were reconstituted so that no trade unions or local authorities had the right of membership , and they are now dominated by the Tories ' natural allies — business people — under the cloak of rhetoric about bringing in commercial nous ( see box ) . |
| 3 | We were told later that the fraud was so enormous — a total of $10 million — that reconstruction was impossible , and that any money the majority shareholders could put in would soon disappear into a large hole . |
| 4 | Employees at the Dupont nylon fibres factory in Brockworth , Gloucester were told today that a quarter of the workforce … 250 out of a total of 990 , are to lose their jobs . |
| 5 | When stoppages were called so that the canal could be repaired the blacksmith would go on site to fit the ironwork he had made . |
| 6 | LABOUR delegates were warned yesterday that the party would lack electoral credibilty if it promised increases in public spending which could only be met by higher borrowing or taxes . |
| 7 | In 1989 , however , the 1980 , 1981 and 1982 extensions were repealed so that the relief now only applies to business assets . |
| 8 | The muscles were divided so that the cut end of the bone was covered and a flap of skin was left that could be used to cover the wound . |
| 9 | Over ten , half hour meetings were held so that every employee in the group had an opportunity to attend . |
| 10 | We now went further , proposing changes in the way that doctors were paid so that the remuneration system much more clearly recognized the good doctors and the good practices . |
| 11 | Largely as a result of these influential criticisms , the law was altered so that the requirement of intent was abrogated . |
| 12 | It was emphasized above that the market model is essentially an ex-post version of the CAPM . |
| 13 | The ‘ vertical ’ division of London was adjusted so that the weekend franchise would run from 7.00 pm on Friday , not from Saturday morning . |
| 14 | In early April it was reported locally that the government , as part of a proposed 15-point economic programme , was seeking to stabilize the economy without " shocks " , and to promote wide-ranging sectoral agreements to curb inflation ( still running at over 20 per cent a month ) while stimulating production and preserving jobs . |
| 15 | It was reported also that the Justice Ministry had on Feb. 12 begun proceedings to extradite former President Duvalier from France on charges of the theft of US$800,000,000 , the abuse of power and the murder of political opponents . |
| 16 | It was argued then that the term furnished tenancy could be expressed as , f ( a , b , c , d … n ) = furnished tenancy . |
| 17 | It was argued earlier that the role of state enterprises partly reflects the interests of social classes and groups and the way they are represented within the polity . |
| 18 | It was said yesterday that the book 's publishers , Century Hutchinson , accepted that the ‘ very grave charges ’ were ‘ entirely untrue ’ . |
| 19 | It was decided early that the organization should be strongly business-led with unified functional departments in support . |
| 20 | Not far from the palace a fine zoological garden was built so that the Emperor could view all kinds of wonderful animals from his window . |
| 21 | I was told later that the designer at the Natural History Publications Section nearly broke down trying to put the pieces together , just as it was thought all the animals had been spotted and labelled , another would be discovered ; I think this was an exaggeration but it was a very tricky task . |
| 22 | COOKSTOWN Magistrates Court was told yesterday that a farmer forged his deceased mother-in-laws name on a cheque to pay his electricity bill . |
| 23 | But the borough 's environmental health committee was told yesterday that the outbreak , which has been sweeping the region , is slowing down . |
| 24 | The phone rota was redrawn so that the week was divided between five , not six . |
| 25 | Following TODAY 's campaign , it was understood yesterday that the Attorney General had called for papers which would enable him to consider the case . |
| 26 | He summoned over the waiter , who was chastened now that a man had arrived , and ordered wine to supplement Blanche 's mineral water . |
| 27 | The machine was manoeuvred so that the tip of the dildo was just touching the lush folds of her sweet vulva . |
| 28 | It was learned later that the plane had flown through overhead high tension power cables and left the topmost cable intact ; 132,000 volts of electricity had passed through the aircraft , igniting all flammable material on board . |
| 29 | A certificate was issued so that the funeral arrangements could be made and the inquest was adjourned to a date to be fixed . |
| 30 | It was confirmed yesterday that the meeting scheduled for Doncaster on 27 October is to be transferred to Carlisle . |