Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] was [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this he was to be disappointed . |
| 2 | She was surprised to find how easy it was to be passive . |
| 3 | How glad I was to be homeless . |
| 4 | How gorgeous it was to be alive ! |
| 5 | She closed the door behind her and joined him on the pavement and as she took several breaths of the crisp October air she suddenly felt how good it was to be alive . |
| 6 | This funny fat fool , this symbol of old-style decency was drowned at sea the other day just after declaring how happy he was to be alive . |
| 7 | Again Jennie stressed how important it was to be able to use the hand and leg independently . |
| 8 | How essential it was to be able to work , and to be blessed with the will to work . |
| 9 | Dot thought how strange it was to be able to recognize a person 's dog even when the person was n't there , and then to know the dog 's name . |
| 10 | On July 1st he was writing to say that he was back at the studio , and how delightful it was to be free of catheters , bougies , and syringes . |
| 11 | How wonderful it was to be able to stop a car on impulse and bathe in a pool of crystal-clear water ! |
| 12 | He had just nodded his head , and then returned to the talk about the social evening , and how difficult it was to be safe with prawns , and he had wanted to know if Dan and his lady would be coming to the Service 's New Year 's Eve party . |
| 13 | It was strange how difficult it was to be alone , especially as no one was anxious to be with me . |
| 14 | How marvellous it was to be free ; how appalling it would have been to have had to wash some man 's socks and cope with his whingeing children . |
| 15 | Mildred leapt to the floor and sat there for a moment , reflecting how nice it was to be able to jump such an amazing distance without getting hurt . |
| 16 | How nice it was to be able to use all of the pedestrian walkways and see the beauty of them just as the planners visualised . |