Example sentences of "very [adj] that [pers pn] [vb past] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was very strange that she did n't mind too much what her parents thought , or even Georg , but Uncle Willi so loved his pre-production party , and this year was really excited about it , that she just could n't let him down . |
| 2 | Ludens had found space and time , amid his new sensations , to feel very sorry that he had not gone to see Franca when she had , so unusually , as he realised just afterwards , invited him . |
| 3 | Dad was very upset that she had n't confided in us . |
| 4 | And very upset that she looked so awful because we always thought she looked so lovely . |
| 5 | Instead , he got out of the car and slid the keys into his pocket , making it very clear that he did n't intend to take her anywhere . |
| 6 | Especially since she had made it very clear that she did n't want to stay . |
| 7 | Afterwards I was very glad that we had n't , still being at an age to believe that there is something intrinsically precious in virginity , and I decided to carry mine intact to the altar . |
| 8 | There was only one crumb of comfort ; she was very glad that she had not said anything about it to Connor . |
| 9 | They had looked at each other , disconcerted at this apparent lack of liaison , but McLeish had been reassuring : very natural that they had n't compared notes , extremely useful that he now knew how long the car had been there . |
| 10 | She made very sure that she stayed well out of Julius 's way for the rest of that evening . |
| 11 | Well I think he can go through the small claims court for five hundred but I suppose six hundred was just over , it 's probably something very crafty that they thought up between them , this pair ! |
| 12 | Anyway , the point is this that I am going to say as far as I 'm concerned I 'm gon na put all my maximum ability in making sure that this government stands by its obligation which it gave me when I wrote to the Prime Minister because I was very very concerned that I did not want to see the old people and pensioners who was having difficulty in making ends meet , suffer further and therefore I am with you when it comes to concerning yourself in relation to the O A P's or the pensioners or any one who is suffering because of the s seventeen and o half percent , the maximum is put on . |
| 13 | ‘ It was very apparent that she had thoroughly enjoyed acting the lady ’ , noted Mrs Hardisty . |
| 14 | And I would like to say at this point I was very disappointed that we did n't have any other conservatives with us in the afternoon . |
| 15 | So was it very surprising that I picked up on the African presence moving around the island ? |
| 16 | It made her very aware that he did n't want to give up any information about himself … and especially not to her . |