Example sentences of "was [adj] that most " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was understandable that most of the staff had no previous experience with Jewish children , but there seemed to be little effort to make contact . |
| 2 | Many of my envelopes came back ‘ Return to Sender ’ , and it was clear that most members had died or were very elderly . |
| 3 | Her doctor was convinced that most of Edith 's problems were psychosomatic , but he referred her to a specialist who was interested in such cases . |
| 4 | It was natural that most of them were educated at Oxford or Cambridge , since until the Victorian age those were the two places for training the clergy of the Church . |
| 5 | From the audience 's applause it was obvious that most of them agreed , which led me to reflect yet again how this general attitude — exemplified by the average audience for the BBC 's Question Time — has become almost the most familiar political stance of our time . |
| 6 | It came only hours after the Agriculture Minister , Mr John Gummer , said he was confident that most farms receiving lead-tainted animal feed had been tracked down . |
| 7 | She was pleased that most people she told the story to that day proved to be a more appreciative audience than Marie had been . |
| 8 | When we wrote the editorial it was true that most , but not all , of the evidence of opportunism had been reported from the United States . |
| 9 | This was purely business , and for all the jolly camaraderie Kate was aware that most of the men she 'd met this evening had grave reservations about her ability to do her job well now that they 'd seen her . |
| 10 | Leslie was aware that most people " can not Read at all " , but said he had seen them in the streets " Gather together about one that can Read " and listen to a newspaper being read aloud . |