Example sentences of "decide that [noun sg] was the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I 'd already decided that journalism was the perfect career for me . |
| 2 | ‘ My mother has mentioned you a lot in her letters , ’ she said at last , deciding that honesty was the only policy , if she was going to smooth over accusations made in the heat of the moment . |
| 3 | As soon as a post 's routine was established it would be attacked : Sergeant James and two sappers lay for two days watching a post before deciding that breakfast-time was the right moment for such an attack . |
| 4 | Deciding that discretion was the better part of valour , Davidson began : ‘ Aidan , you probably like a few pints ? ’ |
| 5 | Deciding that attack was the best form of defence , I knelt beside him and lowering my head to within inches of his , said , ‘ Next time , It 'll be the bread knife . ’ |
| 6 | Evidently deciding that prudery was the better part of valour , I hotfooted it down to the bedroom again in time to witness half the ceiling crashing in flames on to the bed I had been sleeping in moments before . |
| 7 | He thought about it a bit more and decided that home was the wrong word ; it was just the place where he lived . |
| 8 | Louis Gerstner clearly decided that discretion was the better part of valour when it came to facing the blue rinse brigade at the annual meeting in Tampa , Florida yesterday , and just before the meeting , IBM Corp announced that its diminished dividend would be unchanged at 54 cents a share for the first quarter ; there had been fears that the company would cut it again . |
| 9 | Having seen his ally overwhelmed in this startling fashion , Count Vulgrin decided that discretion was the better part of valour . |
| 10 | Like a twat I decided that attack was the best way of preserving my job , and so I demanded that the board give me complete control over team selection , tactics , welfare etc. , with no boardroom interference whatsoever . |
| 11 | A community famed for exuberant high living suddenly decided that austerity was the better part of valour . |
| 12 | Reluctantly she decided that adoption was the only solution . |