Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] [adj] that [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Landowners along the proposed routes from Lackenby to Picton and Picton to Shipton were worried that a planning blight would affect a large swathe of their land until the outcome of the inquiry was known . |
| 2 | George Burt was delighted that the Club had come to Swanage . |
| 3 | The French novelist Honoré de Balzac was convinced that the quality of his writing was directly related to the amount of sperm he retained in his body . |
| 4 | Alexander was convinced that every experience is transmitted into muscular tension ; as you release the tension you may uncover psychological tensions that have been at the bottom of some physical illnesses . |
| 5 | As he did so , Curtis was unaware that the Prophet had twisted half round and was aiming the gun over his shoulder directly at him . |
| 6 | It is likely that Stalin was confident that the situation would evolve in Russia 's favour , for it appeared improbable that the United States would pursue an active policy of intervention in the Asian continent and the left would possess the initiative in decision-making within Korean politics , since much of the right was discredited through collaboration with the Japanese . |
| 7 | At first Elisabeth was unaware that the word emanated from herself . |
| 8 | Elisabeth was grateful that the Colonel had no intention of being unkind to his wife . |
| 9 | Frank was sure that the cause was not physical but was part of the mental unsettlement . |
| 10 | The school receded into the distance as the pupils skimmed above the treetops , and Mildred was grateful that no talking was allowed in flight , so nobody could ask her any awkward questions . |
| 11 | Mr Flook was confident that the authority could meet the March 31 deadline set by the Government for getting the wait for in-patient or day surgery down to a maximum of two years . |
| 12 | He was harsh : his brutality in the taking of Alençon was such that the war against him collapsed and men 's lives , you might say , were thereby preserved in the end . |
| 13 | Four years later Agate was surprised that the film version of J. M. Barrie 's A kiss for Cinderella was so good and in particular that the acting of the American star Betty Bronson had equalled the stage performance of Miss Hilda Trevelyan for what the latter had done with her voice ‘ this little screen actress does with her eyes , which are the windows of as lovable a soul as was ever born into the world of make-believe . |
| 14 | British representative John Robson was concerned that the ban might be extended to the North Sea and the Atlantic , possibly affecting British fishing plans for the future . |
| 15 | In subsequent contempt proceedings the House of Lords was satisfied that the article created a substantial if unintended risk of serious prejudice to Dr. Arthur 's trial . |
| 16 | Moreover , the supporters of Morgan add , this should not lead to unmeritorious acquittals , because juries will not allow bogus defences to succeed : in Morgan itself the House of Lords was satisfied that the basis for the defence was so weak that a correctly directed jury would have found the defendants guilty . |
| 17 | Of a sudden Joe was thankful that a war had been declared : Martin would join up and , because of his principles , he would n't then marry Miss Crosbie . |
| 18 | As was suggested in a paper published last year by the 1988 Forum ( as it then was ) Mr Heseltine was sure that the Church was part of the fabric of national life ; Mr Hurd appeared to have established agreeable diplomatic relations with the Almighty ; and ‘ John Major seemed the least ‘ churchy ’ yet perhaps the most thoughtful and original ’ in discussing faith and politics . |
| 19 | Weber was aware that the development of capitalism not only necessitated the bureaucratization of organizations , particularly those which formed the administrative apparatus of the state . |
| 20 | Freddie was confident that the watchman would open up . |
| 21 | Sir Harry Marriott was adamant that the phrase referring to the arrangement of the exchange should include an extra seven words — ‘ between the American authorities and the kidnappers ’ — and the White House , albeit reluctantly , agreed to this . |
| 22 | She was miserably sick into her best monogrammed towel , and although this made the sharpness of the headache diminish for the moment Belinda was convinced that the diagnosis of toxaemia was the correct one . |
| 23 | Baxter was concerned that the work of conversion should be thorough . |
| 24 | Several DCSLs were concerned that the project design provided no mechanism for sustaining impetus once the project award had been spent . |
| 25 | Suddenly George was frightened that the man would think him mean . |
| 26 | Charles was relieved that the information put her in the clear ; she had been telling the truth . |
| 27 | Apparently Microsoft was concerned that the Unix camp might rally round the kernel , which he says would have been a ‘ much more powerful statement … a substantive agreement . ’ |
| 28 | Apparently Microsoft was concerned that the Unix camp might rally round the kernel which it says would have been a ‘ much more powerful statement … a substantive agreement . ’ |
| 29 | Mr Morrison was adamant that the envoy idea was an act of friendship and should not be seen as a ‘ hostile act ’ . |
| 30 | Similarly in Reg. v. Wells Street Stipendiary Magistrate , Ex parte Deakin [ 1980 ] A.C. 479 , a case concerned with the law of criminal libel , both Lord Diplock and Lord Keith of Kinkel were concerned that the result to which they felt constrained to come entailed the risk of a failure to comply with our international obligations under article 10 . |