Example sentences of "she was [adj] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was thankful that Holly was not to be blamed after all . |
| 2 | She was thankful that Louise had insisted that she travel first class . |
| 3 | She was convinced that sailors and tourists she saw were his emissaries , sent to proclaim his love for her . |
| 4 | Despite her negligible experience of men before she met him , she was convinced that Ludovico was as near to perfection as any man could be . |
| 5 | According to her she was convinced that Francis would inherit and dispose of the business , but she might have thought she could do a deal with Beryl . |
| 6 | She was grateful that Sylvie had not taken up the Princesse 's invitation to join them for the holidays and , a little guiltily , that Leo had n't either . |
| 7 | She was anxious that Swire Sugden should not be allowed to spread himself around like a malignant tumour . |
| 8 | At the same time she was certain that Maggie did not want to have to cope with that . |
| 9 | Next morning Shiona remained in bed until she was certain that Jake had left for the office . |
| 10 | Nora never mentioned Philip Stacey but she was certain that Constance had found out and half understood about the liaison . |
| 11 | Moreover , having read between the lines of Wendell Harvey 's letters to her husband , she was certain that Harry and the Harvey girl were going to make a match of it . |
| 12 | There was her car , but if Ven could n't get the garage to get a replacement part before next Tuesday , then she was certain that Lubor could n't . |
| 13 | She would dearly have liked to have told him she was certain that Rosemary had not finished with him . |
| 14 | She was sure that Simon was right about Gazzer . |
| 15 | Much later , when she was sure that Rose was asleep , she crawled the length and breadth of the room with fingers outstretched , feeling in every crevice , until she had the ring safe again . |
| 16 | She was sure that Comrade Andrew would not be still in bed , whoever else was . |
| 17 | There was an atmosphere that was almost crackling in this room and she was sure that Jules would notice , but apparently he did not . |
| 18 | It was only once she was sure that Emily was asleep that she would pull out her plastic bag and get down to work . |
| 19 | Mabel had told everyone that she was sure that war was about to start , and at first she seemed disgruntled that she had been proved wrong , but soon was as ecstatic as everyone else about the news . |
| 20 | It was no use putting it off and she was sure that Ana should know at the same time . |
| 21 | She was sure that Doc D would approve of the Caroline Charles electric blue evening suit ( above , right ) : ‘ What a wonderful colour , darling , ’ he said as she walked to the table . |
| 22 | Anyway , by then she was sure that Julius would simply have swept any curbs aside . |
| 23 | She was sure that Miss Hatherby 's view of Rome was the right one , but was frightened to say so . |
| 24 | However , she was adamant that W. must not be allowed to die . |
| 25 | But the explanation could have been phrased in a different way : it was precisely because she was pregnant that Ms Webb would be unavailable for work at the critical time . |
| 26 | She knew that she was unhappy that Ludovico had married . |
| 27 | However , she was pleased that Liz 's husband , Owen Wyndham — despite being a perfect example of an absent-minded professor — had obviously realised his wife needed a short holiday . |
| 28 | She was pleased that Martin was doing so well . |
| 29 | A spokesman for the health authority said the family was owed a sincere apology , and Virginia Bottomley ( without reference to the case ) said she was pleased that Rhys was to receive treatment at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children and hoped it would be successful . |
| 30 | She was pleased that Faye drank it that way , since without food value it would n't affect her blood sugar level or insulin intake and therefore did n't have to be regulated in quantity and timing . |