Example sentences of "was [adj] that [num] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was sure that one day he would return , and spend the rest of her money . |
| 2 | He made it clear that he stayed at La Tour Monchauzet because the vines needed him — and because he was sure that one day — somehow — Isabelle would return to him , and he had to be here — waiting . ’ |
| 3 | Having had to resort to asking passers-by to pull it closed for me , I was worried that one day I would n't be able to get in . |
| 4 | The secretary-general of the Democratic Union , Piotr Nowina-Konopka , criticized the decision , saying that it was unacceptable that one twin should be responsible for defence and national security while the other , as head of Walesa 's presidential office , was advocating the dissolution of parliament and wanted to organize public pressure to this end . |
| 5 | She was terrified that one day he might try some moral blackmail and pretend he had come to love as well as respect her . |