Example sentences of "was [adj] that [det] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even to me then , it was strange that such a perception should dawn at that moment , when dogs were barking , wind was blowing in , everyone was making a hubbub , and Mary Shelley stood before me . |
| 2 | It was ironic that such a prolific man should have so few grandchildren . |
| 3 | Having seen the effect of jeep fire-power during the earlier raid , Stirling was convinced that such a massed attack would achieve spectacular results . |
| 4 | Is this why the Unit and all its works seem to have disappeared from the records — because it was unthinkable that such a document should officially exist ? |
| 5 | Finally someone spoke to a policeman about her , saying he thought it was disgraceful that such a person should be allowed to lurk about near to a play-park for the under-fives , and that ‘ nutty beggar-women ’ should be kept out of the parks . |
| 6 | There is nothing that is infinitely irresistible nor that is truly immovable , and as for the idea of a ‘ substance impossible to contain' — that , I decided , was a fiendish invention designed to get me into a muddle as I was sure that such a substance would be a manifest impossibility in practice . |
| 7 | As to Francis , well , it was inconceivable that such a thing could happen . |
| 8 | Jane was angry , not just because he had refused , but because it was unbearable that such a worm could be so successful . |
| 9 | Like North , Raskolnikov was appalled that such a small thing , so long ago , so distorted by his interrogator , should have incriminated him . |
| 10 | He was appalled that such a story should appear in a newspaper , and the council , he said , would meet to determine what should be done about it . |
| 11 | I think she was surprised that such a question could occur to me . |