Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [adj] [that] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I was impressed that a Harley Street gynaecologist was prepared to boil his own kettle . |
| 2 | Somehow I was relieved that a guard was with us because I thought that if there was an accident his friends might try to get him — and maybe us — out . |
| 3 | I was convinced that a small company with sound quality credentials and low overhead expenses , and with a team of highly skilled and capable engineers , could get a good portion of these smaller contracts . ’ |
| 4 | I then thought of running up to the local police station , but I was worried that a train might have come . ’ |
| 5 | In an attempt to sway Scottish shareholders of Distillers and to influence Scottish public opinion ( which was anxious that a merger with Guinness might reduce Distillers ' involvement in Scotland ) , Guinness promised during the campaign that the ‘ largest part of our business will be Scottish-based ’ , that Scotland would be the ‘ decision-making centre ’ of the company and that Sir Thomas Risk , Governor of the Bank of Scotland , would be appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of the combined group . |
| 6 | Meanwhile there were those in the British government ( notably Duncan Sandys , the minister of defence ) who were convinced that a time might come when the United States , from fear of Soviet nuclear attack against itself , might hesitate in its support of Europe . |
| 7 | In the television debate Mr Goddard sounded like a petulant school master who was sure that a pupil had done something wrong but could n't prove it . |
| 8 | We were fearful that a halt or a delay would result in other unfortunate occurrences in the Soviet Union . |
| 9 | We were keen that a comprehensive district based service must be provided . |
| 10 | Considering the clean wake and the almost dinghy-like responsiveness of the yacht , we were convinced that a reach in a slightly stiffer breeze would have seen her sliding into an easy surf . |
| 11 | We even stopped going across Vernadsky Avenue , just where the bridge was , because we were afraid that a lorry might come and shove us into the river . |
| 12 | we had er we had a candidate 's committee meeting last night , in which we were concerned that a number of the other constituencies throughout the northwest , who were not as far progressed as erm er as Greater Manchester West , and we took it upon ourselves to erm When appointing returning officers to those constituencies , to recommend to those returning officers that the people guiding Manchester Central , Merseyside East , Merseyside West , whoever they may be , contact John er for advice on how to how to run the er how to run the election . |
| 13 | They were worried that a new member might delay our work , and cause divisions . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | It was as if someone had asserted that it was inconceivable that a mammal should lay an egg and then a duck-billed platypus had turned up . |
| 17 | It was offensive that a party should be so unprincipled as first to defeat the Government on a matter of fundamental constitutional importance ; and , having done so , should then take office on condition that it passed the measure . |
| 18 | But it had been only to say some things about her son which it was better that a boy of eleven should n't catch ( 8 ) . |
| 19 | A similar processing difficulty is caused by relative and comparative clauses in which the introductory word ( who , which , than , etc ) has an embedded syntactic function ; for example in ( 8 ) : " some things about her son [ which it was better that a boy of eleven should n't catch ] " . |
| 20 | In retrospect , it was ironic that a year after Syria was partitioned , another small ethnic group took the opposite path to protect its identity . |
| 21 | In light of this appeal it was ironic that a superpower crisis developed from subsequent Soviet efforts to establish a missile base in Cuba . |
| 22 | It was symbolic that a group of prominent and progressively minded intellectuals tried , in 1902–03 , to open a dialogue with the hierarchy of the Orthodox Church . |
| 23 | It was apparent that a genius had been born . |
| 24 | In other cases it was apparent that a new pedestrian population was being tapped as turnover rose markedly on shop opening . |
| 25 | It was strange that a sexual union which left nothing to be desired should so clarify the state of her mind . |
| 26 | It was strange that a man who had known so much sorrow could radiate so much life . |
| 27 | It was strange that a man of considerable intellect could give so much attention and attribute such importance to a press which was wholly influenced at all times by political considerations . |
| 28 | Since the scale was twenty-three miles to an inch , it was possible that a deviation of two or three miles would not be marked , but that could not account for the tarmac . |
| 29 | A reference was also necessary since it was possible that a similar case might arise in the public sector of employment where the Directive would have direct effect . |
| 30 | He also submitted that it was essential that a jury should reach a rational conclusion by a rational process of thought , and he further submitted that it was wholly irrational for them in effect to hold that the first appellant did not act in concert with the second appellant , but that the second appellant acted in concert with the first appellant . |