Example sentences of "[pron] was [adj] [verb] that [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Subsequently I was disappointed to find that some of our family papers were missing . |
| 2 | I was glad to note that that was endorsed by the chairman of the Audit Commission this morning . |
| 3 | I WAS horrified to see that another 20,000 miners ' jobs are at risk . |
| 4 | I was amazed to realise that some of them had been using their machines for five years and had no idea of the machines capabilities because all the instructions are written in either English , Spanish or Japanese ; nothing in Thai . |
| 5 | The haste , perhaps , and the diffidence both , were encouraged by his wife , who did not like him to talk of Trade , considering it to be vulgar , and yet she was pleased to note that this casual reference to wealth met with a satisfactory , if silent , response . |
| 6 | Of course it was nice to know that some of our things were made from the wool from our own sheep . |
| 7 | It was pleasant to know that that fact had been noted among the critical young gentlemen who comprised , as far as it could be done , Edwin 's set . |
| 8 | With a brass section that cheerfully joined in any chorus they could remember complete with formation instrument swaying and excellent drums , double bass and guitar , it was easy to see that this band have been all over the world together . |
| 9 | On a raw spring day at Shingle Street last week , it was easy to believe that this tiny hamlet held some great mystery . |
| 10 | It was good to know that all her veterinary training had come to her aid in spite of the fact that she had been working for two years with small animals only . |
| 11 | As this inhibition was less than the accompanying inhibition of PGE 2 it was possible to argue that some substrate diversion might have occurred , although weak inhibition of the 5-lipoxygenase enzyme by indomethacin seems a simpler and more plausible explanation . |
| 12 | Fortunately , because Darwin had noted where the mocking birds could be found , it was possible to show that each new species was confined to its own island . |
| 13 | In this way it was possible to ensure that all three transducers were located in the supradiaphragmatic part of the transposed colon . |
| 14 | Since it was impossible to guarantee that any section of normal roads would be free from other traffic , speeds were calculated from the video on four separate sections of road . |
| 15 | For Jane 's mother , and for everyone else who knew her , it was difficult to appreciate that this traumatised golfer was the same person as the one to whom , in amateur days , everything had come so easily . |
| 16 | The damaged vegetation grew back very quickly in the following months , and by the end of 1992 it was difficult to believe that such a wide swathe had originally been bulldozed . |
| 17 | It was difficult to believe that these birds had been harvested for food on Mykines for generations , or to argue against the Faroese claim that the strict regulations which apply to the fowling are designed to ensure that the population numbers are not adversely affected . |
| 18 | As I looked down at him lying there it was difficult to believe that this was Shimi Lovat . |
| 19 | In some cases they may explode or manage to throw off enough matter to reduce their mass below the limit and so avoid catastrophic gravitational collapse , but it was difficult to believe that this always happened , no matter how big the star . |
| 20 | Colonies were very handy bargaining counters if a state wanted to concede something less important than territory in Europe , but it was hard to imagine that any country would want to take all of its rivals ' imperial possessions . |
| 21 | It was hard to believe that this clumsy box of bricks was strong enough to withstand the pressure of its wings . |
| 22 | It was hard to believe that this was actually happening ; harder still to accept that she could n't do anything about it . |
| 23 | It was hard to believe that this generously smiling woman was the same predatory creature she 'd been watching just a moment ago — but the image she had seen was seared in her brain , and suddenly she knew there was no way in the world that she could allow this woman to be a mother to Kirsty . |
| 24 | It was hard to believe that most of these islands were populated and we often caught glimpses of island ferries plying industriously between lonely rockbound piers . |
| 25 | It was gratifying to hear that these firms find the certified route suits their training needs . |
| 26 | She was great as Beattie — and it was heartening to find that most of the other winning ads had humorous themes . |
| 27 | It was pleasing to note that many recommendations made by our Agriculture Working Party were taken up in the scheme . |
| 28 | His team came tenth out of the twenty five that competed , a result with which he was pleased considering that many of his competitors ( although with amateur status like himself ) were well funded and backed by sponsors . |
| 29 | He was pleased to note that this had the desired effect — she no longer wet herself . |
| 30 | He was pleased to find that both girls shared his taste in music , although they also liked sentimental ballads and dance music . |