Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [adj] [that] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keith Evans ' charge that some American school media centres actually undermined the morale of teachers ( a charge he did not , incidentally , document ) was not one which could be levelled at centres on the Madeley and Codsall model , and their influence was such that many examples existed , at least for periods of time . |
| 2 | A draw was all that either team needed in order to avoid relegation . |
| 3 | My Group was anxious that all teachers should understand and think about the ideological assumptions implied by their approach to the teaching of English , for this is one way to overcome dogmatism . |
| 4 | Their general emaciation and pitiful appearance was such that many people 's appetite for rabbits died then and has never returned . |
| 5 | The Court was surprised that those suggestions should have been made , and the Court owed it to its members and to all concerned to make it clear that no attempt had been made by anyone directly or indirectly , otherwise than in open court , to influence its decision . |
| 6 | He said the court was conscious that any delay would not affect Rhys , who suffers from Batten 's disease , an inherited metabolic disorder which causes blindness , dementia and death usually by the age of seven . |
| 7 | Gaitskell was convinced that this proposal was right , and gained the agreement of his cabinet colleagues and , eventually , of Citrine . |
| 8 | This heavy fine so impoverished him that his northern castles fell into decay , and in 1574 the decay was such that all buildings of the castle were demolished and valuable materials removed and used for the repair of Wressil Castle . |