Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [adj] that [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even before the epic success of the 1991 Davis Cup final in Lyon , which left me ever more passionately against such an idea , I was convinced that such changes would do more harm than good . |
| 2 | It is by no means uncommon for preliminary results in abstracts to differ from those achieved finally — indeed , we were surprised that these discrepancies were thought worthy of remark . |
| 3 | Although our guards said it was irrelevant to our situation , we were worried that any hopes of freedom might just vanish . |
| 4 | Ian Bond , the liquidator , said yesterday : ‘ Without the order , we were concerned that some litigants would have won summary judgment in their favour without us being able to defend ourselves properly . |
| 5 | He told Daniel about the terrible St Rémy painting of the blasted tree , about noir-rouge , and Daniel said that it was odd that these orchards should be all over the walls of other asylums now , to cheer people up . |
| 6 | From our interviews and observations it was apparent that many members were experiencing frustration through a lack of sense of direction or achievement in this field ( in the survey 25% of respondents felt that their board had achieved little in any field of activity ) , although they were not clear how this might be improved . |
| 7 | In so far as Japan was concerned , it was apparent that all profits made from their ‘ British ’ made products went back to Japan to boost their economy and to further their influence into the European markets . |
| 8 | But it was encouraging that some journalists were genuinely interested in trying to help and did feel that what had happened to John could have easily happened to them . |
| 9 | It was possible that these men were nothing but a strong feint designed to draw the allies towards Charleroi while the real French thrust , fuelled by the Emperor 's presence , attacked twenty-five miles to the west at Mons. |
| 10 | Yet it was undeniable that such formulae were available for certain special quintic equations ( for instance the five roots of unc are each radically expressible ; see exercise 4.6.6 ) . |
| 11 | By the strict and draconian censorship standards of the TCCB it was extraordinary that these allegations were not heavily blue-pencilled . |
| 12 | The familiar fraction " ½ " " is a much more common answer for lower attainers than 0.5 , and in the section on number it was evident that many pupils find it difficult to go from the fraction to the decimal even in this the most familiar case . |
| 13 | Within days of the allied liberation of Kuwait in late February [ see pp. 37982-90 ] it was evident that some Kuwaitis who had lived through the Iraqi occupation were disillusioned with the ruling Sabah family and were determined to demand political reforms . |
| 14 | The coroner , Harold Price , heard at Walthamstow Coroner 's Court in north-east London that baby Kim 's GP and health visitor referred her to the social services on the day she died , said it was vital that such referrals should be made as soon as possible . |
| 15 | In a century of imperial expansion it was inevitable that many sons died far from home and not , as they might have wished , in the bosom of the family . |
| 16 | Richardson said that , especially in rural areas , it was inevitable that some services would in future be delivered by nurse practitioners . |
| 17 | She told protestors that the Health Service must move with the times and it was inevitable that some hospitals would close as the nation 's health needs changed . |
| 18 | It was obvious that such matters should be brought to our attention as soon as possible . ’ |
| 19 | It was draining , but I was grateful to any journalists prepared to listen , even if it was obvious that some papers only felt it was a good story because of the ‘ love interest ’ . |
| 20 | While it was true that all religions were imperfect and that Hinduism was no different from Christianity in this respect , it did not follow that the Christian claim ‘ Jesus is the only son of God ’ could be universally accepted . |
| 21 | Staff agreed that unless this was done it was likely that some areas would inevitably be overlooked . |
| 22 | NB In spite of our attempt to seek information relating only to time spent on specific work on the nature of language and its role in the world , it was clear that many respondents considered that any course on ( e.g. ) language teaching methods or reading methods was entirely ‘ about ’ language . |
| 23 | By 1980 it was clear that such villages were doing little to improve the lot of their members , whose livelihood now depended on their effective integration into the cash economy . |
| 24 | Hence I take the view that the absence of any reference to the criterion of proportionality in the B. & Q. judgment is not of fundamental importance and that the reason for the omission lay in the specific circumstances of the case , from which it was clear that any obstacles which might be created were not particularly serious . |
| 25 | It was clear that some economies were possible if more generic drugs were prescribed rather than branded drugs . |
| 26 | It was clear that some clients would let their whole lives revolve around daily contact with their dealers . |
| 27 | Many of my envelopes came back ‘ Return to Sender ’ , and it was clear that most members had died or were very elderly . |
| 28 | From an early stage in fieldwork I found it necessary to make a special index to notes which recorded what Zuwaya said about the past , for it was clear that these references and descriptions were recurrent themes . |
| 29 | His nationalisation and fury at British exploitation made it impossible for him to compromise even if it was clear that this policies were self-destructive . |
| 30 | The band agreed to let them issue a cassette containing a free badge and it was clear that both parties were supporting each other . |