Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [verb] that [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1	Our intention was to ensure that genuine cases could be dealt with properly , such as those where the claimant had contributed or had produced fresh evidence that was relevant to a particular decision .
2	In 1986 a law was passed that required donations to be valued at cost rather than an invented ‘ appreciated ’ value for tax purposes — though only in cases where the deductions would reduce the donor 's tax bill to zero .
3	Last week the inquiry was assured that sufficient supplies of uranium were available to meet the likely world demand in the coming 50 years .
4	The court was told that nine years after murdering his wife , Taylor plotted with his daughter to murder her husband in November 1991 .
5	Concern was expressed that Western donors might link aid to political reform .
6	Concern was expressed that large numbers of would-be boat people would start paying cash to ‘ unscrupulous people ’ when the sailing season started in February .
7	No suggestion was made that non-litigation costs were not amenable to being quantified by taxation .
8	If proof were needed that intelligent children 's television is a friend of children 's books , the recent BBC serialisation of The Borrowers provides it amply .
9	Today 's inquest was told that two grandchildren of the murdered woman were so close to the shooting that they too were hit .
10	The technical officer was verifying that all platforms within firing range were accepting the signal .
11	It was becoming easy enough to find biochemical changes that occurred when an animal learned ; the problem was to show that such changes were really part of the memory-making process .
12	His first step was to request that all copies of the European Vehicle and Components ’ Plan be withdrawn from circulation .
13	Thus the impression was created that social services would gradually reduce inequalities in British society .

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