Example sentences of "it was [verb] that the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition it was assumed that the Soviets could reinforce their front line much more rapidly than their opponents . |
| 2 | Some uncertainty was admitted in relation to those factors , and ways of studying the impact of such uncertainties were shown , but then it was assumed that the uncertainties themselves were reasonably structured such that rough probabilities of outcomes could be assigned . |
| 3 | In Kennedy v. Broun ( 1863 ) 13 C.B. 677 ( Common Pleas ) Erle C.J. said that in Lampleigh v. Brathwait , ‘ it was assumed that the journeys which the plaintiff performed at the request of the defendant , and the other services he rendered , would have been sufficient to make any promise binding if it had been connected therewith in one contract ; the peculiarity of the decision lies in connecting a subsequent promise with a prior consideration after it had been executed . |
| 4 | If no regeneration of mycelium was observed on the minimal medium without uridine , it was concluded that the nuclei had lost the ura + transforming gene during growth on non-selective medium . |
| 5 | At the annual parish meeting it was heard that the rats were beginning to explore and were going out into Church Street . |
| 6 | On behalf of Mr. Tully it was argued that the disclosures made by Mr. Tully in compliance with the order of Buckley J. might be ‘ leaked ’ to the Crown Prosecution Service or might suggest to the Crown Prosecution Service new lines of inquiry . |
| 7 | At one cemetery all of the wood for the boards was alder , and it was argued that the boards were of multi-ply construction because of the various directions of grain represented . |
| 8 | It was believed that the Soviets already had superiority in conventional armies and weapons . |
| 9 | Up to 1956 it was believed that the laws of physics obeyed each of three separate symmetries called C , P , and T. The symmetry C means that the laws are the same for particles and antiparticles . |
| 10 | It was calculated that the measures contained in the 1992 budget would bring about a reduction of 3-4 per cent in the real incomes of many workers and pensioners , as anticipated increases in wages and in pensions were equivalent to half of the inflation rate ( expected to be 12.5 per cent ) . |
| 11 | It was recognized that the advantages were outweighed by disadvantages , including the loss of productive agricultural land , disruption of the labour supply for farming , despoliation of the landscape , and modification of traditional village life . |
| 12 | It was recognised that the vagaries of the weather make pre-selection of a period for a close-down impossible . ’ |
| 13 | The colonies had at first been left to look after themselves because the king had no money to spare for defending them nor any forces he could send across the Atlantic , but after 1650 it was accepted that the colonies had a right to expect to be protected against European attack , though not against Indian or other local problems . |
| 14 | In the previous chapter it was emphasised that the authorities deliberately promoted and condoned violence , crime and racketeering in order to alienate both terrorist and legitimate political opponents of the government from their natural sympathisers . |
| 15 | When puppies for research were raised in isolation in laboratory , it was noticed that the ill-effects of such rearing could be somewhat offset by cutting a window into the side of their box so that they could see out into the busy laboratory . |
| 16 | Moreover , in January 1991 it was announced that the tests for 7 year olds had been modified and would take up half of teaching time for three weeks . |
| 17 | When it was announced that the orders were to be considered this week , the instruments were not in the hands of our clerk and our counsel . |
| 18 | After the meeting it was announced that the Zulus had agreed to support restrictions on the carrying of weapons in areas of unrest . |
| 19 | Last month it was announced that the Maktoums are to purchase a property especially for Major Dick Hern , who trains the Derby winner , Nashwan , for Hamdan Al Maktoum . |
| 20 | At an emergency high-level meeting of the Congress Party , it was decided that the bishops should die , according to Church sources and Western diplomats . |
| 21 | It was decided that the damages for loss of housekeeping services should be assessed by reference to the plaintiff 's loss of wages and not by reference to the cost of providing a housekeeper , since his loss of wages represented the cost of providing the services of a full-time housekeeper and substitute for the wife . |
| 22 | During December of 1847 it was decided that the inhabitants deserved toilets and Joseph Braithwaite was given the contract which included 10 peat houses . |
| 23 | In Cadbury v. Halliday ( 1975 D.C. ) it was decided that the words ‘ Extra value ’ written on the wrapper of chocolate bar did not relate to any of the items listed in section 2 and neither could they reasonably be taken to do so . |
| 24 | In Cadbury Ltd v Halliday [ 1975 ] 1 WLR 649 , it was decided that the words " Extra value " written on the wrapper of a bar of chocolate , did not relate to any of the items listed in s2 so that no offence was committed . |
| 25 | It was conceded that the advantages within a college are clear ( Williams 1987:490 ) : The increased awareness of the college environment which it offers the manager permits more forceful and effective action on his or her part … |
| 26 | This continued until it was realized that the fairies objected to the site , and the church was then built on top of the hill , which satisfied the fairies . |
| 27 | Two sisters sentenced to life in prison for murder have been freed by the Appeal Court after it was revealed that the Police deliberately withheld crucial evidence . |
| 28 | Environmentally it was reasoned that the consequences of State control have often been unpalatable : where were the beautiful cities that had been promised ? |
| 29 | It was stated that the directors of Britannia Hotels , Mr Michael Morton and Mr Alexander Langsam , had received rises of 98 per cent , taking their pay to more than £4 million each , at a time when their company had made an £8.5 million loss . |
| 30 | It was stated that the standards in the RVH were dropping . |