Example sentences of "be [adj] [that] [pron] [adv] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am sorry that I so rattled the Prime Minister with my question at the previous Prime Minister 's Question Time that he has not come to the House today . |
| 2 | Controversy has always surrounded the Minoans ' bull-leaping exploits , and there are many who are sceptical that they ever took place . |
| 3 | Perhaps Councillors in Oxford should be grateful that they only had a shark and a pair of legs to get upset about . |
| 4 | I 'm glad that I never told him how unhappy I was then . |
| 5 | Returning to the status of such an expression of view , it is probably the case that if the doctor were satisfied that it truly represented the patient 's view and was executed while he was still competent , then the doctor ought ethically to respect its intent . |
| 6 | Even with his authority flouted , in spite of all manner of provocation , it is possible that he still loved his eldest son , at least when Vincent was absent . |
| 7 | Thomas seems to have reconsidered his allegiance by 1471 , although it is possible that he actually died on Warwick 's side and that his inclusion among those remembered springs from his father 's later links with Gloucester . |
| 8 | Thomas seems to have reconsidered his allegiance by 1471 , although it is possible that he actually died on Warwick 's side and that his inclusion among those remembered springs from his father 's later links with Gloucester . |
| 9 | It is possible that he now established Anna 's brother , Aethelhere ( see Appendix , Fig. 5 ) in his place , to judge from Aethelhere 's presence in Penda 's army at the Winwaed , if not as a dependent ruler at least as an ally ( HE 111 , 24 ) . |
| 10 | It is possible that I even dozed off for a few seconds , exhausted by the day 's work . |
| 11 | Joseph Chamberlain , not Sidney Webb , was the man of her dreams ; but though she has been credited with overcoming romantic desire for the sake of her own independence , it is clear that she desperately wanted him to propose , with her eyes set on his becoming prime minister . |
| 12 | Whether or not Dom Pérignon added sugar is of little importance here , but it is likely that someone somewhere had engaged in the practice and , in all probability , the sugaring of wine may have been quite commonplace . |
| 13 | During this time it is likely that he also met Pompeo Batoni who was to be a considerable influence on his early manner . |
| 14 | It is probable that they either crashed or were shot down , although Stirling states that there was evidence that at least some of them may have reached their target . |
| 15 | Most radio stations in non-NPN states had already stopped taking the national news from FRCN in Lagos , and so it is probable that they too ignored the event . |
| 16 | And it is probable that he then left them again , taking his believing wife with him , and lived by the gospel . |
| 17 | It is true that they frequently spoke in terms of a division between Whigs and Tories , especially in Anne 's reign ; yet there were times when they rejected this language in favour of a distinction between Court and Country parties or even some multi-party formulation . |
| 18 | When Mike finally did collapse after two dreadful weeks , it was clear that we either had to give up , or drastically change our approach . |
| 19 | It was clear that she still did n't consider Jessamy was capable of holding Julius 's interest for very long . |
| 20 | I was so thankful she was well that I too laughed at the repartee . |
| 21 | Useful though it may have been , I never tried that approach ; I did not have the heart , and I was sure that I always had to leave my intended customer a face-saving way out . |
| 22 | ‘ I wanted to write a thoughtful song about recent events , and it was important that I just did n't leap right in with an immediate gut reaction . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ For some reason he was adamant that he simply had to have me for the make-up on the new play he 's doing . ’ |
| 24 | It was apparent that someone else had realised the painting might hold the key to Sir Thomas 's mystery . |
| 25 | She was thankful that she still wore her cloak . |
| 26 | For several weeks after her wedding she had entertained the silly idea that James might look for her , but she was thankful that he never came even though he soon heard about her marriage to Nahum . |
| 27 | John says he was terrified that we even knew about the briefcase . |