Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] that [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those admitted to Belgium were put on a train whose doors were locked and windows nailed shut ; they were told that such measures were necessary for their own protection . |
| 2 | Councillors were told that many businesses looked upon the refuse collection service as one of the few tangible benefits they got for payment of business rates . |
| 3 | If it were found that more accidents occurred in the winter months between 6 and 8 o'clock in the evening compared with noon and 2 o'clock , is this because , during the early evening , lighting is worse , there is more traffic , drivers have been working longer and are more tired , or weather conditions are worse ? |
| 4 | It was intended that all parties should agree on two new treaties at the December 1991 European Council meeting at Maastricht , Netherlands , which would then require approval by member country parliaments before they entered into force . |
| 5 | It was intended that these measures should provide the tenant with a defence against the unscrupulous landlord , both in terms of protection against unfair eviction and also as a guarantee of ‘ fair ’ rents , especially for those on low incomes . |
| 6 | The Pilgrim Trust 's survey of a sample of unemployed men included some 170,000 wives and it was calculated that these women ate only 70 per cent of the calories consumed by men , rather than the 85 per cent recommended by dieticians . |
| 7 | It was explained that these accounts would be used in a later practical class . |
| 8 | In 1978 it was claimed that these devices could not produce electricity at a cheaper rate than 20 pence per kilowatt hour ( as opposed to the Central Electricity Generating Board 's 2.7 pence per kilowatt hour ) but this has now been reduced to 10 pence per kilowatt hour while Dr Salter maintains that the Duck could achieve 4 pence per kilowatt hour . |
| 9 | It was reported that some delegates demanded the replacement of between 70 and 90 per cent of the 91-member central committee , but almost 80 per cent of the outgoing central committee members were estimated to have been re-elected . |
| 10 | Basically , the local authority suspended improvement grants which had previously been available because it was considered that these areas might be cleared in order to meet ‘ the necessity for new housing development being provided to the south of Saville Street to contribute to the success of the proposed new shopping centre ’ ( Town Improvement Committee , 8 March 1971 ) . |
| 11 | Here it was stressed that many streets and squares will in the future look very different from today , with each being treated individually , selecting an approach from a multitude of possibilities ( Figure 5.4 ) . |
| 12 | Legal proceeding were started against Barak , Stepan and Colotka , and it was expected that many others would be charged in due course . |
| 13 | It was noticed that some undertakers dispensed with full-length shrouds , preferring to adapt the coffin lining to serve this purpose . |
| 14 | It was argued that such covenants are often contained in conveyances , leases and mortgages , and that they had never been subject to the doctrine of restraint of trade and consequently the test of reasonableness . |
| 15 | It was argued that many disputes which were previously resolved by headmen would be taken to the new courts . |
| 16 | It was argued that these findings reflected general activation of both hemispheres combined with specific activation of the left hemisphere . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | It was argued that these assignments were by way of charge . |
| 19 | Not only were their needs felt to threaten the living standards of other groups , but it was argued that these needs should be given less priority : ‘ It is dangerous to be in any way lavish to old age , until adequate provision . |
| 20 | While it was argued that these centres create jobs , can help create a better image for the area and provide shopping facilities locally , many expressed concern that the jobs provided are part-time and low paid and go no way towards creating a sound economic base in the community . |
| 21 | In her case it was accepted that many women in their 20s are involved in child birth and looking after children with the consequences that they are out of the employment market . |
| 22 | Did the inclusion of 'subsidiary " invalidate the restrictive covenant as it was accepted that many subsidiaries did not deal in the mail order business ( one was a restaurant in Alice Springs ) . |
| 23 | Both Soviet and British spheres of influence should be discouraged as far as possible , though it was accepted that such spheres would be among the inescapable facts of contemporary life . |
| 24 | It was accepted that some specialists and a class of supplementary clerks would be needed , but they did not fit into the overall scheme . |
| 25 | It was accepted that these restrictions were necessary in the interests of the community , salus populi est suprema lex , and that private owners should be compelled to comply with them even at cost to themselves . |
| 26 | Bribes in the Kandyan Kingdom were paid to the judge , and it was accepted that both sides would contribute . |
| 27 | This section has paused long on the views held by some librarians on the nature of their role , and that of their collections , in the educational process because it was felt that such views were not as widely known among educators as perhaps they should be . |
| 28 | However , it was felt that these agencies are not very supportive of women who approach them . |
| 29 | If it was felt that these conditions would be insufficient to prevent ‘ serious public disorder ’ , then the chief officer could apply for a banning order — from the Home Secretary in London , or from the local council in any other part of the country . |
| 30 | It was felt that these arrangements would lessen the risk of the association being drawn into difficulties if anything else went wrong . |