Example sentences of "[pron] was [adj] that [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I looked I was sure that I saw Boris , my bear , wink at me . |
| 2 | Nothing moved inside except out of the corner of my eye I was sure that I saw Boris winking . |
| 3 | In fact I was sure that I knew who it was , and I thought Mala must be too . |
| 4 | Suddenly I was sure that I knew the secret of life . |
| 5 | I assured her that I would definitely not change my mind and that I was sure that I wanted to do it . |
| 6 | ‘ I was sure that I did not have a place in either male or female worlds , ’ she told me . |
| 7 | He liked her very much , and I was sure that she felt the same about him . |
| 8 | I was sure that she consisted of two personalities , one innocuous and human , the other uncanny . |
| 9 | After this third attempt the plane disappeared , but I did n't move until I was sure that he had really gone . |
| 10 | It was only when I was 26 that I realised that was possible |
| 11 | I was happy because I was now ‘ on the inside ’ , doing war-work and feeling , for the first time , that we were really a partnership ; and I was proud that I had grown more confident , and mature enough to take Leslie as he was , and no longer demanded — as he had once said that I did — that he be the White Knight . |
| 12 | In spite of the rain 's best efforts , I was pleased that I had been able to observe and film interesting mink behaviour . |
| 13 | ‘ But I was pleased that I showed some fighting spirit . ’ |
| 14 | I knew it would be a race back to Stuart Street and I was pleased that it ended in an honourable draw . |
| 15 | Dalglish said : ‘ I was disappointed that we lost but not with our performance for I thought we played well . |
| 16 | ‘ I do n't deny him the right to use whatever symbols he wants as an artist , but as a friend I was disappointed that he knew how inflammatory that would be to a Madness audience . |
| 17 | No , I , I was disappointed that he did n't erm put a women in his cabinet . |
| 18 | ‘ I was frantic that they 'd found out about the flat , where she lived . |
| 19 | When I published this group , with an enormous amount of help from Philip Corder ( Webster , 1947 ) , I was confident that it fell well into the fourth century . |
| 20 | I was dismayed that we had disturbed her and apologised for having made a noise . |
| 21 | ‘ I did n't say I was sorry that you 'd done it . ’ |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | I said , I was thankful that he got here safe and I ca n't drive . |
| 24 | Using my normal methods , I hypnotized Clive ; he was such a tense young man that I was grateful that he had already experienced regression . |
| 25 | I was not , however , prepared to give an undertaking to bring National Service to an end until I was certain that we had the necessary voluntary enlistment . |
| 26 | I knew that I always overestimated the time these outings took , but I was certain that we 'd been going for over two hours , and still we were crashing on . |
| 27 | I was astonished that he agreed to come down with you . |
| 28 | And he made a noise as if he were splitting wood , and I was astonished that he did not dislocate his shoulder , and the vigour of his arm terrified me … |
| 29 | Jo Spence I think it was then I was ill that I understood for the first time what it was to be a victim . |
| 30 | I was ashamed that I 'd written a reference for him when he applied for that job . |