Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [adj] that [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The crews knew them as Spivs , and initially their speed was such that a driver complained : ‘ I 've been catching seagulls with that thing ! ’ |
| 2 | By contrast with the offence of assaulting the police in the execution of their duty , it is clear that the prosecutor must show that the defendant was aware that the person obstructed was a constable . |
| 3 | An ODA official claimed that the department was unaware that the project was " as environmentally sensitive as now seems to be the case " . |
| 4 | The quality of the additional research was such that the tobacco manufacturers informed Stivoro that they wanted to drop the lawsuit . |
| 5 | Their weight was such that the seam of his coat gaped behind his neck , his shoulders were bowed , and his front hem trailed on the ground . |
| 6 | In many cases , this form of guaranteed sales is running at barely half that of 1989 , when the boom was such that the government was forced to drop limits on subscriptions , which it claimed were forced upon it by lack of newsprint . |
| 7 | Nizan was convinced that the novel in the contemporary period was as significant a genre as tragedy had been in the classical period . " |
| 8 | For a long time the hardware available for handwriting recognition was such that the input would take place on a graphics tablet , while the visual feedback appeared on a monitor screen . |
| 9 | Not that the James Committee was convinced that the CNAA would or could accept a validating role for the colleges and the field of study . |
| 10 | The broadcasters were happy with the quality of the pictures ( though not with the sound ) and with the service they had received from CCTV , and the Committee was happy that the coverage of committees had been carried out both efficiently and resourcefully , and — for the most part — with sensitivity to the needs of committees . |
| 11 | The committee was satisfied that the source was a substance being administered to another horse in Whyte 's yard . |
| 12 | The Queen was adamant that the Princess should act as an intermediary between the architect , those involved with the house and herself , so that she could be a party to all their ideas . |
| 13 | The business sector was disappointed that the cut in interest rates was not larger , however , and they continued to press for a devaluation . |
| 14 | The judge was satisfied that the applicant had ‘ a sufficiently arguable case , that he has a sufficient interest ’ and in the event the question of the applicant 's locus standi was not pursued before this court . |
| 15 | Thus in Smith v Hughes ( 1871 ) LR 6 QB 597 , it was held that the seller of oats could not hold the buyer to the contract of sale if the seller was aware that the buyer was intending to accept an offer to sell oats warranted to be old , where , in fact , the seller was not intending to give any such warranty . |
| 16 | Cayley was convinced that the steam engine would never be suitable , and he experimented from 1799 with hot-air engines , and from 1807 with engines fuelled by gunpowder . |
| 17 | Underlying confidence was such that the system survived the extraordinary madness of the South Sea Bubble in 1720 , so well that , once the vapour had cleared , it became possible to talk of beneficial outcomes from history 's most infamous bursting . |
| 18 | The teacher was furious that the photograph taken in her new school on the outskirts of Middlesbrough had been used for political purposes . |
| 19 | The Court was clear that the meaning o |
| 20 | The court was satisfied that the conference had been conducted in a fair manner and stressed that it was not a judicial process . |
| 21 | On the other hand , on the Trans-Caspian and Trans-Siberian lines the scale of the enterprise was such that the stations became in effect complete communities dominating their localities as part of the process of conquering those vast outer regions of the Russian Empire . |
| 22 | But in spite of clear signals from Virgin Records that it wants to remain independent , speculation was rife that the purchaser might be Sony . |
| 23 | Hofmeyr was certain that the mother had returned to look for her calf and associated him with its disappearance . |
| 24 | But the gabble was such that the child could n't distinguish what it was they wanted , until the old woman cried , ‘ No candy rock today ! 'T IS all gone , all gone , ’ at which , one after the other , the children , as if at a signal , stopped gabbling and took up the chant : ‘ Raggie Aggie ! |
| 25 | The father was furious that the minister had broken the agreement and brought a law suit for clergy malpractice , alleging incompetence that led to the death of his son . |
| 26 | Simply by leaving the door open , the receptionist was sure that the patient 's face was in full light whilst speaking . |
| 27 | In both cases , the situation on the ground was such that the conditions could be met . |
| 28 | Rance was convinced that a change of policy was necessary : he told Pethick-Lawrence , ‘ we are in one big morass here which has to be cleared , . |
| 29 | Subramanian Swamy , Minister of Law and Justice and of Commerce , said on May 29 that the government was convinced that the LTTE had been involved in the assassination . |
| 30 | But a spokesman for Mr Major said the Government was satisfied that a deal negotiated last July between the US and the EC acting for Britain , Germany , Spain and France — the four partners in the Airbus project — was not an unfair subsidy . |