Example sentences of "[pron] was [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was anxious that Ivy should read it in manuscript , for fear that it might not be published in her lifetime : it was a story of family tyranny that must appeal to her . |
| 2 | I was anxious that it should n't include too much of an earlier date because I did n't feel it would be helpful to the show . |
| 3 | Absolutely I was aware that Graham was very anxious to be involved in this process , er for example he wrote me a note and I think other members and it 's because of those , of those notes that I was anxious that we should inform them of what we were up to and if you want to share any of the papers or agendas please ask . |
| 4 | They were still there and I was sure that one of them would be going my way . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I was sure that it was my father 's . |
| 7 | Although I was not sure what ‘ the lot ’ meant , I was sure that something big was expected , for even Matron was in a hurry as she went to her office , at that time of day too ! |
| 8 | I was sure that I was not speeding . |
| 9 | I was sure that his status as head of the herd helped me out in an unpleasant encounter . |
| 10 | I was sure that his brains would spill out . |
| 11 | I was sure that everyone in Hollywood knew I had holes in my shoes and my underwear . |
| 12 | I was sure that she consisted of two personalities , one innocuous and human , the other uncanny . |
| 13 | We were thus officially a dry boat , though I had hidden some Irish whiskey in the engine room , and I was sure that Ellen would have similarly salted away some vodka . |
| 14 | After the war I vowed I would never wear a white tie again , and never have , I dislike it so much ; so , having been informed that most of those below the salt would be wearing black ties anyway , I put on my Kennedy tartan smoking jacket with green velvet facings which I had recently had made and of which I was sure that Sir Walter , who often wore a plaid , would have approved . |
| 15 | There is nothing that is infinitely irresistible nor that is truly immovable , and as for the idea of a ‘ substance impossible to contain' — that , I decided , was a fiendish invention designed to get me into a muddle as I was sure that such a substance would be a manifest impossibility in practice . |
| 16 | I left ringing till now because I was sure that he would be . |
| 17 | So crazed were we becoming that I was sure that even at that distance we could spot the fiendish grin he directed at Sinar Surya floundering on the horizon each time he passed ! |
| 18 | I was sure that were such a scheme to be imposed , it would be vigorously resisted and criticised . |
| 19 | I did not speak to Harold Wilson or to Lady Falkender about the matter , since I was sure that strenuous efforts would be made to prevent disclosure , but I was equally sure from Denis Hamilton 's attitude that this would not succeed and it was therefore better not to try . |
| 20 | Despite the huge amount of work that had gone into making the vigil a success , though , I was sure that the whole thing would be forgotten again — just as John 's actual kidnap had been the year before . |
| 21 | He was n't happy , but could only agree when I said I was sure that he would n't want to look at a naked man . |
| 22 | I was sure that nearly everyone was interested in how the universe operates , but most people can not follow mathematical equations — I do n't care much for equations myself . |
| 23 | I was sure that my mother neither understood nor agreed with what Lili was saying , but the mention of these classic works of literature compelled her to reveal at least her knowledge of their existence . |
| 24 | I was sure that no one could have had time to cross the gravel . |
| 25 | After this third attempt the plane disappeared , but I did n't move until I was sure that he had really gone . |
| 26 | And I was sure that , given time and patience on my part , I would eventually emerge and flower to give a rich new dimension to our partnership . |
| 27 | I was sure that I could smooth over our little misunderstanding , and that Sergia would then be glad to have me on the job — so to speak — instead of some heavy-footed FedPol type . |
| 28 | In fact I was sure that I knew who it was , and I thought Mala must be too . |
| 29 | I was sure that I 'd be safe from then when I finally emerged from the city on the far side — it was n't likely that rats would abe allowed too close to the Divine Sanctum — but I could n't yet see any sign of a far side . |
| 30 | After reading this letter , I was sure that Doctor Jekyll was mad . |