Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [that] [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 The mullahs were concerned that in a republic the Muslin clergy might be disestablished , as had recently happened in Turkey .
2 They were aware that in a deep way Jesus had dealt a death blow to sin and death , but they believed there was more to it than that .
3 The Chief of Staff continued by stating that he was convinced that with a short period of special training , an ordinary infantry battalion could be employed in the Commando role .
4 He opened the door but the dimness inside was such that for a moment he could see little ; then , as his eyes accommodated , he saw Maurice standing , pressed against the far wall as though he wanted to vanish through it .
5 He was concerned that under a new scheme announced earlier this month only successful schools would be given extra funding .
6 So we arrived on good time , Mala and I , was pleased that in a new hairpiece and fresh clothes — a long sleeved short-robe over loose trousers and soft boots , in shades of chartreuse and cinnamon — my injuries did n't show at all .
7 It was probable that with a type of aggravated libel , and a defence that was blatantly bogus and came apart during the trial , they decided to add a nought to the amount of damages . ’
8 Preston shook his head , but it was true that within a few weeks of Mary Moxton 's death William 's mum had bought her first shop .
9 He began to say all the prayers to the Blessed Virgin and the saints which he had been taught at his mother 's knee , and all the while , as he prayed , he was aware that under a mile to the west lay Gribbin Head , where murder had been done eleven months before : murder he had been witness to and had profited by ; murder he had known full well was mortal sin for which , at the Judgement Seat , he would have to give account to God .
10 It was significant that during a press conference called on 18 May 1960 Khrushchev not only denounced Eisenhower but also asserted the importance of the Cuban revolution , which had suddenly become the subject of enthusiastic and laudatory articles in the Soviet press .
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