Example sentences of "it [was/were] [verb] [conj] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | In AD 531 it was ruled that any words , direct or precatory , would suffice for a bequest ; that legacies should also have the nature of trusts and vice versa ; and that each disposition was also the other . |
| 32 | Soon it was realized that these electrons must be coming from within the atoms themselves , and in 1911 the British physicist Ernest Rutherford finally showed that the atoms of matter do have internal structure : they are made up of an extremely tiny , positively charged nucleus , around which a number of electrons orbit . |
| 33 | Last year it was revealed that many collectives had managed to run up enormous debts . |
| 34 | Fritz Leiber once wrote a terrific book called Conjure Wife , in which it was revealed that all women were witches . |
| 35 | The extent of the problems faced by students at the poly was highlighted last week when it was revealed that some students were living in cars , and others had to turn down places because of the lack of affordable housing . |
| 36 | He also distributed library books to those who asked for them — although I saw few books in the cells or barracks and it was stated that few prisoners were interested in reading . |
| 37 | At the inception of the previous chapter it was said that all grants of power to public bodies could be broken down into two parts : if X exists , you may or shall do Y. |
| 38 | It was said that these teenagers were easily offended . |
| 39 | This theory was threatened when it was discovered that many substances gain weight after combustion . |
| 40 | In the middle ages , it was discovered that many regiments were not getting their fair share . |
| 41 | In a study carried out of job interviews in America , it was discovered that most interviewers had made decisions about a candidate in the areas just mentioned within the first four minutes of the interview . |
| 42 | Only when it was discovered that some men , formerly working on the surface , were working in canteens on the lowest male rate — higher than the female rate — did the union begin to campaign for equal pay for the women . |
| 43 | In the two ballots held on May 17 it was discovered that some voters had voted twice , and Scalfaro , the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies since April [ see p. 38870 ] , ordered that the voting regulations should immediately be amended ; deputies would be handed a single voting slip as they entered a specially constructed voting booth . |
| 44 | It was noted that both women were killed on the night of a full moon , as were Gore 's parents . |
| 45 | It was noted that these letters " bear witness to Dmitrov 's incorruptible communist conscience " . |
| 46 | In the previous chapter , it was noted that some groups of trees employed in turn the same species of pollinating insects , suggesting that within certain constraints these were generalist in their flower-visiting . |
| 47 | This section has paused long on the views held by some librarians on the nature of their role , and that of their collections , in the educational process because it was felt that such views were not as widely known among educators as perhaps they should be . |
| 48 | However , it was felt that these agencies are not very supportive of women who approach them . |
| 49 | If it was felt that these conditions would be insufficient to prevent ‘ serious public disorder ’ , then the chief officer could apply for a banning order — from the Home Secretary in London , or from the local council in any other part of the country . |
| 50 | It was felt that these arrangements would lessen the risk of the association being drawn into difficulties if anything else went wrong . |
| 51 | In some areas it was acknowledged that these plots contributed substantially to the food supply . |
| 52 | What a beneficial change it would be if instead it was acknowledged that these issues present tragic choices between compelling arguments which are held on both sides in good faith . |
| 53 | It was intended that all parties should agree on two new treaties at the December 1991 European Council meeting at Maastricht , Netherlands , which would then require approval by member country parliaments before they entered into force . |
| 54 | It was intended that these measures should provide the tenant with a defence against the unscrupulous landlord , both in terms of protection against unfair eviction and also as a guarantee of ‘ fair ’ rents , especially for those on low incomes . |
| 55 | Even though it was suggested that such crises may at some point lead to a collapse of the system , this is not inevitable nor even highly probable . |
| 56 | In respect of the control of capital movements , the Community made a very significant breakthrough in 1988 when it was agreed that all restrictions on such movements between residents in different member states should be removed by July 1990 . |
| 57 | It was agreed that all patients under 16 years of age , and injuries resulting from deliberate self-harm would be seen by a doctor . |
| 58 | In terms of the revenue output it 's a hundred and forty three thousand below the estimates and it was agreed that any variations would be carried over into next year . |
| 59 | Using the principles of stratigraphy , borrowed from geology , it was deduced that some types of tool were earlier than others . |
| 60 | In keeping with this principle , systems and procedures were deliberately kept old-fashioned , especially since it was found that many guests favoured this . |