Example sentences of "it was [vb pp] [conj] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Jan. 21 it was confirmed that a peace formula was also being sought within the framework of the Non-aligned Movement . |
| 2 | The report , quoting Swedish security sources , claimed it was confirmed that a man using an Egyptian passport in the name of Mohamed Abu Taleb was in Malta at the end of November last year . |
| 3 | It was assumed that a number of serving ministers from Hun Sen 's Cambodian People 's Party ( CPP , the new name chosen in October by what had been the Khmer People 's Revolutionary Party or KPRP ) would resign to make way for representatives of the monarchist Funcinpec Party led by Sihanouk 's son Norodom Ranaridh . |
| 4 | Second , it was argued that a range of local services in the catchment areas of the two chosen hospitals would have to be created before any rundown programme was agreed . |
| 5 | It was argued that a Parliament full of men of wealth and property was unlikely to view industry , trade , and agriculture from the point of view of the laboring classes . |
| 6 | In Wallshire Ltd v Aarons [ 1989 ] 1 EGLR 147 , it was argued that a surveyor conducting a rent review as an expert should have looked at more evidence of comparable lettings . |
| 7 | It was argued that a breach of natural justice at the original hearing conducted by racing stewards could not be cured by an appeal to a committee of the Australian Jockey Club since there would be nothing to appeal against , the first decision being a nullity . |
| 8 | It was argued that a solicitor affected by this could be represented by another solicitor after exchange of contract , so that that other solicitor could give the report on title to the lender and receive the mortgage advance . |
| 9 | So it was believed that a pronunciation change in one word would be followed by changes in all similar words — that there are laws of language evolution — and that is generally the case . |
| 10 | On Oct. 10 the bank 's governor , José Tavares Moreira , announced that Portugal would not enter the ERM until it was clear that inflation was in decline ; it was understood that a level of around 7-8 per cent would be acceptable . |
| 11 | Although the G-7 final communiqué made only a passing reference to " developments in the Soviet Union " , it was understood that a decision to shelve the issue of Soviet participation in the IMF and World Bank [ see p. 37730 ] had been prompted by widespread condemnation of recent Soviet attacks on nationalists in Latvia and Lithuania [ see pp. 37944-45 ] . |
| 12 | It was recognized that a work of literature might employ , to advance its serious purpose , a style which resembled , or had the same effect as , the pornographer 's : here the jury was to be assisted to draw the line by experts who would offer judgments as to the degree of importance the article represented in its particular discipline . |
| 13 | In Webb it was accepted that a man in similar circumstances who would be unavailable at th |
| 14 | The Cornish Rex was discovered in 1950 when it was noticed that a cat with the unusual name of Kallibunker did not have normal feline fur . |
| 15 | On Jan. 6 it was announced that a border crossing point was to be created between Nakhichevan and Turkey . |
| 16 | On Sept. 16 it was announced that a council of republican foreign ministers would form the Soviet Union 's supreme diplomatic body , whose responsibilities would include appointing ambassadors and determining foreign policy . |
| 17 | After a three-year investigation involving the Police Complaints Authority , it was announced that a number of police officers were to be admonished or advised about their conduct and were to face disciplinary charges . |
| 18 | On April 3 it was announced that a fund would be set up to complement the introduction with effect from March 22 of a new penal code based on sharia ( Islamic ) law [ see p. 37995 ] . |
| 19 | However , in March 1989 it was announced that a constitution would be promulgated within a year by the newly elected Supreme People 's Assembly ( SPA ) [ see p. 36523 ] . |
| 20 | contrast this with the case of cohen v shaw ( release 014 ) and a similar scottish case elliott v joicy ( 1935sc ( hl ) 57 ) both of which concerned a child in utero where it was decided that a child succeeds in a claim for injuries received . |
| 21 | Tight control was the key so it was decided that a Management Committee of four men be invited to run the Club during the War . |
| 22 | I have said it before and will say again that I am one such beneficiary , and probably not the sort of beneficiary that was intended when it was decided that a discount would be required . |
| 23 | After further consultation with athletes it was decided that a selection panel would pick the team for Antwerp , using the English , Scottish and Welsh championship races as a guide to form . |
| 24 | She discovered that he had urinary frequency and it was decided that a specimen of urine should be sent to the bacteriology laboratory to discover whether he had a urinary tract infection . |
| 25 | It was decided that a charge of eighteen shillings should be made on the Cambridge School of Anatomy to cover the cost of each coffin when bodies of unclaimed and unknown persons were sent there . |
| 26 | The opinions of staff and governors were sought and although there were some reservations it was decided that a questionnaire should be distributed to parents . |
| 27 | Extra filtration would be added and to save time it was decided that a 4′ water tank would be used for this purpose . |
| 28 | The following year , 1926 the Ministry of Health issued draft proposals for reform of the Poor Law but copies were not sent to Boards of Guardians , and it was decided that a letter of protest about the omission should be sent . |
| 29 | It was decided that a letter should accompany the syllabus at the next distribution stating where the envelopes should be returned . |
| 30 | It was decided that a letter should accompany the syllabus at the next distribution stating where the envelopes should be returned . |