Example sentences of "[adv] it was [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | More prosaically it was predicted that they could ‘ form a valuable addition to bank note paper for the prevention of forgery ’ . |
| 2 | Suddenly it was realised that the main buyers were small businessmen . |
| 3 | The events surrounding the Connolly commemorations were an important indicator of the difficulty of reconciling Ulster Protestants to nationalist pageantry , no matter how much it was stressed that the traditions being commemorated included the Protestants . |
| 4 | Before long it was realised that the nutritious liquid was excellent feeding for pigs and , although pig-keeping had been unpopular in the county until then , almost every Ayrshire dairy farm began to keep a few of them . |
| 5 | For long it was thought that wet spraying turned the buds to a wet mash , and therefore dusting each individual bud was necessary . |
| 6 | In that context alone it was decided that the visitor 's jurisdiction was ‘ exclusive . ’ |
| 7 | Sherriffe , a raw bustling wing , also showed that he knew his way to the line , but perhaps it was fitting that the elusive Purdy should be credited with his side 's final try . |
| 8 | Perhaps it was hoped that being housed in schools the education authority would maintain continuity ; none did so . |
| 9 | So it was believed that a pronunciation change in one word would be followed by changes in all similar words — that there are laws of language evolution — and that is generally the case . |
| 10 | So it was decided that Oliver would help Sikes with the robbery in two days ' time . |
| 11 | The committee felt that basic communication and numeracy skills were most important for this purpose , and so it was suggested that all CEE certificates should record proficiency scores in English and mathematics . |
| 12 | And so it was envisaged that the former coaling and oiling stations of Gibraltar , Malta , Port Said , Suez , Aden , Bombay , Colombo , Penang , Singapore and Hong Kong would become air staging posts as well in the post-imperial era . |
| 13 | In other words , the subjective elements were read referentially and so it was implied that the logic of narrative derived from a reality outside itself . |
| 14 | So it was agreed that while Mrs MacDonagh would go on looking after the two youngest Milligans during the day , Dermot , Fergal and Mike , the eldest brothers , would take over as soon as they were back from school . |
| 15 | So it was agreed that they would re-assemble to confirm their peace compact at Mirebeau and that the rebels would be invited to attend this meeting . |
| 16 | And if by doing so it was to ensure that people who are already resident in this area are driven , this would be a totally inadequate response to the needs of the people of North Yorkshire . |
| 17 | Hitherto it was thought that natural selection is standing still , or merely weeding out the more harmful defects . |
| 18 | When males and females were analysed separately it was found that different characteristics were associated with non-completion and that these differences were quite striking . |
| 19 | Nevertheless it was acknowledged that these did principally involve the creation of acute and continuing care NHS beds , with transfer of resources to local authorities for other schemes still being subject to further consideration . |
| 20 | Nevertheless it was felt that the papers deserved a wider circulation because of their intrinsic interest to a larger audience . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Nevertheless it was held that any false indication given by the retailer could not be said to be due to the act or default of Cadbury since the retailer could quite easily have compared the weights and prices of his existing stock and the new bars to see if the label ‘ Extra value ’ was justified . |
| 23 | Soon it was realized that these electrons must be coming from within the atoms themselves , and in 1911 the British physicist Ernest Rutherford finally showed that the atoms of matter do have internal structure : they are made up of an extremely tiny , positively charged nucleus , around which a number of electrons orbit . |
| 24 | Thus it was argued that the non-market methods of control were discriminatory , limited in their application , and somewhat clumsy as instruments , producing distortions and inequities within the financial system . |
| 25 | Thus it was argued that William had a legitimate title to the throne because he won it by right of conquest in a just war . |
| 26 | Thus it was hoped that they would seize any opportunity of increasing awareness and understanding of mental frailty in old age , among professionals , lay carers and local people in such a way as to increase people 's sympathy and confidence in any contacts they might have with elderly mentally frail people . |
| 27 | Thus it was proven that no universal radical formula for obtaining all the roots of every quintic was available . |
| 28 | Thus it was stipulated that the character and condition of the road , together with the speed-reducing provisions installed on it , must be such that a maximum velocity of 30 km/h is a logical consequence of these circumstances . |
| 29 | Thus it was agreed that a buffer zone policed by the regional peacekeeping force ECOMOG ( ECOWAS Monitoring Group ) was to be established as soon as possible along the border with Sierra Leone . |
| 30 | Thus it was submitted that the question whether the death was in this case natural or unnatural was a matter exclusively for the coroner whose decision can be reviewed only on the basis that no coroner could reasonably have reached the conclusion arrived at here . |