Example sentences of "[was/were] very [adj] that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were very fortunate that our faithful ‘ visiting ’ advisers were willing as always to take care of art , music , social sciences , and playing cards ; and , above all , that Scott Anderson and Laurie Bruce would undertake the entire sorting and evaluating of stamps and records respectively . |
| 2 | The discussions at the end of each lecture were animated and sometimes a little heated , for Hindu students , Muslims and Buddhists were a little critical at having to attend any Christian lecture and were very emphatic that they much preferred their own religion to that of Christianity . |
| 3 | Following on from our silver award in 1991 , we were very pleased that our excellent safety record in 1992 was recognised by our achieving the RoSPA gold award which was presented in May of this year . |
| 4 | And the vicar did pick this up in his sermon and he did mention the Co-op Womens ' Guild and so we were very proud that we 'd been mentioned you see , you know . |
| 5 | It was only when we were very close that he would say he was shy . ’ |
| 6 | The buyers in this particular market were very clear that what they wanted was a small loan , for a fixed amount , over a short period , paid weekly to a collector . |
| 7 | ‘ We were very surprised that someone did n't snap him up to go jumping . |
| 8 | Even with a computer , it was reckoned it would take at least four years , and the chances were very high that one would make at least one mistake , probably more . |
| 9 | One member of the group said ‘ We were very frustrated that nothing was being done in the local area against the factory … . |
| 10 | The orders were very strict that one could not move off until the oil temperature was above the minimum and on this occasion I was quite determined to make up the time . |
| 11 | Both parents were very concerned that he should get more appropriate help and were now convinced that this would be provided at Cedars . |
| 12 | Unitarians were very conscious that they too had suffered discrimination ; they were a group who , because of their heterodoxy , were ‘ everywhere spoken against ’ . |
| 13 | The ensuing conversation was unintelligible to Gina but it was very noticeable that her abrasive host never removed his gaze from her expectant face , as if he still harboured doubts about her purpose there , and , if his deepening frown was anything to judge from , the news was n't going to be good . |
| 14 | … it was very odd that they got the money in the first place … however they had thought a great deal and had a viable project … and may be a certain amount of guilt . |
| 15 | I thought that it was very polite that we should go there in the evening and assess for ourselves exactly the harm th the possible harm that it could do to their gardens at the back and and that 's why we did that . |
| 16 | Dad was very upset that she had n't confided in us . |
| 17 | She was very keen that I should portray Ireland in a sympathetic light . |
| 18 | MY FATHER WAS very keen that I should go to Oxford or Cambridge . |
| 19 | I was very dismayed that I could n't enjoy swapping ideas with Brian any more without things turning into a do-or-die debate . |
| 20 | Er , obviously on a more serious note , er it was very disappointing that we had such a severe er downturn in profitability last year after several years of steadily rising profits , and so what I want to do this morning was tell you a little bit about what happened in the last part of the year , since we met at the time of the interim results presentation last September , tell you the actions that have been taken and give you a little bit of insight as to where we stand at the present time . |
| 21 | It was very disappointing that there were only three runners . |
| 22 | I mean , I , I was very much got the impression from her I , I 'm sorry I did n't get a name , the chap I was speaking to , but erm it , he , he was very distinct that we should get a letter from I S and that have conformation and , and , er and send it on , you know , that , they all should also should get a copy , so it , it strikes me we should perhaps write a write to I S and perhaps send a copy with a covering letter to British Section |
| 23 | But it was very premature , and I 'm very I was very sorry that they 'd taken this step , but very , very pleased when I saw the result coming out , and I 'm do congratulate them on their common sense there that they were prepared to put the opting out aside and were looking seriously and sensibly into the tertiary college consultations . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Again , I was very disappointed that it was all over in such a short time . |
| 26 | I was very disappointed that there 's no comment in here at all . |
| 27 | Sydney said that he was very pleased that someone should want to take the time , money and effort to operate a Great War aerodrome and expressed his thanks to Torquil , Vic and all that had made it possible … |
| 28 | I was very pleased that you 'd had a good go at that |
| 29 | I was very pleased that it was so convincing . ’ |
| 30 | While the immediate concern was naturally to halt production and ensure the process was clean , ‘ the company was very fortunate that its competitors were unable during the disruption to step up their own production rapidly and strip away its market share . |