Example sentences of "and [was/were] [adj] that [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They heard them talking , and were sure that they knew the voice of the visitor . |
| 2 | He became a good husband , quiet and kind , but his family were strong Methodists and were shocked that she smoked and had such a joy of life . |
| 3 | ’ The committee heard evidence from Stemp and from Worcestershire and were satisfied that he had not knowingly taken amphetamines and that they had been administered to him without his knowledge , approval or authority . |
| 4 | With this drizzly weather we were stuck in Porto , and were glad that we had n't tried to cycle into town as the taxi sped through steep cobbled streets . |
| 5 | He inherited a regular staff meeting and was penitent that he had never invented such a meeting in Durham . |
| 6 | She washed the floor thorough and was pleased that she 'd done so . |
| 7 | I was pleased with this reflection , and so convoluted is the human mind that I ceased to take pride in my lack of pride and was proud that I had found myself capable of it . |
| 8 | I discussed my feelings with the woman in question and I slept with her , but I deeply regretted it later on and was sorry that I had n't weighed up the consequences more thoroughly beforehand . |
| 9 | But he went after a friend persuaded him and was glad that he did . |
| 10 | Edward had conceived and arranged the exhibition himself and was aware that it lacked verve : he was not good at these things . |
| 11 | Goff thought that Minton , consciously or unconsciously , divided his friends into two categories , serious and fun — and was aware that he belonged to the first . |
| 12 | Bryant hesitated a moment : he knew Pascoe well , and was aware that he did not take easily to unsolicited advice . |
| 13 | The court judged that their principles , objectives and methods conformed with the sharia ( Islamic law ) and was satisfied that they sought to preserve national unity , social peace , the socialist democratic system and socialist gains in keeping with the principles of the July 1952 and May 1971 revolutions . |