Example sentences of "were [adv] disappointed that " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had an unpleasant suspicion that some of the letter writers were rather disappointed that 1984 will not see an enormous ministry for rewriting history and so on . |
| 2 | ‘ People were extremely disappointed that conservationists could not come up with exciting positive solutions for potential land that might come out of agriculture , ’ says Miss Appleby . |
| 3 | However many of the group 's participants were extremely disappointed that the Chairmen of the Welsh Development Agency and the Development Board for Rural Wales withdrew their support from the statement just before its publication , despite their officers having contributed fully to its preparation . |
| 4 | Once , in a crowded bar I was forced into conversation with two ladies who were so disappointed that I felt quite guilty . |
| 5 | Joyce scholars were also disappointed that the archive does not contain any of the erotic letters reputedly written in 1909 by his wife , Nora , which are thought to have inspired the character Molly Bloom in Ulysses , his most famous novel . |
| 6 | When he reported for the necessary swearing and documentation , the local recruiting officer and his staff were understandably disappointed that Harold could tell them nothing about what his duties were to be . |
| 7 | Donors were reportedly disappointed that the government 's plans for economic deregulation , while liberalizing steel imports , failed to deregulate imports of wheat , sugar and cement or to remove government control over domestic prices . |
| 8 | Guy 's Hospital colleagues were particularly disappointed that the project could not be carried out in Southwark , and it was therefore agreed that we should seek a similar , inner London , largely working-class borough with an established psychogeriatric service , so that findings might be applicable to the Southwark situation . |
| 9 | ‘ We were very disappointed that the Department turned down our group 's request to fund a national study . |
| 10 | As you may remember when the flood bank was built the local residents were very disappointed that Lancashire County Council could not see their way to install a footway along or beside the flood bank . |