Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [adv] [adj] [verb] [that] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pearn and I were very concerned to ensure that the troops who would liberate Burma should know something of the country and its people , for the army that fought the retreat in 1942 had had little time to learn any of the background . |
| 2 | I was utterly amazed to discover that the right hon. Gentleman thought that the hon. Member for North Down did not want devolution . |
| 3 | In fact , some two months ago , I was most happy to learn that Sir James was to visit Darlington Hall . |
| 4 | I suppose , thought Fenella , that I was rather innocent to think that we could get in so easily , or that the Robemaker would not in some way guard his secrets . |
| 5 | on collecting my T-shirt and participants instructions a few days before the event , I was rather alarmed to discover that we were expected to meet at Alexander Stadium at 7.45 a.m. on the Sunday morning , a time that I did n't really know existed even before my maternity leave ! |
| 6 | I WAS rather intrigued to read that the Church of England intends to launch a TV advertising campaign next month . |
| 7 | What I wanted to say was that when I read the Annual Report I was rather surprised to find that there is no reference to the er report of the committee under the chairmanship of Bob , Bob on the organization of the R Y A and then I realized that it probably did n't come to the Council till after the end of the year that we have under consideration but it did seem to me that it has some contentious and some very interesting and rather good points in it and I wonder if we could be told how the consideration of it is getting on . |
| 8 | I was also surprised to hear that during the last few days her Premium Bond had won £5,000 . |
| 9 | We all took off on the last hundred yards ' dash and I was mildly surprised to find that the first man past the post was myself — and I was n't really out of breath . |
| 10 | But when I did find out I was profoundly relieved to know that all these troubling fantasies which had been playing twice nightly in my head were , in fact , shared by others . |
| 11 | I was particularly interested to learn that Buck Owens played rhythm guitar on two tracks , Lotta Lovin ’ and Rollin' Danny . |
| 12 | I was particularly interested to note that in the Whitefield area of Nelson in my hon. Friend 's constituency , largely occupied by ethnic minority households , a neighbourhood watch scheme has recently been set up and is helping to build bridges between the ethnic minority residents and the police . |
| 13 | I was therefore surprised to see that he excluded his own name from the list . |
| 14 | I was suddenly startled to see that we were entering the town of Knock . |
| 15 | Although I do agree with some of his points — the need for more public courses and more emphasis put on rules of etiquette — I was somewhat alarmed to read that in the interests of quicker play , we high-handicappers were being relegated to a boring , 9-hole course until we improve our game enough to join ‘ the big boys on the big-boys ’ course ’ . |
| 16 | She told me : ‘ I was really upset to read that an ‘ insider ’ , whoever that might be , had said I was so busy creating an image for myself in the music industry and trying to be a film star that I could only do four episodes of the latest series . |
| 17 | I was really surprised to see that the Innovation System worked . |
| 18 | Having heard all the horror stories about being nicked for speeding in the US , I was pleasantly surprised to find that most of the traffic was travelling at about 70mph , so I set the cruise control at around that speed and tried not to look conspicuous . |
| 19 | I was merely surprised to note that someone who professes to take such a high moral stance should be cavorting freely with a married woman . |
| 20 | I WAS so pleased to read that people are reverting to real Christmas trees instead of the ghastly , glittering artificial things that have been popular for so long . |
| 21 | I was so pleased to note that someone more knowledgeable than your reviewer Robert Nye about the Rev William Gaskell had written to you ( the Rev Andrew M Hill , Points of View , 13 March ) . |
| 22 | It is difficult to assess what one learns from a good teacher — I was so greedy to learn that one can not always separate what was given from what one has seized upon and made one 's own . |
| 23 | I suppose the main reason was that I was so astonished to find that they existed at all . |
| 24 | That is why I was especially pleased to hear that the Government are prepared to allocate the necessary funds . |
| 25 | I was too young to know that the having to tell myself gave the game away ; and that to be uninhibited about one 's own sexual activities is not the same as being unshockable . |
| 26 | ‘ He spoke about how he had appreciated the colleagueship of the Methodist pastor in Crackow and I was then able to say that there were indeed Methodists in Italy and the Protestant Church , although small in number is quite significant , particularly in its work among refugees and migrant workers . |
| 27 | I was very pleased to see that Tail Ending featured a Dalmation ! |
| 28 | Without Michael Fish ( no pun intended ) to tell me what the weather would bring the next day , I was very pleased to find that the local paper La Voz de Galicia carried an excellent synoptic chart and forecast . |
| 29 | When we were recently in the United States I was very pleased to find that the top officials there , including Eagleburger and Robson , advised us not to hurry . |
| 30 | I was very pleased to hear that you will be leading the sessions I am to attend . |