Example sentences of "was aware [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lying there she was aware for the first time that night of Maggie above her and Rachel below her ; both , she imagined , sleeping sweetly , and again the grinding weight of compassion and guilt swept over her . |
| 2 | Theda was aware of the keen eyes on her , but she did not turn to confront them . |
| 3 | He was standing right behind her , so close , she registered , that she was aware of the subtle body-scent of him , sandalwood , leather . |
| 4 | It was held that the accused was aware of the probable consequences of firing the gun as he did . |
| 5 | Sizgorić , even though he wrote in Latin , was aware of the rich vernacular folk poetry of the Slav peoples and himself translated a volume of folk sayings and proverbs into Latin . |
| 6 | For he was aware of the violent frustration of her unused sensuality , aware too of her longing to be out of that place , that role , that trap of a life . |
| 7 | Dalgliesh was aware of the heightening tension : small individual tremors of anxiety which shivered on the still , sea-scented air , unified and focused on the car door and on the tall figure which unwound from the driver 's seat , leapt easily over the low stone wall and walked deliberately across the courtyard towards them . |
| 8 | Juliet was aware of the acute fear in her eyes and voice . |
| 9 | Soon he was aware of the paralysing numbness creeping up his body . |
| 10 | He was standing so close to her that she was aware of the warm scent of his skin . |
| 11 | His father , he said , had the right to make decisions of that kind , and perhaps he was aware of the long-term economic loss he would suffer from withdrawing from the joint enterprise . |
| 12 | Unenthusiastically , the men shone their torches around the couplings and flexible connections , but each and everyone of them was aware of the overpowering feeling of evil . |
| 13 | He was aware of the controversial scene which had to be cut from the trailer and laughed at the problems it caused in the UK . |
| 14 | He was aware of the strong emotional needs people had for certainty and for a surrogate parental-authority figure , and he was always wary of the tendency among some to turn psychoanalysis into a religious system , and perhaps himself into a sacred authority . |
| 15 | If he was aware of the faulty roof |
| 16 | Nevertheless his characters are heathens , strictly speaking , and Tolkien , having pondered for so long on the Beowulf -poet 's careful balances , was as aware of this fact as he was aware of the opposing images of open Christianity poised at many moments to take over his story . |
| 17 | Fran wished that it had been further away , wished that she 'd had more time to compose herself and remove all traces of that kiss , but as she opened the door and got out of the car when they stopped in front of the neat little semi she was aware of the throbbing redness of her bruised lips , the faintly dishevelled state of her silvery hair . |
| 18 | I was aware of the cold stone outside , the little huddling rooms of the citizens of Geneva , and of the natural features beyond , the great lake and the mountains , whose peaks would already be saluting a day still unperceived in the city . |
| 19 | But now , face to face with the possessor of all these qualities , she was aware of the ruthless , hard , uncompromising side to them . |
| 20 | His ‘ white heat ’ speech not only demonstrated that he was aware of the scientific revolution that was changing Britain but also associated Labour with efficiency , modernisation and planning . |
| 21 | Dalgliesh was aware of the scientific principle of electrophoresis but did n't think it necessary to mention the fact . |
| 22 | His style of management was precise , for he was aware of the slightest derogation from high standards of housekeeping or service ; yet he was innovative and capable of masterly delegation . |
| 23 | Nicolo 's eyes dropped to her blouse , and suddenly she was aware of the half-opened neckline . |
| 24 | He was aware of the speculative nature of much of his work , and of the need in people to foreclose his work into a closed system . |
| 25 | She was aware of the speculative lift of his jet-black eyebrows . |
| 26 | The type of situation covered here could be where a passer-by is injured when a loose slate falls from the Insured 's roof and the Insured was aware of the loose slate . |
| 27 | He was aware of the immense arrogance of this , but he knew he had not mistaken that long , steady look . |
| 28 | She was aware of the light flooding in coldly , shafts of sunlight with little dust particles in them . |
| 29 | As he hugged her brusquely to him , she was aware of the tense muscles of his jawline against her cheek , and knew what an effort he was making to hold himself in check . |
| 30 | Mr Roberts , having been around lesbians and gay men , was aware of the million-dollar underlying issue : is the Heterosexual Family ‘ natural ’ ? |