Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [verb] that it [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When chemists vapourised potassium nitrate and trapped it an argon matrix , however , they were surprised to discover that it contained molecules with the chemical formula KNO 3 . |
| 2 | Because it was pointless to deny that it did . |
| 3 | It was perfectly quiet ( no sounds ever reached him from the rest of the Tolbooth ; it was hard to believe that it existed , the street below was more real ) . |
| 4 | Expecting to find a look of mockery on his face , she was disconcerted to see that it held nothing of the sort . |
| 5 | O'Connell says the company was proud to say that it had won Posix-compliance and it now hopes to gain X/Open 's XPG branding . |
| 6 | As to the exact locality of the pain , it was difficult to convey that it had grown , and that instead of having a pain he was now contained inside it . |
| 7 | Having half expected that hair to feel crisp , to prickle beneath her palms as it had against her breasts , she was surprised to find that it felt as soft as down . |
| 8 | Stopping the car to examine it , she was surprised to learn that it indicated the way to Wilder 's Wilderness , which offered the New Zealand experiences of horse trekking , tramping , native bush walks , camping and white-water rafting . |
| 9 | So , for instance , a temple with eight columns might be shown on a coin as having eight , six , four or two ; it was sufficient to show that it had a columned portico . |