Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] 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 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | At any rate we were informed that the Chief Whip had carried a document to the sick Prime Minister showing the majority preference . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | After the elections charges were levelled that the federal government had intervened secretly on behalf of USNO in an attempt to undermine Kitangan . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 ’ . |
| 21 | For example , it was claimed that the military government had reduced the infant mortality rate to between 24 and 30 per thousand in the West Bank and 30 per thousand in Gaza , comparing very favourably with the rate , 22 per thousand , for Palestinians in Israel . |
| 22 | It was claimed that the unsolicited letter from Watts revealed the extent to which the partnership principle had failed to secure active , purposeful and genuine co-operation between the Cambridge Board and the WEA . |
| 23 | Wingti also promised to provide compensation for those killed and , on Sept. 20 , it was reported that the abducted man had been returned to Honiara . |
| 24 | On July 17 it was reported that the Democratic Platform co-ordinating council had decided to recommend that its supporters should begin leaving the party after all . |
| 25 | It was reported that the final signing had been held up over successive objections raised by Taylor , and that he eventually signed only under pressure from Capt. Blaise Compaore , the head of state of Burkina , a country which , according to some reports , had previously been an important source of arms supplies to Taylor 's faction . |
| 26 | On Aug. 23 , it was reported that the Bulgarian ambassador was wounded by shrapnel and that two local personnel in both the Pakistan and French embassies had been killed . |
| 27 | On April 18-19 Mitterrand visited Bucharest [ see p. 38163 ] , and on July 17-19 Roman visited Paris again , when it was reported that the French government had guaranteed loans to the value of US$200,000,000 to French firms investing in Romania . |
| 28 | It was reported that the dinucleotide-based roll angle value of GC step is one of the smallest found in all dinucleotides ( 1,6 ) . |
| 29 | On July 4 a goodwill visit to Port Vila by two Australian navy ships ( scheduled for July 9-12 ) was cancelled as a mark of Australian displeasure , and on July 29 it was reported that the Australian government had imposed a ban on all high-level contact with Vanuatu until Dec. 31 , 1992 . |
| 30 | In July it was disclosed that the Soviet Union was owed the equivalent of 87,500 million ( 25 per cent in convertible currencies ) , but much of this was believed to be for arms sales to poorer countries who were unable to repay it . |