Example sentences of "were [adj] that a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | CARE workers at a children 's home were unaware that a 15-year-old girl in their charge was going out to work as a prostitute . |
| 2 | However , the Interim Technical Report on the Piper Alpha explosion , published last October , raised the strong possibility that the incoming shift were unaware that a vital valve had been removed . |
| 3 | The Tories stringently opposed the Whigs on this front , partly on the grounds that foreign immigrants posed a threat to national security and took away jobs from native workers , but also because they were concerned that a great influx of non-Anglicans would further undermine the Church of England . |
| 4 | Some of the Romanian émigrés and ex-political-prisoners present as witnesses at the hearing were shocked that a Western politician could express such views . |
| 5 | Muslim deputies here said they were optimistic that a working group of senior deputies could agree on the reforms , which give the Muslims equal representation in parliament and transfer executive powers from the Christian president to a cabinet led by a Sunni Muslim prime minister . |
| 6 | They were worried that a new member might delay our work , and cause divisions . |
| 7 | On the other hand , faculty heads were worried that a low curriculum development fund would make it difficult to cope with future changes , especially GCSE . |
| 8 | The plays were about oppression , and producer Innes Lloyd and director Claude Whatham were anxious that a large audience should be made aware of the plight of Czech dissidents such as Havel . |
| 9 | Scarborough were disappointed that a deep frost on their ground — named , ironically , after frozen food manufacturers McCain denied them the chance to face Arsenal . |
| 10 | We were keen that a comprehensive district based service must be provided . |