Example sentences of "it was [verb] [conj] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For some time it was suspected that Camp Mill was the site , but this now appears unlikely . |
| 2 | It was suspected that Alexander Peden was sheltering at Priesthill and Claverhouse hoped to ‘ catch two birds with the one stone ’ . |
| 3 | Their sense of tradition is also very strong and instead of dying out in 1951 when enthusiasm was beginning to wane a little , it was revitalised when Stanley Robshaw took it in hand and set it firmly on its feet again . |
| 4 | Corals cut Cacoethes from 6-1 to 5-1 co-favourite with Aliysa and Young Mother for Sunday 's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe after it was confirmed that Steve Cauthen will ride Guy Harwood 's colt . |
| 5 | When it was confirmed that Len Seager had broken his neck a meeting was called with all relevant parties to discuss the case . |
| 6 | But when the word reached him , and especially when it was seen that Lord Grey himself was with the party , thereafter I can not be sure . |
| 7 | It was assumed that Europe ( outside the Dual Monarchy and Russia ) ought to be organized on national lines . |
| 8 | At the time Beccaria was writing , however , it was assumed that God and righteousness would prevent innocents from breaking under torture and falsely confessing . |
| 9 | At seminary , it was assumed that God was above and his servants below , and somewhere in between came his ministers of religion . |
| 10 | It was concluded that North Korean strategy was ‘ synonymous with Soviet strategy ’ and that if North Korea did not push a guerrilla campaign further , it was because this did not assist the Soviet Union . |
| 11 | In 1984 the Inland Revenue 's Special Investigations Section , led by W , investigated the company 's affairs , and it was concluded that Stipplechoice had ceased trading on 25 October 1977 when the Meadowbank development was sold . |
| 12 | She was offered psychotherapy , but this proved ineffective and it was concluded that Jenny lacked insight into her problems . |
| 13 | Bede 's reference to it in the context of the situation in 731 could suggest , on balance , that it was concluded when Ceolwulf became king or very soon after . |
| 14 | It was argued that Britain stood at a historic point ; a new urban future was at hand . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | It was believed that Butch , or Bomber Harris as they called him , did n't care how many men he lost if only the final result was the defeat of Hitler . |
| 17 | It was believed that Japan had sought joint action which would have included purchases of yen for deutschmarks by the West German Bundesbank . |
| 18 | The letter , ‘ I ca n't forgo principles ’ , was reportedly published at the behest of Ligachev and for some time it was believed that Andreeva was the pseudonym of a conservative member of the leadership . |
| 19 | The Collective State Presidency held , technically , the post of C.-in-C. of the armed forces , and it was believed that Milosevic was counting on forcing the army to intervene , a development which he would expect to bolster his own flagging domestic support . |
| 20 | It was believed that Humphrey was a farm worker employed on the Normanby Park estate in the distant Past and that he had been found guilty of stealing from his employers . |
| 21 | At first , it was believed that Gilbey 's call , which would have gone throughn the cellnet system via this relay station at Coldash in Berkshire was intercepted by Cyril Reenan , a retired bank manager from Abingdon . |
| 22 | At first , it was believed that Gilbey 's call , which would have gone throughn the cellnet system via this relay station at Coldash in Berkshire was intercepted by Cyril Reenan , a retired bank manager from Abingdon . |
| 23 | In spite of his resignation , it was believed that Deng would remain China 's most influential political leader . |
| 24 | It was believed that Russia maintained a ‘ military mission ’ numbering around 3,000 in North Korea . |
| 25 | In November 1 172 he had met his father-in-law on the Norman border and it was believed that Louis VII had urged him to demand what was rightfully his . |
| 26 | He said it was believed that Aeroflot , the Russian airline was also interested in starting a Transatlantic service from Stansted and was considering taking over the American Airlines route . |
| 27 | A problem arose because it was believed that Macmillan had secured terms of reference which would entitle the Tribunal to investigate not merely Vassall , but also rumours relating to Vassall that were circulating at the time , rumours about many discreditable matters but mainly his sexual activities . |
| 28 | Well it was understood that Bisses got most of theirs from restaurants , and all restaurants I think had to sort of hand over all their waste for the war or something . |
| 29 | While the communiqué made clear that the alliance needed to confront " new security risks and challenges of a global nature " which threatened " common interests " , it was understood that France had expressed strong reservations about NATO extending its responsibilities beyond European frontiers . |
| 30 | It was understood that Italy alone was on offer for the time being ; but the imperial prospects of 817 were undimmed . |