Example sentences of "i was [adj] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was anxious that Ivy should read it in manuscript , for fear that it might not be published in her lifetime : it was a story of family tyranny that must appeal to her . |
| 2 | After reading this letter , I was sure that Doctor Jekyll was mad . |
| 3 | We were thus officially a dry boat , though I had hidden some Irish whiskey in the engine room , and I was sure that Ellen would have similarly salted away some vodka . |
| 4 | After the war I vowed I would never wear a white tie again , and never have , I dislike it so much ; so , having been informed that most of those below the salt would be wearing black ties anyway , I put on my Kennedy tartan smoking jacket with green velvet facings which I had recently had made and of which I was sure that Sir Walter , who often wore a plaid , would have approved . |
| 5 | ‘ As a young manager , sometimes headstrong , I was fortunate that Yule Craig , the St Mirren chairman , guided me . |
| 6 | I was pleased that Sarah was trying |
| 7 | ‘ I was pleased that Lawrie McMenemy watched me and said good things about me , that 's another boost . |
| 8 | I was disappointed that Yorkshire did n't want me , but quite a few players have made good careers for themselves after slipping through their net and I am determined to become another . ’ |
| 9 | I was relieved that Didier did not run after me . |
| 10 | I was confident that Sorley had n't rumbled me , but I did n't look back . |
| 11 | I WAS delighted that Newcastle City Council leader Jeremy Beecham will not bail out the ailing Newcastle United FC ( Echo Jan 15 ) . |
| 12 | Whatever I did I was convinced that people did n't like me , and that if only I could be slim and keep that way with sensible eating habits , they would . |
| 13 | I was thankful that Cambridgeshire was pretty well out of reach of both V1s and V2s . |
| 14 | As he was a very busy man , I was grateful that Eliot should have been prepared to see me without any notice at all . |
| 15 | I was grateful that practice balls are now provided for the golfers , courtesy of a sponsor , of course . |
| 16 | I assumed McIllvanney had sent a message to Massachusetts asking Sammy to telephone as soon as he reached port , and I was certain that Sammy would jump at the chance of three months ' extra salary , and if he did then Ellen and Thessy would similarly earn their small fortunes . |
| 17 | But then , just at the point where my doubts about the external world had become a crescendo and I was certain that revelation was nigh , some glitch would occur . |
| 18 | Peter Strong , 47 , an Oxford University lecturer , said : ‘ I was shocked that people from one of the top universities could act like soccer thugs . ’ |
| 19 | I was angry that humans should be subjected to such degradation and I realised just how lucky I had been so far . |
| 20 | I was aware that building societies are in the habit of launching new products from time to time , primarily to attract new investors . |
| 21 | While I saw no justification for positive discrimination in the coffee queue , I was aware that prejudice can stem from the most unexpected beginnings . |
| 22 | In fact I was quite embarrassed by her arrival as I was aware that listeners might think I had invited her . |
| 23 | I was aware that austerity had taken over in England and that a lot of things were shoddy , but I desperately wished my wife had something better to wear . |
| 24 | Absolutely I was aware that Graham was very anxious to be involved in this process , er for example he wrote me a note and I think other members and it 's because of those , of those notes that I was anxious that we should inform them of what we were up to and if you want to share any of the papers or agendas please ask . |
| 25 | I say in my introduction that I wrote the book partly because I was annoyed that people thought I was only interested in representation . |
| 26 | I did n't have the heart to tell him or Nicola that I was worried that Jo 's ‘ phone would be tapped . |
| 27 | I was surprised that Madame expressed herself so warmly when she spoke of Nissim . |
| 28 | At first , I was surprised that Jean-Claude praised mournful Père Lachaise for being mournful : just that . |
| 29 | I was surprised that Burns did not explain that none of us could wash our faces or hands because the water had been frozen . |
| 30 | I was happy that Lili would be bored by my sin . |