Example sentences of "was [verb] that the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although each patch would have a back-up long-term hostel , it was intended that the mental health centres should take over the role of caring for most people with longer-term difficulties . |
| 2 | Similarly , it was intended that the voluntary bodies would have a duty to consult with appropriate LEAs about activities which they planned to undertake . |
| 3 | It was calculated that the estimated time en route would have been approximately three hours and thirty-one minutes with a fuel reserve of thirty-two minutes if the flight was flown at an altitude of 31,000 feet , and a fuel reserve of nineteen minutes if the flight was flown at 28,000 feet . |
| 4 | Just two miles from the German forward positions , the Mort Homme seemed hardly beyond the scope of a determined thrust — especially when it was recalled that the Fifth Army had advanced three times as far during the first four days alone on the Right Bank . |
| 5 | It was recognized that the young king was particularly close to his mother 's family , and there was therefore a danger that the coronation of the young king would be followed by an increase in the family 's power . |
| 6 | It was recognized that the young king was particularly close to his mother 's family , and there was therefore a danger that the coronation of the young king would be followed by an increase in the family 's power . |
| 7 | Well I do n't I was suggesting we were becoming one but I was suggesting that the Prime Minister thought this is desirable . |
| 8 | She never said to whom that fresh statement was made , but it was apparent to the jury that she was saying that she had made a statement contrary to that incriminating one , and she was suggesting that the second statement set out her case as she was putting it in the witness box . |
| 9 | But , whatever happened to the Germans , McCreery was suggesting that the 200,000 Croats at least should be sent back to Tito . |
| 10 | Charlemagne and the pope had received information from certain persons that Offa was suggesting that the Frankish king should depose Hadrian and replace him with a new pope of Frankish extraction . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | In mid-1991 , investment analysts were recommending the company 's shares as a good buy and predicting pre-tax profits of about £40 million , but in August it was realised that the estimated profit was unattainable as a major contract was not going to materialise . |
| 13 | This result was regarded as surprising by all concerned , until it was realised that the infra-red content of the light source is very low . |
| 14 | When it was realised that the possible use of videos was assuming considerable significance those who answered this question positively were asked for examples as to where it would be helpful . |
| 15 | Suddenly it was realised that the main buyers were small businessmen . |
| 16 | It was realised that the main benefits of the system would be intangible , ie. increased efficiency , improved service in quality and quantity etc , but it was an aim to achieve a payback of the system development cost within eight years . |
| 17 | It was recommended that the National Front should recognize ‘ Israel 's right to exist ’ , and , the magazine added , its own ‘ solution ’ was the one ‘ favoured by many Jews themselves , including the Zionists ’ . |
| 18 | Napoleon was to find that the best roads in Europe could not create a European market . |
| 19 | There had been plans to introduce a separate currency , in the form of Soviet roubles stamped with a letter " U " ( Ukraine ) for purchasing basic goods , but it was claimed that the Soviet authorities had thwarted the plans at the last minute , forcing the reintroduction of coupons instead . |
| 20 | It was claimed that the Ptolemaic builders at Edfu in constructing the great girdle wall had followed a design written down by Imhotep . |
| 21 | For example , it was claimed that the military government had reduced the infant mortality rate to between 24 and 30 per thousand in the West Bank and 30 per thousand in Gaza , comparing very favourably with the rate , 22 per thousand , for Palestinians in Israel . |
| 22 | It was claimed that the unsolicited letter from Watts revealed the extent to which the partnership principle had failed to secure active , purposeful and genuine co-operation between the Cambridge Board and the WEA . |
| 23 | In effect , it was claimed that the unpopular and disastrous system of adversary politics and the threat of democratic socialism was in existence because of the working of the established electoral system . |
| 24 | The first was to establish that the primary effects of drugs on cells ( here ‘ drug ’ is used in its broader sense ) are in principle fully understandable in terms of the known laws of physical and biological chemistry . |
| 25 | It was reported that the first four days of the war had cost Britain £100m in ammunition and lost equipment . |
| 26 | On May 29 it was reported that the two sides had agreed a compromise , to allow the talks to proceed . |
| 27 | On July 30 it was reported that the two countries had agreed new commitments to reduce the trade imbalance in a second follow-up report to the Structural Impediments Initiative ( SII ) talks . |
| 28 | In November it was reported that the European Communities had agreed to proposals for Namibia to join the Lomé Convention , under which the country would secure an annual beef quota , at an estimated price 40 per cent higher than the world market , which would make Namibia the second largest beef exporter among the African , Caribbean and Pacific countries ( after Botswana ) . |
| 29 | Wingti also promised to provide compensation for those killed and , on Sept. 20 , it was reported that the abducted man had been returned to Honiara . |
| 30 | On July 17 it was reported that the Democratic Platform co-ordinating council had decided to recommend that its supporters should begin leaving the party after all . |