Example sentences of "were aware that [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | With an infinitesimal lift of the eyebrow , Toby provided these things , but both men were aware that battle lines were being drawn . |
| 2 | Most organisations surveyed were aware that hepatitis B is spread by blood-to-blood contact ; however , not all realised that it can also be transmitted through other body fluids . |
| 3 | The living were aware that death would come and claim them and aware of the power of the dead in the hereafter . |
| 4 | So Left-wing Labour MPs were aware that devolution could make yet more obstacles to the achievement of their long-term aims . |
| 5 | Midshipman Callender 's friends no doubt were aware that efficiency united to interest was the strongest claim to promotion in the navy , and Lord Keith 's correspondence abounds in references to interest being a motive in bringing a man forward in the service : ‘ I have made McKenzie a lieutenant into the Rattlesnake ; he was a friend of Mr. Dunsmuress and recommended by Lord Elphinstone to me , so I am glad to have served him ’ , a comment which suggests that the admiral was influenced by something more than Mr. McKenzie 's personal abilities . |