Example sentences of "it [was/were] [verb] that [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it were found that more accidents occurred in the winter months between 6 and 8 o'clock in the evening compared with noon and 2 o'clock , is this because , during the early evening , lighting is worse , there is more traffic , drivers have been working longer and are more tired , or weather conditions are worse ? |
| 2 | This would cause many of the possible infinities to cancel out , but it was suspected that some infinities might still remain . |
| 3 | It was explained that these accounts would be used in a later practical class . |
| 4 | When it was seen that all clan chiefs had taken the oath , Dalrymple was frustrated , but not for long . |
| 5 | It was assumed that all learning could be reduced to a series of conditioned reflexes . |
| 6 | In the British Army , discipline was centred around self-discipline , and it was assumed that each man had enough self-discipline to carry out an order without being told twice . |
| 7 | In 1990 , it was assumed that each assistant would average twenty items a minute ( Cutter and Rowe 1990 ) . |
| 8 | It was assumed that any erosion terraces would show as modes in the frequency distribution . |
| 9 | It was concluded that some platinum enrichment is related to primary magmatic differentiation but that many of the high values , particularly of palladium and gold , are the product of later alteration associated with deformation . |
| 10 | The early work on viscoelasticity was performed on silk , rubber , and glass , and it was concluded that these materials exhibited a ‘ delayed elasticity ’ manifest in the observation , that the imposition of a stress resulted in an instantaneous strain which continued to increase more slowly , with time . |
| 11 | It was argued that many disputes which were previously resolved by headmen would be taken to the new courts . |
| 12 | It was argued that such covenants are often contained in conveyances , leases and mortgages , and that they had never been subject to the doctrine of restraint of trade and consequently the test of reasonableness . |
| 13 | It was argued that these findings reflected general activation of both hemispheres combined with specific activation of the left hemisphere . |
| 14 | Nevertheless it was argued that these procedures violated Article 8 of the Convention on two grounds , one because people were not always notified after the surveillance , the other because there was no judicial supervision of the procedures . |
| 15 | It was argued that these assignments were by way of charge . |
| 16 | While it was argued that these centres create jobs , can help create a better image for the area and provide shopping facilities locally , many expressed concern that the jobs provided are part-time and low paid and go no way towards creating a sound economic base in the community . |
| 17 | Not only were their needs felt to threaten the living standards of other groups , but it was argued that these needs should be given less priority : ‘ It is dangerous to be in any way lavish to old age , until adequate provision . |
| 18 | While this is a notoriously difficult problem , it was argued that some progress can be made . |
| 19 | On behalf of the defendant it was argued that some limitation had to be placed on the word " practice " and the natural and proper limitation was to imply the words " as medical practitioners " . |
| 20 | It was argued that this arrangement would make the scheme more popular both with contributors and with advocates of self-help , since contributors would appear to be financing their own benefits , whilst experiencing a form of training in saving . |
| 21 | Also , as it so happens , in August 1941 Winston Churchill had a meeting with President Roosevelt on board a British battleship , off the coast of Newfoundland , and that was followed by a further meeting at Christmas in Washington , when they agreed to send aid to Russia in the form of armaments , etc. , also they drew up the Atlantic Charter under which it was proclaimed that all peoples , in all parts of the world , would have the right to choose their own form of government . |
| 22 | It was believed that such measures would stimulate industry and increase employment in the short-term until Britain 's economic markets were restored by the revival of world trade and increasing cost-effective output : |
| 23 | It was believed that this intervention would be aided if the state had control of certain key industries ( eg coal , railways , gas , electricity distribution ) , which were crucial to post-war economic recovery and which were in such a rundown state that it was unlikely that sufficient private capital would materialise to rejuvenate them . |
| 24 | It was believed that this area offered more opportunities for conversion into convenient living space . |
| 25 | This is why graphology was not given a separate heading in our checklist of stylistic features in 3.1 ; it was understood that such features , where of stylistic interest , would be noted under the heading of foregrounding . |
| 26 | The Cabinet had agreed on March 20 that Decree No. 42 should be discarded but it was understood that some members of the Cabinet favoured new press legislation to replace the decree , while others thought that the existing criminal code was enough to ensure a responsible press . |
| 27 | It was understood that most injuries were caused by debris falling from the Commercial Union and other buildings on to passers by . |
| 28 | It was calculated that each child needed one pound a week for food and clothing . |
| 29 | The Pilgrim Trust 's survey of a sample of unemployed men included some 170,000 wives and it was calculated that these women ate only 70 per cent of the calories consumed by men , rather than the 85 per cent recommended by dieticians . |
| 30 | Once it was recognised that any kind of cancer had an identifiable cause , it was natural to try and determine the exact chemical identity of the substances responsible ( the ‘ carcinogens ’ ) . |