Example sentences of "was [adj] that [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also was emphatic that I reported back to him alone . |
| 2 | Only one was emphatic that he did not wish his son to take over and have the same hard life as himself . |
| 3 | It was absurd that she had n't guessed straightaway and absurd that he should be standing in a telephone booth somewhere , talking about a queue forming . |
| 4 | It was cruel that he had to die so soon after all he had suffered ; it would have been more cruel if he had died alone , in the dark , knowing that rescue was at hand ; at least he knew the relief of the rescue and died in the comfort of his own bed . |
| 5 | It was strange that she had never thought of him before , for she now remembered how quickly he had learnt poetry when she was helping him learn to read . |
| 6 | Grainne thought it was strange that she had never before realised how many Kings of Ireland had been exiled and had later returned . |
| 7 | However , with the stories of massive repair costs being bandied around and a particularly uninspiring incumbent devoting most of his energies to the adjacent parish , it was understandable that no-one had been brave enough to voice their concern . |
| 8 | Already known to have a weakness for a pretty face , it was understandable that she worried now he chose to teach attractive young girls . |
| 9 | She thought she had given him a very tricky word , one that he would n't yet have learned , and she was peeved that he had succeeded . |
| 10 | They 'd also like comments from this Parish Council , and it was odd that they have n't given us a sketch to look at . |
| 11 | It was odd that it lay so far from the house . |
| 12 | It was odd that he 'd first spoken to her in English when he could n't possibly have known … |
| 13 | It was odd that he had n't thought about that but immediately it came back to him , the name of the exchange , though Hilbert 's phone had been disconnected . |
| 14 | But if he came prepared to kill it was odd that he had relied on seizing the first convenient weapon ; unless , of course , he knew that the mallet would be ready to hand . |
| 15 | He also planned to entertain at the Priory his neighbours and friends , and here it was possible that he received fresh warnings of danger , as on finishing his dinner he hurriedly set off for Halling and was scarcely clear of the city when a riot broke out and the mob tried to pillage the Priory . |
| 16 | If Burun had originated the plot , it was possible that he felt some responsibility towards Sidacai . |
| 17 | Certainly she had seen something moving in the forest that day on Ridgery Steep , something fairly large , something white , and Allen had failed to see it ; but then it was possible that he had not looked in the right spot at the right moment and that his failure to see it was an accident . |
| 18 | It was possible that he had been in the Rolls with his father on the Sunday night . |
| 19 | It was possible that he had forgotten to switch it off last night or that he was at work early , but it was also possible that there had been an intruder . |
| 20 | Surely he presented no physical threat to anyone , but it was possible that he had knowledge that was threatening . |
| 21 | In spite of the fact that he was ‘ as free as a bird ’ , it was possible that he regretted what had happened . |
| 22 | Debbie was upset that they did n't spend all their time here with her . ’ |
| 23 | The ‘ it ’ was presumably the wound rather than the child , but the woman was upset that she had no time to ask if her child would be all right . |
| 24 | Well , I had done what I could to protect the new catapult and , while I was sorry that what had happened at the Rabbit Grounds had cost me a trusted weapon with many battle honours to its name ( not to mention a significant sum out of the Defence budget ) , I thought that maybe what had happened had been for the best . |
| 25 | ‘ I did n't say I was sorry that you 'd done it . ’ |
| 26 | He was sorry that he had brought up the subject and hastily departed for his shower , shouting that he would tell her while he was dressing . |
| 27 | It seemed improper somehow that someone like Tulagai , his motives suspect , should mock Siban , who had served the Khanate so well , and Alexei thought that he was sorry that he had goaded him into leaving . |
| 28 | He was sorry that he had criticized her to himself , for hiding in the kitchen , for not being attractive . |
| 29 | I was sorry that he went to the West Riding after only two terms , although this made me stand on my own feet quickly , which was of itself of value . |
| 30 | In showing this place to her and wanting to see her walking in it , he was making her a deep gesture of friendship ; she was sorry that she did not care more . |