Example sentences of "[adj] that [pron] was [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is quite clear that there was nothing in any way divine about Cortés . |
| 2 | And do you erm thought it at least very possible that there was someone with a gun the other side of the door . |
| 3 | It was decorated with purple tulips , and it was hardly ever used , for Mrs Maugham was not unaware that it was something of an anachronism . |
| 4 | The little girl was not worried or frightened , being unaware that there was anything unusual in her relationship with her cousin . |
| 5 | They then sold the car to W , another dealer , who , although he inspected it , remained unaware that there was anything wrong with it . |
| 6 | He was still convinced that there was something wrong and said that he had noticed some urethral discharge first thing in the morning and also a slight ‘ tingle ’ when he first passed urine in the day . |
| 7 | And yet , as she kept repeating , she was convinced that there was something that no one was telling her . |
| 8 | It was impossible , from this distance , to see what he was wearing on his feet , but it seemed likely that he was one short of a full complement of shoes , because in his right hand he was holding a large , brown , elastic-sided boot . |
| 9 | He had been given a lesson from a great player and it was obvious that it was one he would never forget . ’ |
| 10 | Even so , she felt sure that it was something to do with her , that there should only have been the Maxwell girl there . |
| 11 | Nenna felt sure that there was no-one that it could be but Edward . |
| 12 | The responsibility for bearing human beings was too great for a human being to bear : to bring a child into the world was a terrible thing to do unless you could be sure that there was someone at the end to take it out with at least as much love and care as you had brought it in with . |
| 13 | ‘ He was quite temperamental because of his perfectionism , and he was always concerned that there was something he was not doing with the material ; in other words , he blamed it on his delivery . ’ |
| 14 | Being a single mum is not very easy and it was important that there was lots of people to contact to encourage you in difficult times . |
| 15 | It was unlikely that there was anything of importance in the desk , for none of the drawers was locked . |
| 16 | He shared his pupils ' impatience with the history side but he was far too polite ever to express this prejudice in my presence — and he was pleased that there was somebody else in the department who was prepared to cover that part of the teaching . |
| 17 | The neighbours of the four involved families were vehement that there was nothing like this going on . |
| 18 | When the bundle of clothes hit the ground it was the dog who realised first that there was something inside , also broken and crumpled , and after the dog came the children , who revolved round the heap , fascinated , until one noticed the blood and began to scream , and adults arrived to remove them from whatever it was that lay on the concrete . |
| 19 | We only knew for certain that there was something strange afoot when we heard the sounds of a train being marshalled and it started coming towards the hostel , what is more terrifying was that it was coming on a non-existent track ! |
| 20 | The leading frog , however , was dimly aware that there was something wrong with the moon . |
| 21 | The aim of this simple exercise was to get her to move her feet and become aware that there was something tasty right under her beak , as it were . |
| 22 | Suddenly he became vitally aware that there was someone in the hall with him . |
| 23 | For a time she had even innocently believed that Luke 's father 's recent death had been responsible for the anger she had sensed in him , until she gradually grew aware that it was something personal , directed at her , his dealings with most of the station 's personnel characterised by charm , his impatience with any inadequacies purely professional . |
| 24 | As an adult she was able to see how wrong it was and she knew that they were indulging in something they should not have been doing — although in her childish innocence she had not been aware that it was anything more than an extension of the love and affection she felt for other members of her family . |