Example sentences of "it was [verb] that [noun] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was enacted that offenders were to be brought before a member of the King 's Council or a Justice of the Peace for examination ; hunting in disguise or by night , and wilful concealment of such offences were to be punished as felonies — that is , by death and forfeiture of property . |
| 2 | Crudely simplified , majority opinion passed through two well-defined phases in the West : first , it was assumed that war was unthinkable and impossible as a continuation of policy ; later , it was suggested that within certain limits nuclear war might still be winnable , if you were sufficiently prepared . |
| 3 | At seminary , it was assumed that God was above and his servants below , and somewhere in between came his ministers of religion . |
| 4 | The letter , ‘ I ca n't forgo principles ’ , was reportedly published at the behest of Ligachev and for some time it was believed that Andreeva was the pseudonym of a conservative member of the leadership . |
| 5 | The Collective State Presidency held , technically , the post of C.-in-C. of the armed forces , and it was believed that Milosevic was counting on forcing the army to intervene , a development which he would expect to bolster his own flagging domestic support . |
| 6 | It was believed that Humphrey was a farm worker employed on the Normanby Park estate in the distant Past and that he had been found guilty of stealing from his employers . |
| 7 | At the time , it was believed that obsolescence was to blame . |
| 8 | On both sides it was understood that Cagney was not just a man off the New York street but rather a remarkable screen performer . |
| 9 | He called on other wealthy countries to follow suit ; Canada announced shortly afterwards that it would follow the British lead , and it was understood that Australia was considering similar action . |
| 10 | It was recognised that Tyrone was likely to be the area in which there would be activity subsequent to the activities in Belfast . |
| 11 | It was accepted that models were used to create all of the decoration required in the day moulds , so that variation could occur in making the model , mould , casting or in any final cleaning . |
| 12 | She had no other great-nieces or nephews and it was accepted that Sara was her darling , that Sara was to get Moorlake House and what little money and possessions Aunt Alicia had left . |
| 13 | That fact carried much weight with the laymen even when it was emphasised that Black was not responsible . |
| 14 | At the end of the visit it was announced that Japan was to provide Mongolia with US$15,000,000 in grants and $100 million in export guarantees . |
| 15 | On Nov. 29 it was announced that France was to send an official military " observation unit " to the north of the country , where it would patrol and prevent infiltration across the international border . |
| 16 | It was announced that laws were being drafted on borders , on economic and foreign policy , and on the implementation of independence . |
| 17 | An inquiry into the killing of over 50 striking workers in Gdansk in December 1970 led in December 1990 to the arrest of three generals and five colonels , and in the same month it was announced that investigations were being held into the introduction of martial law in 1981 . |
| 18 | It was announced that HCIMA was to lead a major industry initiative to consider a Quality assurance programme designed specifically for the industry . |
| 19 | The importance of such links was stressed by Yeltsin during his visit to the USA ( on June 18-21 — see above ) and on June 23 it was announced that Russia was to have its own counsellor in the Soviet embassy in Washington and to have its own representative at the Soviet UN mission . |
| 20 | A long-term government plan came to fruition at the beginning of 1990 when it was announced that Taiwan was to apply to accede to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) . |
| 21 | On March 4 it was announced that APEC was holding further discussions on the inclusion of China , Taiwan and Hong Kong , having reached a consensus on the need to admit all the " three Chinas " to the group [ see pp. 37613 ; 37656 ] . |
| 22 | It was announced that officials were due to discuss the dispute in London in December . |
| 23 | Eventually , it was decided that Skelmersdale was the best location , not only for its very convenient site links with all motorway connections , but with the environment being a very important word in the haulage industry today . |
| 24 | The Catholic religion has marginalized women , in part , one might say , since it was decided that God was male . |
| 25 | It was revealed that Newall was staying with with friends in Fulham when Rachel was killed . |
| 26 | Since it was revealed that Middlesbrough was to be given environment city status the borough council has organised a number of initiatives to help improve the town . |
| 27 | Last month it was revealed that Di was taped speaking on the phone to bachelor James Gilbey , who told her ‘ I love you . ’ |
| 28 | On Nov. 18 it was revealed that Bennett was Bush 's choice to succeed Lee Atwater as Republican Party chairman in January 1991 . |
| 29 | It was stated that Islam was based on the worship of a ‘ Father God ’ . |
| 30 | While it was stated that ELIZA was looking for key phrases in the ‘ patient 's ’ input , its illusory importance was re-affirmed by repeating the computer 's dialogue at the end of the program . |