Example sentences of "that it [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is believed that it was built as a chantry chapel in memory of Robert de Tattershall who died in 1121 . |
| 2 | If the human mind had been created in such a way that it was matched to the intelligibility of nature , then the possibility of secure scientific knowledge could be affirmed . |
| 3 | The CEGB denied that it was intended as a bribe . |
| 4 | He uttered a short sharp bark , which made Rosie jump ; she assumed it was a cough , then realised that it was intended as an expression of amusement . |
| 5 | The study was criticised on a number of grounds , principally that it was based on a small sample of children ( 950 ) in an area of England ( Cheshire ) in which informal methods were far from common . |
| 6 | As soon as he looked out of the window on the morning after he arrived ( he tells them ) and saw what the place was like , he realized that it was based on the tutorial system . |
| 7 | Chiles 's victory was particularly impressive in that it was based upon a campaign which included the explicit rejection of negative campaigning tactics — despite personal attacks upon him by his opponents — and the renunciation of " money politics " in the form of a refusal to accept campaign contributions greater that $100 . |
| 8 | Moreover , a third party may be prohibited from using confidential information where he obtains the information with actual knowledge that it was received as a result of a breach of confidence . |
| 9 | If the National Health Service Management Executive was to tackle this issue it might find that it was pushing at an open door . |
| 10 | Trying to get out of the traffic jam , I took a short cut down a back lane but found that it was blocked by a large wedding tent helpfully erected across the full width of the road . |
| 11 | He was so handsome , so present — it was a warmth and vitality that only his immense rage had masked , making her lash out in self-defence , but now that it was turned to a kind of gentle humour , and — she had to admit it — a single-minded interest in her she found him dangerously attractive . |
| 12 | It was for many years claimed to be the earliest example of the true arch in Europe , but it is now recognised that it was constructed in the sixth century as an open drain and that it was only roofed over with its present stone vault of three concentric rings of radiating voussoirs in 184 B.C. Its exit into the Tiber can still be seen in Rome near the Ponte Rotto ( 68 ) . |
| 13 | Bull Pot of the Witches , by the way , may mean just that , that it was named after a witch or witches that lived in the area . |
| 14 | This brief review of the origins of the care programme approach suggests that it was generated by a move to establish systems which would help to prevent individual patients from ‘ falling through the net ’ of services , with the risk of manifest neglect , homelessness , inappropriate use of health and criminal justice services or even more tragic outcomes . |
| 15 | Such was the state of affairs when Ostorius Scapula arrived to take over the governorship from Aulus Plautius , that it was seen as a serious crisis . |
| 16 | The lack of tangible reward for either side after the very heavy losses suffered by both was compounded by the fact that it was seen as a war that no one had actually wanted . |
| 17 | For Engels its significance lies in the fact that it was seen as the basis of what was to be the most dramatic change in the history of mankind . |
| 18 | The fact that it was rejected in a referendum last year does not mean that it was a bad reform package . |
| 19 | Can I assume that it was cleared through the Cabinet Office ? |
| 20 | ‘ I gather from Noakes that it was crouching in a gateway . ’ |
| 21 | We know nothing of his campaign , except that it was limited to a single season and that the Silures did not appear again as a fighting force . |
| 22 | There were a number of other areas that it was felt by the IBOA should be discussed and that included Future Branch Structures , Centralisation and Contracting of Work . |
| 23 | The sun had moved so that it was setting on the roof of the building on the western side of the yard . |
| 24 | It seemed to me that it was wanting in every detail , but the objective facts are that I was five feet two and a half , weighed eight stone five , and had my fair share of acne . |
| 25 | When its flapping had started to irritate me , I snatched it from him and saw that it was ruled like a timetable . |
| 26 | They denied that TM was addictive or produced ‘ spiritual trips ’ , or that it was viewed as a way of saving themselves by their own efforts . |
| 27 | Two further features of his narrative , none the less , register that it was composed in the changed atmosphere of ‘ late ’ antislavery . |
| 28 | Placing the egg in the palm of his right hand , Vic let it roll up his forearm and then jerked his elbow so that it was propelled into the air . |
| 29 | It was of course so important that it was recorded by the gospel writers no less than five times . |
| 30 | Their decision was prompted by fears that the protector might usurp the throne , although Mancini adds that it was supported by the queen 's family , who wanted to prevent power passing to Gloucester . |