Example sentences of "was [vb pp] that the new [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It was felt that the new clock should have a British movement for the sake of authenticity and because of its historic associations .
2 Daniel Alexander , the architect of Dartmoor prison , was appointed and it was decided that the new building should be constructed on the lines recommended by Howard : individual sleeping cells for prisoners , with day-rooms , courtyards and offices : a strict separation of different classes of prisoner and careful attention to problems of water supply , sewerage and ventilation .
3 I was told that the new drug I was given was better than the one I had been previously taking and I was not warned about any side effects or told not to get pregnant .
4 I was told that the new drug I was given was better than the one I had been previously taking and I was not warned about any side effects or told not to get pregnant .
5 It was agreed that the new committee should be recommended to appoint a press secretary .
6 Any other business , it was agreed that the new committee should be asked to consider the possibility of holding meetings after rehearsals rather than on Saturday or Sunday afternoons .
7 I think all I think most of the other things I the only er one I I would like to raise is that it was agreed that the new committee should be recommended to appoint a press secretary .
8 It was agreed that the new pole , a seventy foot fir from Hull , should stand on the site of the old one .
9 It was understood that the new government would lead the country to presidential elections in November , and to multiparty legislative elections in December .
10 The accession of the new Tsar , Alexander II , in January 1855 , was followed by an outburst of diplomatic activity in Paris and London , since it was known that the new sovereign was inclined to peace and the allies were more than willing to bring the conflict to an end .
11 She was determined that the new course would not bite the dust because of a rearguard action by a couple of old fogies like Maurice Webb and Henry Hedger .
12 It was planned that the new accommodation would be furnished very basically and would offer at minimum charge , a camp bed or mattress , blankets , and basic cooking facilities on production of the membership card of a central organization .
13 It was suggested that the new arrangements would also weaken the roles of course teams in institutions , to the benefit of heads of departments and central administrations , and another commentator talked of the danger of increased internal conflict between management and ‘ the grassroots ’ .
14 The following factors are among those which are taken into account : ( 1 ) the length of the previous tenancy or tenancies ( Betty 's Cafes Ltd v Phillips Furnishing Stores Ltd [ 1957 ] 1 Ch 67 at 88 ) ; ( 2 ) any period during which the tenant has held over pending resolution of his application ( London and Provincial Millinery Stores Ltd v Barclays Bank Ltd [ 1962 ] 1 WLR 510 ) ; ( 3 ) the landlord 's intentions as regards his own occupation of the property ( Wig Creations Ltd v Colour Film Services Ltd ( 1969 ) 113 SJ 688 where it was held that the new tenancy should expire shortly after the landlord would become entitled to rely upon s30(1) ( g ) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 ) ; ( 4 ) the prospects of redevelopment of the property ( Reohorn v Barry Corporation [ 1956 ] 2 All ER 742 ; London and Provincial Millinery Stores Ltd v Barclays Bank Ltd ) ; ( 5 ) the balance of hardship , and the relative bargaining positions of the parties ( Upsons Ltd v Robins ( E ) Ltd [ 1956 ] 1 QB 131 ; Amika Motors Ltd v Colebrook Holdings Ltd ( 1981 ) 259 EG 243 ) ; ( 6 ) the tenant 's business needs ( CBS ( United Kingdom ) Ltd v London Scottish Properties Ltd ( 1985 ) 275 EG 718 ) .
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