Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | If not , it is their loss , for it is the catholicity of the education to which I was exposed that I have come most to value . |
| 2 | I was irritated that he could imagine I would want to go back to him . |
| 3 | Again , I was moved that he should have perceived how miserable an exile to the Persian Gulf would have been . |
| 4 | It felt really good to see her again , and I was touched that , after all these years , she had remembered me . |
| 5 | I was flattered that I 'd been chosen , but at the same time pretty scared . |
| 6 | I admired him , I respected him and I was flattered that I was his friend . |
| 7 | As I took my place with two jamjars in my first Saturday morning kids matinee queue , apprehensive lest the currency had been devalued or even replaced with money , I observed that not only were Royals the heroes in the films but that my choice of cinema was between the Queens and the Royal , and I was warned that before the performance you were supposed to stand for the pianist 's rendition of ‘ God Save the King ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ I was warned that I 'd miss the thing I was addicted to . |
| 9 | I was reassured that the nonsense would stop , and that people would use the bikes merely to get to the base of mountains , where the walk in was prohibitive of completing the hill in a day without some means of transport . |
| 10 | His breathing became more and more laboured , but I was assured that he was feeling no discomfort . |
| 11 | I was assured that they would be covered in the clause regarding ‘ personal items and jewellery whilst away from home ’ for which an extra premium would be necessary . |
| 12 | Women made up only a minor proportion of the prison population in Geurrero and I was assured that this situation was reflected throughout Mexico . |
| 13 | I was assured that one could discuss any aspect of the Queen 's Speech . |
| 14 | When I opened a High Interest Business Account ( in addition to the Club 's Current Account ) in September 1990 I was assured that funds to top up the current account would be transferred automatically from the business account whenever the former 's balance fell below £50 . |
| 15 | I was assured that the lad did n't mind , he liked it and , ‘ we 're going to get him again next week ! ’ |
| 16 | I was assured that it will pick everybody up . |
| 17 | When I learnt biology , I was taught that Weismann , although he was right about the independence of germ line and soma , had given the wrong answer to this question . |
| 18 | I was taught that a consultation in general practice can last many years . |
| 19 | I was taught that when I worked in the grocery warehouse . |
| 20 | Immediately I was instructed that I had had the good fortune to be posted to ‘ the division where real polising is done … ’ |
| 21 | Nevertheless , I was determined that we would publish our Green Paper in time for a proper consultation and the preparation of legislation in the autumn . |
| 22 | They had caused me many heartaches and disillusions , and I was determined that it should never happen again . |
| 23 | I was determined that I would not weep or make the parting harder for him , and I managed to say goodbye taut and dry-eyed . |
| 24 | I was determined that I would not communicate this nervousness to my sons , and so I did my best not to react should we come across a dog in the street . |
| 25 | I 'd say , " What 's going to happen there ? " because I was determined that I was going to have the baby on my own . |
| 26 | And er I was determined that er we would n't lose hold of this claim because it was a good claim , it was a logical claim , it was one that could be answered by the management and could be er er put into effect without any delay in time . |
| 27 | I was determined that Stella 's newly found peace of mind would n't be disturbed . ’ |
| 28 | Erm to my self respect and I just I was determined that it was n't going to happen to my daughter , so in consequence I saw that working on the side to get to get the uniform so that she could go to school in a new uniform same as all the other kids as a necessity . |
| 29 | I was advised that before studying psionic medicine it would be appropriate to learn homoeopathy and this I duly did , leaving my post in the genetics department for one in the homoeopathic hospital . |
| 30 | When I wrote a popular book recently , I was advised that each equation I included would halve the sales . |