Example sentences of "was [adj] [verb] that you " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was sorry to learn that you 'd left . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I was interested to read that you have started a campaign to battle for men 's rights . |
| 3 | I was delighted to see that you did n't bother to rise to Lisa Robillard 's rather silly letter on sexism . |
| 4 | I was delighted to hear that you have agreed to be Tree Warden for Nether Wyresdale Parish . |
| 5 | It was good to learn that you had managed to sell the dozen copies of the book which you took with you . |
| 6 | I was pleased to hear that you managed to obtain ten sets of the papers and confirm that both Neil and Geoffrey Sinclair already have a set . |
| 7 | I was pleased to hear that you arrived safely home after your excursion to Southampton . |
| 8 | ‘ I was stunned to find that you still looked the same and I was very alarmed . ’ |
| 9 | I was surprised to see that you used the colonial mis-spelling ‘ Mururoa ’ instead of ‘ Moruroa ’ to name the Polynesian atoll devastated by French nuclear testing ( Facts NI 186 ) . |
| 10 | I was surprised to see that you applied the term , ‘ The real McCoy ’ to a picture ( 15 March ) of the village of Pennan , Aberdeenshire , and not the original native term , ‘ The real Mackay ’ . |
| 11 | I was surprised to learn that you were staying there again by yourself . ’ |