Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [noun] that a " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Chaovalit 's resignation was announced early on June 11 ( the day on which the Prime Minister was due to embark on a tour of the United States ) there were immediate fears that a coup attempt might be launched , as soldiers in Bangkok and other areas began demonstrating within their barracks . |
| 2 | There were other stories that a group of terrorists were planning to kidnap Hassan 's family and hold them hostage against the Shah 's return to stand trial in Iran . |
| 3 | The Court of Appeal upheld the defendant 's conviction because there was ample evidence that a purchaser would understand the description ‘ new ’ to indicate that the vehicle had had no previous owner and no previous registered keeper . |
| 4 | There was broad consensus that a united Germany should be part of NATO , albeit with some regard for Soviet security interests . |
| 5 | After a decade of being made to feel that you were somehow lacking as a person if you did n't manage to cram thrice-weekly workouts into your schedule , it was high time that a good reason not to exercise emerged . |
| 6 | It said there was growing evidence that a healthy diet was impossible for many in Britain where , according to European Commission definitions , one in five people were classed as poor . |