Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [to-vb] that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The film was intended to show that all the best names in Britain favoured European unity . |
| 2 | The system was intended to ensure that those who received help were worse off ( ‘ less eligible ’ ) than the poorest people in work . |
| 3 | She was irritated to find that one essential item at least was missing , and made a mental note to have someone telephone for it immediately . |
| 4 | Unwisely , he was heard to proclaim that this time he was sure to catch the Fawcetts redhanded ( or , more accurately , up to their fetlocks in feathers ) . |
| 5 | It was at that moment that Fabia was shaken to realise that all she was looking for was an excuse to be in touch with him again . |
| 6 | The train lover was fascinated to find that most journeys are undertaken on the railway because Chinese roads are not up to Western standards . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , the system worked remarkably well , in large part because it was designed to ensure that each of its members had the information he needed to do his job . |
| 8 | The President of Fiji , Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau , formally promulgated a new Constitution on July 25 , which was designed to ensure that political power remained in the hands of the country 's ethnic Melanesian population . |
| 9 | His friend Lauder once attended such a service and was moved to comment that this assembling of the deaf was an affecting spectacle : |
| 10 | I was heartened to see that one of the slogans on London East TEC 's letterhead is : ’ Our vision is that by the year 2000 , the East side of London should be as prosperous as the West side ’ — that seems to be an excellent vision for London East TEC . |
| 11 | It was used to argue that all members of the household should contribute to local revenue if they used local services . |
| 12 | He was sobered to find that many Tahitians were already dying from the venereal diseases bequeathed to them on a previous visit . |
| 13 | Ann was helped to see that this problem originally resulted from displaced resentments about Charles 's infidelity . |
| 14 | The vocabulary of social purity was employed to demonstrate that male immorality was the problem to be addressed , not the norm against which women should be defined . |
| 15 | However , as someone who identified with the student movements of the late 1960s , he was saddened to discover that present economic conditions meant ‘ normal ’ younger students were less willing , or able , to stand up for ‘ issues ’ . |
| 16 | Not for one minute did his guard slip until she was forced to accept that that was exactly how he felt about her . |
| 17 | But in 1987 the party , at all levels , was forced to accept that many of Labour 's traditional policies — not merely its recently acquired ones — were electorally unsaleable . |
| 18 | The surgeon was forced to admit that this operation would leave Dawn paralysed and wheelchair-bound for the rest of her life . |
| 19 | The XT came from the middle of the word ‘ extra ’ , which was meant to imply that this new model had better expansion capabilities than the PC . |
| 20 | Great care was taken to see that this work was disseminated as widely as possible . |
| 21 | Economic policy was the core of Reagan 's programme and especial care was taken to ensure that those primarily responsible for economic matters were fully conversant with and totally committed to the president 's position . |
| 22 | As his eyes , blue and flinty , held hers , Shiona was tempted to protest that that was n't fair . |
| 23 | Although I was tempted to think that such a short time would make no difference , I knew that when I got near to Kano , if I got that far , every minute would count . |
| 24 | But I was comforted to discover that these highways are antiquities , built by some unfortunate landowner who expected a visit from the king . |