Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [adj] that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I found it strange that those words had come from the Parliamentary Secretary because , when I read them , I thought that they had been written by the Labour candidate , John Metcalfe , because there was no other indication that that article had been written by a Minister of the Crown who is responsible for this country 's agriculture . |
| 2 | One disgruntled woman found it disgusting that 35 people could be expected to stand per 100 seated , with no guarantee of a seat . |
| 3 | The French authorities did something to safeguard communal property among their Moslem subjects in Algeria , even though Napoleon III ( in the Senatus-Consulte of 1863 ) found it inconceivable that individual property rights in land should not be established formally among the members of Moslem communities ‘ where possible and opportune ’ , a measure which actually had the effect of permitting Europeans for the first time to buy them out . |
| 4 | Hobbes found it remarkable that some , but not all , things had conscious awareness and perception : ‘ Of all the phenomena or appearances which are near us , the most admirable is apparition itself … namely , that some natural bodies have in themselves the patterns almost of all things , and others of none at all . ’ |
| 5 | When news of the wonderful changes brought about in Kidderminster at this time spread , it won the approval of Anabaptists and Independents who hardly believed it possible that such a work of God could take place through the ministry of a parish church . |
| 6 | Mr Reynolds believed it possible that inter-party talks on Northern Ireland could resume again , even before May 's local government elections . |
| 7 | Reynolds newspaper declared it surprising that any respectable paper should advertise such wares . |
| 8 | They separated and , on their joint application for divorce , the Family Court of Australia granted a decree nisi and expressed itself satisfied that proper arrangements had been made for the children 's welfare , namely , that they would live with their mother during the week and be supervised by the father at weekends . |
| 9 | Emilia Frere passed three nights in the bedroom at the Hall before Tom Horrocks professed himself satisfied that all danger was passed and she might return to the Rectory . |
| 10 | Constance thought it extraordinary that this English-looking body could be topped off by such an Italian face . |
| 11 | The Bishop of Lincoln thought it ridiculous that this powerful engine which was Michael Ramsey should be used in a tiny little parish , and said so , but blessed him when he found he wanted to go . |
| 12 | As she went on talking , making occasional references to the length of my fingers or the breadth of my brow , I thought it ironical that this odd woman should be defending me , not from outright attack but from my mother 's protectiveness . |
| 13 | The Queen thought it strange that such an event should be taking place ; the Emperor , ever tactful , made no comment . |
| 14 | I thought it possible that directional sightings could be made from the centre of the tower through the crenellations and was intrigued to find that one of them had disappeared since my previous visit . |
| 15 | One critic thought it ironic that this building ‘ of which the aim was so obviously beauty , should have achieved so startling an ugliness ’ , but after more than a century Swanage would hardly seem the same place without it . |
| 16 | Indeed , each man refused it with some indignation ; Kissinger in particular thought it outrageous that such an old friend and ally as the Shah should not be allowed into the States . |
| 17 | They also thought it likely that two allies could bring that about — an outraged civilian persuading his powerful military friend . |
| 18 | She thought it unlikely that this was due to concern for her feelings — it would be a new departure for him to accept that she might have any , apart from avarice . |
| 19 | Under the assembly 's system of apportioning positions on committees and on the 26 standing delegations to foreign parliaments , mathematical logic made it inevitable that far-right members would receive a few sensitive posts . |
| 20 | The timing made it inevitable that corporal punishment , nowhere mentioned in the Bill , should dominate the debates , and it did . |
| 21 | My tapestries and books were turning into pitch-thick smoke , and the heat , from which I had hitherto been protected , it seems , by the initial surge of adrenalin through my body , now made it plain that this was the last window of opportunity for effecting a dignified , if empty-handed , exit . |
| 22 | Betty 's classroom practice changed whilst she worked with the advisory teacher , but the lack of congruence between her beliefs about mathematics and about how children learn and those behind the innovation , made it unlikely that such changes would be sustained once he left . |
| 23 | Mr Cameron said the Home Secretary appeared ‘ mystified ’ about the pay formula but made it clear that 1.5 per cent was the maximum rise available . |
| 24 | In July Kaifu made it clear that Japanese aid to the Soviet Union would not be forthcoming while the dispute remained outstanding . |
| 25 | The judgment on the News International ban made it clear that political censorship , at least , could be fought effectively , and the basis for the defence against censorship was the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 . |
| 26 | Than Tun continued to call for a national government but made it clear that armed struggle was , for the present , not envisaged . |
| 27 | Israel made it clear that such development would be primarily in social and welfare spheres , and would not include any kind of economic development which ran contrary to its interests . |
| 28 | When my hon. Friend the Minister made it clear that such a student would be invisible , that a student returning for the summer holidays would not affect that household , I was not sure whether the hon. Lady was pleased or angry . |
| 29 | The Russian law on citizenship , adopted in November 1991 , extended that privilege not only to the population of the Russian Federation but also to those living in other republics who requested it , and the Russian defence minister , Pavel Grachev , made it clear that fellow nationals would be defended ‘ wherever they live ’ ; Vice-President Rutskoi called more directly for recognition of the Dnestr republic , and the Foreign Ministry intervened when it appeared that the civil rights of Russian speakers in the newly independent Baltic republics were being infringed . |
| 30 | Her owner died , and she was living rough , so when she bounced into our kitchen and made it clear that that was where she wanted to stay in it was hard to turn her out , even though Fizzy finds a young and very playful cat rather a trial . |