Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] that [adj] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The public consultation exercise that was part of that erm Greater York study , and quite clearly the Greater York study was not a statutory plan , it was an informal plan , but it was the only way really that progress could be made in the absence erm of adopted local plans in Greater York , it was essential that that document was pursued to give a framework for the preparation of district local plans er and the greenbelt local plan , and the resolution that followed the consultation and the long body of work , and I 'll read it out , was that the development strategy for Greater York from ninety six to two thousand and six should be based on agreed sites within and on the periphery of the built up area , and that the residual requirement be met for the development of a new settlement or settlements located beyond the outer boundary erm of the greenbelt , a quite clearly there 's a major policy implication there that a new settlement was not acceptable within the greenbelt but would have to be er outside the outer boundary of the greenbelt , and the public consultation on that er study er attracted widespread support for a new settlement strategy in Greater York , all six authorities agreed that that was the direction er that had to be taken , it also had another benefit in that it enabled work on the York greenbelt local plan erm to proceed and that has now been taken forward to the stage where the enquiry terminated in May , it 's a joint enquiry in the greenbelt local plan enquiry , with a Southern Ryedale local plan enquiry in April ninety three , and we would hope that the inspectors report on that six month enquiry , when he considered all the objections to the er greenbelt proposals of the County Council , largely supported by the er District Council will be available er in the near future . |
| 2 | Colloredo refused , and , after an abusive interview in which the archbishop lost both his temper and his priestly dignity , calling Mozart a scoundrel and a knave , both parties announced that each was well rid of the other . |
| 3 | Indeed , similarities in their formulae suggest that both were drawn up at Fécamp in 1033 . |
| 4 | London-based dissidents said that this was the third offensive since the beginning of March . |
| 5 | There was a slight lurch and suddenly Nails found that all was sweetness and light ; he was moving with delicious ease , his bottom glued to the saddle , no slithering , no jerking , no bumping , just a pleasant sensation of moving to a smooth , easy rhythm . |
| 6 | Valladares claimed that this was " an historic moment " which would mark the true re-establishment of rights based on equality under the law . |
| 7 | The overall length of the Siberian lines was 2,100 versts , and mounted cossack patrols constantly made the rounds to ensure that all was peaceful . |
| 8 | The authorities declared that this was proof that South Africa was supplying UNITA by air [ see p. 39178 ] . |
| 9 | The individual referred to whose level of participation did not increase until the second datapoint after transfer ( HM ) shows marked increase in use of leisure equipment ; the observers reported that this was very simple manipulation of a guitar and was possibly prompted by staff in an attempt to influence the evaluation . |
| 10 | The riots were put down by the Yugoslav National Army ( JNA ) , with support from Serbia , in an apparent rebuttal of the Croatian authorities ; observers noted that this was the first time that the JNA , whose officer corps was dominated by ethnic Serbs , had been used to put down violence outside Serbia itself . |
| 11 | Observers noted that this was the first time that France , which had traditionally followed a strongly independent defence policy , had suggested such a possibility . |
| 12 | General Motors says that this was ‘ a close point of law ’ , but it was fined $5000 . |
| 13 | Donations of fire-fighting equipment and technical advice began to arrive in late October , but observers commented that these were likely to be largely of symbolic political value only . |
| 14 | Subsequent years showed that this was not typical . |
| 15 | Publicity in the local press was discouraged by the regime ; officials insisted that this was " a strictly private visit " to take place " in absolute discretion " , and that the Shah himself had " expressed no desire to see the press " . |
| 16 | For example , in 1984 10 Carmelite nuns gained the support of the Archdiocese of Krakow to establish a convent just outside the walls of Auschwitz but in 1987 a number of leading Polish Catholics accepted that this was offensive to Jews and that the convent should be relocated . |
| 17 | The political developments of the next eighteen years ensured that this was not so . |
| 18 | The yard did not appreciate the significance of the words , ‘ without prejudice to our rights , ’ the owners realised that this was so and deliberately did not draw the yard 's attention to the significance of the reservation . |
| 19 | The firms argued that this was because they bought quantities of salt from each other ( usually small ) , and it was usual to notify important buyers in advance of price changes . |
| 20 | But the er last group of tenants found that that was a big priority and really pushed and worked till they you know to get it . |
| 21 | All surviving ticket numbers of the 1st class singles suggest that few were sold . |
| 22 | Silajdzic told the UN human rights meeting that this was so . |
| 23 | Initially , he presumed that this phenomenon was merely a personal idiosyncrasy , but later observations showed that this was not the case at all : the tensing-up of neck muscles is practically universal . |
| 24 | And those who worked with him on ecumenical committees knew that this was nothing like so rigid an Anglo-Catholic as sometimes he was portrayed ; and remembered what he did for the Methodists and other non-Anglicans in Durham . |
| 25 | The Unionists accepted that this was unsatisfactory and after the deletion of the reference to Deanfield Hegarty 's motion was passed unanimously . |
| 26 | Prior to that , it had been assumed on all sides that the passing of Budget resolutions conferred sufficient interim authority , but in 1913 , in Bowles v Bank of England [ 1913 ] 1 Ch 57 , the courts decided that this was not the case and the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1913 resulted . |
| 27 | Developed countries agreed to assist LDCs in implementing development policies provided that these were linked to political reform and respect for human rights . |
| 28 | The Times recorded that this was their sixth partnership of over 150 ; the Telegraph that it was their seventh century stand ; while the Guardian made it the eighth . |
| 29 | Security chiefs claimed that this was the most damaging blow yet struck against the cartel , which had already lost two prominent figures , José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha ( shot dead by police on Dec. 15 , 1989 — see p. 37119 ) and its military leader John Jairo Arias Tascón , who was shot dead in June during a police operation . |
| 30 | Mr the headmaster has recently applied to Paul 's present local authority London Borough of Merton for a classroom assistant for Paul for thirty hours per week he does not know whether he will get that or a lesser number of hours or none at all , he was repeatedly , in my view quite rightly , extremely reluctant to express any view about what the outcome of his application maybe , but , rather force time is to which we have to guess , his guess was that ten hours might be afforded but he was at pains to emphasize that that was pure guess work . |