Example sentences of "[adj] that [pers pn] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It became clear that we needed more time and more study before we could support both Conrad 's ( 1979 ) and Meadow 's ( 1980 ) conclusions that deaf children need the early support of speech-based signing . |
| 2 | The Church Commissioners , however , had always been reluctant to vest urban churches in the Redundant Churches Fund and made it absolutely clear that they considered All Souls would impose an impossible burden on the resources of the Fund . |
| 3 | Through the haze of Bell 's which had been the weekend , it had become clear that he had little alternative . |
| 4 | Nothing is known of his early life , but it is clear that he acquired practical experience of chemistry and engineering . |
| 5 | Remembering my conversations with him at the end of 1975 and the beginning of 1976 , it was clear that he wanted fresh fields to conquer , that he thought he had more than proved himself as a racing driver and that he thought he could , with no great difficulty , follow a Bruce McLaren , for instance , and make his own way in cars of his own . |
| 6 | It seems clear that she found some difficulty in arriving at an assessment of her feelings in relation to me . |
| 7 | Iris winced at this unnecessarily blunt reference to Eddie 's sexuality , having already made it clear that she held similar views to Sybil 's . |
| 8 | It seemed all wrong that I had horizontal loops across the face of the work . |
| 9 | He waited with roused senses for what would come next ; and what came was so transparent that he had hard work not to laugh , and set out without more ado to take every advantage of a stratagem that would not have fooled a child in arms . |
| 10 | The Six took pains to make it clear that their intention was not to form an exclusive club : Christian Pineau , the French prime minister , was particularly insistent that they hoped other countries , especially Britain , would feel able to join in the initiative . |
| 11 | He also planned to entertain at the Priory his neighbours and friends , and here it was possible that he received fresh warnings of danger , as on finishing his dinner he hurriedly set off for Halling and was scarcely clear of the city when a riot broke out and the mob tried to pillage the Priory . |
| 12 | Of course it 's possible that he made other calls not in the line of business . ’ |
| 13 | If Burun had originated the plot , it was possible that he felt some responsibility towards Sidacai . |
| 14 | Betty Rizzo believes it is possible that he edited both volumes . |
| 15 | Indeed , we were so anxious to get the figures right that we had little time to spend explaining why what we proposed was morally necessary . |
| 16 | Hugging the ground , dodging clumps of splintered trees , hopping over hedges and walls and old fortified lines , Lambert led Kimberley and Killion so low that they had little opportunity to take their eyes off the terrain and look for balloons . |
| 17 | Rose 's tact was so masterful that she resembled certain people who are so deeply read that they can play with all ideas without ever listing books . |
| 18 | Very soon , even before they went under dome , Arcady surrounded them from horizon to horizon , its size so prodigious that it banished all Ari 's ideas of what a city might be . |
| 19 | Erm well it 's , i various changes in erm the upset that we had last year with the recession and |
| 20 | Out of the rock 's foot grew a shadow so dark that it contained all colours . |
| 21 | Although such measures had been and were still attacked , by the COS for example , for discouraging parental responsibility , it was equally arguable that they strengthened such responsibilities by making it possible for poor families to carry them out . |
| 22 | Nor is it impossible that she believed this legend . |
| 23 | Indeed , I was especially delighted that we won that contract for this country . |
| 24 | In my mind it was so real that I spent several hours on this description . |
| 25 | After sitting in the stalls and watching the summer show , the other two were convinced that they had good reason enough to want him . |
| 26 | The Air Ministry firmly believed that fundamentally it was a question of pure navigation , and furthermore they were convinced that they knew one man who could lead such a formation to meet the planned Bomber Force envisaged by the Chiefs of Staff — but he was not even in the RAF , He was a professional Imperial Airways pilot with an international reputation — a host of " firsts " in world aviation events and , even more importantly , he was an outstanding navigator . |
| 27 | Although Anne Boleyn gave birth to Princess Elizabeth at Greenwich , in September 1533 , there was no son forthcoming and Henry VIII became convinced that she had another lover , so he had her beheaded on 19th . |
| 28 | His voice sounded so matter-of-fact that she had little difficulty in ignoring the more flattering words . |
| 29 | ‘ And how lucky that he left enough money for you to keep on Mr and Mrs Bryant . |
| 30 | When Jean Hay had become Jean Keith , it was only natural that she assumed head girl status , so for a time , things were a little uncomfortable . |