Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] that a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | there was no British Horst Wessel , nor indeed any anti-fascist martyr , as a result of political disturbances in the 1930s , although claims were made that a Blackshirt died later from injuries inflicted at a meeting at Holbeck Moor in Leeds . |
| 2 | Submissions were made that a life prisoner whose case is being referred to the judges under the ‘ first ’ consultation procedure ought to be allowed to make representations to the judges with the object of limiting his tariff , and further that the material to be placed before the judges should also be available for examination by the prisoner . |
| 3 | Councillors were told that a pilot scheme was to start in the Northfield-Coalgate area of Tranent in the spring with the support of Tranent Community Council , the police , Scottish Homes and the residents ' association . |
| 4 | Staff at Coopers were told that a name for the new firm had not been decided , but that it was likely that it would start with Coopers . |
| 5 | On the return train journey to Sunderland , they were told that a group of journalists were waiting at Sunderland station , forcing the two players to decamp at Durham and sneak home via the back door . |
| 6 | Finally we were told that a team had been formed but that it contained no skilful players , we remained sceptical ! |
| 7 | Miss Logan lost count of the times their luggage was detained , or they were told that a buyurulda or special permit would be necessary in addition to the tezkare they had already procured ; but Miss Fergusson , with assistance from a dragoman whose own brief display of independent thought had been snuffed out early on , harried , demanded and succeeded . |
| 8 | If both these exclusions were accepted , the throne was Philip 's , if it were allowed that a woman could transmit a right but not exercise it , the throne was Edward 's . |
| 9 | Rumours were circulating that a computer virus had been injected into software systems some time ago by computer terrorists and was programmed to break out yesterday , wiping out all data in the ailing computer system . |
| 10 | It was recognized that a work of literature might employ , to advance its serious purpose , a style which resembled , or had the same effect as , the pornographer 's : here the jury was to be assisted to draw the line by experts who would offer judgments as to the degree of importance the article represented in its particular discipline . |
| 11 | I was taught that a consultation in general practice can last many years . |
| 12 | One of the speakers was suggesting that a proposal should be judged on its merits when it comes forward for approval to the registering authority and that if it does n't fit into the set pattern , that should n't necessarily debar it . |
| 13 | Eventually it was realised that a number of other conclusions could be drawn from the analysis which were relevant to the development or selection of a computer system , such as : |
| 14 | On Nov. 21 it was reported that a compromise had been reached between the EC and the USA after most of the contentious issues had been removed or papered over . |
| 15 | On April 7 it was reported that a helicopter had bombed a village in Sierra Leone . |
| 16 | Also on Sept. 3 it was reported that a deputy of the ruling Democratic Party , Teodor Keco , was resigning from the party group in the Assembly and would serve as an independent . |
| 17 | In January 1941 , the local newspaper carried a description of the fires of London reflected in the southern sky , and in the same issue of the Bedfordshire Times it was reported that a member of the Area Guardians Committee had stated that a number of men employed as labourers on government works were being lodged at the Public Assistance Institution as casuals . |
| 18 | On Aug. 12 it was reported that a lawsuit had been filed against Henri Emmanuelli , President of the National Assembly ( lower house of Parliament ) , for alleged misuse of public funds [ see p. 39023 for Le Monde report ] . |
| 19 | In September it was reported that a trade co-operation agreement had been signed with Zimbabwe . |
| 20 | At the recent meeting of Nether Wyresdale Parish Council it was reported that a bridge on footpath No 40 was in need of repair . |
| 21 | If it was considered that a parent was fabricating symptoms and manipulating recorded data a decision could be made to discuss this with the parent and family doctor . |
| 22 | The request for a pelican crossing on Lanark Road between Foulis Crescent and Baberton Crescent has been turned down but it was considered that a pedestrian island could be justified . |
| 23 | In embassy circles it was considered that a Republican victory , combined with a recent noticeable major increase in the nearby rabbit population , might lead to a renewal of hostilities . |
| 24 | The charge was not made openly by Labour candidates , but there is little doubt that the belief was fostered that a vote for the Alliance was a vote for cessation of relief . |
| 25 | Hearings resumed in mid-June with the prosecution putting its arguments , and the appeal concluded on Sept. 19 ; it was expected that a verdict would be announced before the end of the year . |
| 26 | With all the proceeds from sales of the record donated to Sickle Cell Anaemia Relief , the blood disorder currently affecting over 5,000 black Britons , it was fitting that a variety of black sportsmen , including footballers Ian Wright , Garth Crooks ( chairman of SCAR ) and boxer Colin Macmillan , were all present to support ‘ Ghettogedden ’ 's launch . |
| 27 | The Cornish Rex was discovered in 1950 when it was noticed that a cat with the unusual name of Kallibunker did not have normal feline fur . |
| 28 | It was argued that a Parliament full of men of wealth and property was unlikely to view industry , trade , and agriculture from the point of view of the laboring classes . |
| 29 | Second , it was argued that a range of local services in the catchment areas of the two chosen hospitals would have to be created before any rundown programme was agreed . |
| 30 | In Wallshire Ltd v Aarons [ 1989 ] 1 EGLR 147 , it was argued that a surveyor conducting a rent review as an expert should have looked at more evidence of comparable lettings . |