Example sentences of "were [adj] that [art] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The Tories , however , were convinced that the Toleration Act had encouraged not only the growth of Dissent , but also of heresies such as Deism and Socinianism , and of irreligion in general .
2 If the pressure of demand were such that the unemployment rate was , the gap between TRW and FRW would provoke inflationary wage demands which would , if granted , push up prices .
3 But we were conscious that an accounting system maintains the corporate financial information and we must protect the integrity of that information .
4 Many members were concerned that the Sunday club searches had become too crowded , and club membership has now been limited to 75 people .
5 Several DCSLs were concerned that the project design provided no mechanism for sustaining impetus once the project award had been spent .
6 But the officials were adamant that a Cliftonville player was offside during the move that preceded the goal .
7 ‘ The Bolsheviks were worried that a rescue attempt would be made on the Alexander Palace .
8 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 .
9 Respondents were worried that the care programme approach could lead to needless reviews and multiple meetings .
10 Many bidders were disappointed that the Lockheed Constellation did not arrive due to mechanical difficulties .
11 We were aware that the reception tank was undermaintained but not , we thought , dangerously so .
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