Example sentences of "were [adv] aware that [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the palaeolithic period men were already aware that at certain times of the year animals and plants are less prolific than at others , and seasonal ritual observances to maintain an adequate supply of them were therefore deemed necessary . |
| 2 | Continuing reliance might be placed upon the " civilizing influence of literature but teachers were also aware that for many students a degree in English was simply a necessary preliminary to a career in business , commerce , the civil service , teaching broadcasting , or journalism . |
| 3 | Digital managers in Scotland were also aware that at least two other companies in America — Zilog and Hewlett-Packard — had developed similar strategies and used video programmes from those organizations in their planning and communications ( but without copying what they had done ) . |
| 4 | The men who tended the garden were well aware that to modern eyes this planting scheme was gaudy and banal . |
| 5 | Of course , the tutor-organisers of this ( as of any ) period were well aware that in trying to serve the voluntary movement they were walking a tightrope between doing too much , so depriving branch members of their rightful participation in and control of affairs , and doing too little , so appearing idle and inefficient . |
| 6 | They were well aware that before the English visit , and in an attempt to give himself some room for manoeuvre , Napoleon III had wooed the Tsar . |
| 7 | They were quite aware that in many cases the men were , in a friendly manner , constantly trying to outwit them , in order that their gain might be greater — at the expense , of course , of the mine . |
| 8 | The judges were certainly aware that with such an arrangement , they could be seen as having ignored the merits of the designs and the practicalities of execution , and attempted to explain their position in their report to Hall . |