Example sentences of "[pers pn] was [adj] that this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , at that stage , the only thing that prevented me from saying , ‘ oh well , I 'll go and find a regular job instead , ’ was that I was aware that this thing existed — racialism — and that whatever happened , getting away from it , getting out of the firing line , would n't help me . |
| 2 | Miss Harker was n't just baffled , she was incensed that this chit of a girl should dare to make a fool of her in front of the whole class , but she managed to smother up her rage in tones of exasperated concern . |
| 3 | She was aware that this process exposed first her buttocks and then her breasts , fleetingly , to Crowe , who had seen them and more than seen them , already , but not in circumstances either of them , she took it , cared to remember . |
| 4 | Luke Calder would be a bad man to cross , and suddenly she was glad that this time he was on her side and not the opposition 's . |
| 5 | For the Right-Ons , many of whom had committed the cardinal mistake of taking other people 's newspapers too seriously , it was inconceivable that this diet of trash should be allowed to succeed . |
| 6 | It was sad that this feeling of desire and affection — so alien to him — had been wasted on such a creature . |
| 7 | It was possible that this ineptitude revealed incipient senility . |
| 8 | On 2 October 1990 the inspector requested accounts of and details of transactions with one of the plaintiff 's subsidiaries , B ( Pte ) Ltd ( a Singapore company ) , as it was possible that this information would lead to the amendment of existing assessments . |
| 9 | Vieira said on May 13 , 1990 , that the PAIGC had begun the process of creating conditions for the introduction of a multiparty system , adding that it was essential that this process developed in a spirit of dialogue and on a non-tribal basis . |
| 10 | It was important that this strategy did not succeed and it was also important that the tactics of intimidation seen in 1979 did not win through in 1982 . |
| 11 | It was inevitable that this strength , particularly when confronted by such weakness , generated the belief in both countries that they could transact a peace settlement which safeguarded their respective concerns . |
| 12 | It was true that this woman was the exact opposite . |
| 13 | Although there was no indication of cuts in the $10,000,000 in agricultural commodity loans previously allocated , MEED suggested that it was likely that this part of the assistance package would also be reduced . |
| 14 | It was clear that this knowledge was distressing her . |
| 15 | In the fifth week the original baseline condition ( no intervention ) was applied for two nights only because it was clear that this problem had virtually disappeared . |
| 16 | This point was not argued any further but afterwards it was clear that this teacher was not satisfied with the response . |
| 17 | He was aware that this description did not fit Ramsey . |
| 18 | He was conscious that this loner of a man lived only for his work . |