Example sentences of "[Wh adv] it was [vb pp] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The suggestion made to the Argyll interest was that an order from the Board of Customs should be sent to Wigtown demanding the attendance of these officers in Edinburgh on the day of election , whereby it was hoped that a party of Lord Galloway 's enemies might carry the day . |
| 2 | Regina v. Visitors to Lincoln 's Inn , Ex parte Persaud On an application for judicial review made pursuant to leave granted by Rose J. on 17 September 1991 , the applicant in the second case , Norman Persaud , a barrister , sought inter alia , an order of certiorari to quash an order made by the Visitors to Lincoln 's Inn on 31 July 1991 whereby it was held that the applicants ' petition of appeal , dated 28 September 1990 , from the findings and the sentence of the disciplinary tribunal of the Council of the Inns of Court be dismissed . |
| 3 | The initial agreement was a statement of principle rather than a binding promise , whereby it was agreed that countries should make every effort to ‘ use the best available technology that is economically feasible ’ to limit air pollution . |
| 4 | In addition the respondents pleaded that the petitioner was not entitled to pursue these allegations because of the compromise made on 6 May 1988 whereby it was agreed that ‘ all litigation between Omnicorp , [ the petitioner , the first respondent and the second respondent ] ( including the present proceedings ) would be discontinued . ’ |
| 5 | In the alternative , however , they contended that the payments by Woolwich had been made pursuant to an implied agreement between Woolwich and the revenue whereby it was agreed that the revenue would hold the sums pending the outcome of proceedings to determine the validity of the relevant regulations , and that any entitlement of Woolwich to repayment arose on the date of the first judgment of Nolan J. with the effect that interest ran only from that date . |
| 6 | Fergus knew the stories ; he knew how it was whispered that once inside the Prison of Hostages no one ever returned to the world of Men , but to Fergus , who had led the Fiana from the age of eighteen , and who knew the secrets and the devices and the weaknesses of half the ancient fortresses in Ireland , no prison was ever sealed so utterly and so completely that there was not a way out of it . |
| 7 | However it was felt that a more even balance would be sought in future . |
| 8 | However it was realised that upon the accession of the UK to the EC a disproportionate financing burden would fall upon that country . |
| 9 | However it was held that the benefit from the 1986 contract was not outstanding as the customer had chosen to place earlier contracts worth $75 million for non-patented display units despite being fully aware of the invention 's existence and capabilities . |
| 10 | However it was agreed that the setting up of programmes could bring many benefits to a parish if it was seen as a partnership between priests and people . |
| 11 | Recruitment to any organisation must be an ongoing process , however it was thought that a concerted effort should be made by CPRW in 1992 to significantly increase membership . |
| 12 | Recruitment to any organisation must be an ongoing process , however it was thought that a concerted effort should be made by CPRW in 1992 to significantly increase membership . |
| 13 | The last major alteration to the offside law was made in 1925 when it was decided that , instead of needing three opponents between himself and the goalline to stay onside , an attacker would need only two . |
| 14 | With just six weeks to go to the British Olympic trials , officials wanted all concerned to be aware of the potential repercussions following the recent National Olympic Committee meeting when it was decided that anyone guilty of a violation the IOC medical code would be ineligible for any British team . |
| 15 | This was when it was decided that the massive Slochteren field in Groningen province should be seen primarily as a reserve for the future . |
| 16 | The coup-de-grace was administered by the Council in October 1960 , when it was decided that the cost of relaying the Squires Gate route could not be justified , and it would close in October 1961 . |
| 17 | The arguments over who he should drive for went on until the last minute when it was decided that Clark should make the fateful trip to Germany . |
| 18 | The central role of the Treasury dates from a minute of 1860. when it was decided that all funds for the government should be released by the Treasury to the various ministries . |
| 19 | MY favourite story about original Blue Peter presenter Christopher Trace , who sadly died last week , was when it was decided that the show 's pesky dog Petra should have a litter . |
| 20 | Tax relief on forest ownership has also been abolished due to the media uproar of 1988 when it was revealed that celebrities and business corporations were investing in conifer plantations as a tax dodge . |
| 21 | That view was supported last night when it was revealed that Anne would not promise to obey her new husband during the service at the stone and slate-built Crathie Church , close to Balmoral , on Saturday . |
| 22 | THE Queen came under fire last night when it was revealed that taxpayers fork out £369,000 for a day 's sailing in the royal yacht Britannia . |
| 23 | There was another twist to the tragedy yesterday when it was revealed that a chemical spill threatened to poison one of the nation 's scarce drinking water supplies . |
| 24 | The Department of Health was alerted last year when it was revealed that the mother of one child , aged just two and a half , had made purchases without prescription from Mr O'Reilly 's pharmacy . |
| 25 | NORTHERN Ireland captain Alan McDonald breathed a sigh of relief today when it was revealed that he will not be ruled out of next week 's World Cup match against Latvia in Riga . |
| 26 | Marilies Flemming resigned as Minister for the Environment , Youth and Family Affairs on Feb. 27 when it was revealed that she had not fully declared all her sources of income before taking office 1990 . |
| 27 | A banking scandal developed during March when it was revealed that more than 300 current members of the House of Representatives had abused the House bank by writing cheques which their accounts did not have sufficient funds to honour . |
| 28 | The Love Canal issue raised a scandal in the late 1970s , when it was revealed that families living in the area were at serious risk from chemical poisoning . |
| 29 | FRESH fears of a doping scandal emerged yesterday when it was revealed that Martin Pipe 's Triumph Hurdle candidate , Her Honour , had failed a post-race drug test . |
| 30 | KATRIN KRABBE 'S hopes of avoiding a four-year doping ban received a boost yesterday when it was revealed that influential scientific reports backed up her case that she did not take banned steroids . |