Example sentences of "was [verb] that [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had at last been able to start building a hall of residence which had been in abeyance for six years , and the Director was underlining that student accommodation was in short supply in Teesside , and ‘ unless something is done by the provision of fiats , hostels , etc. , to supplement the supply of digs , I can see this being a factor which could really inhibit our development ’ . |
| 2 | She had a crop of them now that she could n't get rid of , even though she was using that acne treatment that worked wonders for the girl on the telly advert . |
| 3 | It was recommended that energy conservation be made the responsibility of the Department of the Environment , and that the government 's Energy Efficiency Office be taken out of control of the Department of Energy and made an independent agency . |
| 4 | However it was reported that member countries considered oil and energy problems less urgent than in the past . |
| 5 | In 1844 it was reported that College graduates had gone to South Africa , South America , Egypt and Australia . |
| 6 | ( On June 27 it was reported that extradition proceedings were being prepared against Todorov . ) |
| 7 | He jabbered away to his friends , and Ellie assumed he was explaining that item number one was a drink . |
| 8 | It was expected that case law would give rise to sufficient precedents to flesh out the relatively few guidelines available under UCTA , but in fact cases have been few and not very helpful . |
| 9 | The Bank of England had at once consulted the New York banking house of J. P. Morgan , and an answer was expected that Sunday evening . |
| 10 | Melvyn Kelly , prosecuting , said it was expected that committal proceedings would be able to take place in two weeks . |
| 11 | It was expected that input data would be transcribed to the magnetic wire by a process which did not involve the computer , and similarly for output . |
| 12 | Although the advantage of real volume planning , an assured outcome , is lost by the new technique , it was expected that cash planning would mean that government expenditure could more easily be related to expected government revenue . |
| 13 | Against this , it was argued that government bodies which use public money to provide information to the public are under a special public law obligation to ensure that the information is accurate ; and this obligation , being a public law one , was properly enforceable by judicial review . |
| 14 | Often , it was argued that science degrees qualified students to enter ‘ general ’ jobs such as management as well as specialized scientific ones , whereas arts students could apply only for the general jobs . |
| 15 | The new President , the Premier , the two Deputy Premiers and the Defence Minister all held seats in the People 's Great Hural which they were required to give up , as it was stipulated that Cabinet post-holders could not concurrently serve as deputies to the assembly . |
| 16 | It was accepted that member states would operate their own national regional assistance instruments , whereas the Community 's preoccupation would be to ensure that national aid did not conflict with its competition policy , by providing protection for domestic industries under the guise of regional aid . |
| 17 | It was decided that state sickness benefit was to be taxed by its abolition ! |
| 18 | However , it was decided that quality components were to be used from whatever source in whatever country was considered to offer the optimum choice . |
| 19 | It was alleged that exchange rate changes would reflect money supply growth rate differentials and , consequently , exchange rate flexibility would insulate countries from external nominal shocks . |
| 20 | The magistrates ' court at Fleetwood , Lancashire , was told that metal boxes used by BNFL 's Harwell plant were found in a scrapyard in Liverpool . |
| 21 | He was told that out-patient treatment was enough for him . |
| 22 | On a recent visit to a day centre , where a large number of old people had regular baths , I was told that bath time was a time for confidences and chats . |
| 23 | The coroner was told that blood alcohol tests after the accident showed Richard had been one and a half times over the legal drink drive limit . |
| 24 | At a meeting of North and South Korean Red Cross officials on June 12 it was agreed that exchange visits of dispersed family members would be held on Aug. 25-28 . |
| 25 | It was agreed that North London L.C.C . |
| 26 | To replace them , it was agreed that car No. 1 should go to Leeds , when the Croydon routes were abandoned . |
| 27 | It was agreed that library support for such work could not be provided on short notice , and that the journal collection of the University should be used , at least initially . |
| 28 | However , the government accepted that large hypermarkets would still require planning permission , and in some cases ( for example , Clydebank and Newcastle ) , it was agreed that declaration reports should include clauses governing shops over a certain size . |
| 29 | It was agreed that community groups should give some thought to campaigning to have these facilities installed . |
| 30 | It was anticipated that port performance would improve as a result of more intense competition and that jobs would be created ( upwards of 50,000 ) as a result of investment , redevelopment and rejuvenation of ailing dockland areas . |