Example sentences of "were quite [adj] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the client 's point of view Regional Railways were quite adamant that erm if we did n't do it then they would find somebody who was prepared to . |
| 2 | Although everyone hoped that the wealth , status , income they had acquired in trade or government service would endure , they were uncertain of them ; in contrast they were quite sure that their kinship loyalties and obligations were fixed and permanent . |
| 3 | When the doctor and the ladies had heard all about his sad life , they were quite sure that they wanted to save Oliver from any unfair punishment . |
| 4 | The Curragh incident was a sad case of panic , bungling and hesitation by the Liberals , for which the Unionists bear only an indirect responsibility , but once the crisis broke the Unionists were quite convinced that it was the result of a plot against loyal Ulster an " Ulster Pogrom " . |
| 5 | They were quite convinced that if Jeopardy had not been quite so stunning to look at , most people would not like him at all because he was arrogant and cold . |
| 6 | Despite this we were quite pleased that the exercise had showed the system worked . |
| 7 | They were quite unaware that Herbert Chapman , two hundred miles away in Huddersfield , knew what was going on . |
| 8 | I remember that we were quite concerned that we might be expected to take off from ‘ Argus ’ as even the resident Swordfish seemed to have difficulty . |
| 9 | Interflora florists can send flowers worldwide so the team at the Royal were quite unperturbed that about 10% of showgoers are international visitors . |
| 10 | ‘ The authorities in Northern Ireland were quite satisfied that a substantial amount of explosives was in the area , and it might only be a matter of time until this sort of activity was renewed . ’ |
| 11 | Erm I 'm not saying that er there were n't problems in security and using public transport and fear of using public transport after dark , but we were quite surprised that compared with the rest of the U K it was erm not acceptable but it gave us an indication on , on where to go from there on , erm and also I think er the important factor that in the lower in Strathclyde that we 've actually consulted women in terms of er what they want and what they need er in the transport world erm in public transport and that 's not lip service we 've actually had discussions groups and that information has been fed into the large erm public transport review that were undertaking at the present time . |
| 12 | The mandarins of Communist China were quite clear that their empire could not cope with unemployed or dispossessed donkey drivers . |
| 13 | The ones who served on the Organising Committee and the embryo Central Authority , and the remainder who joined them on appointment later in 1947 , were quite clear that they would not give up their statutorily entrenched independence to Citrine and Self . |
| 14 | Contemporary observers were quite clear that the modest decline in marriage around 1870 could not account for more than 10 per cent of the fall in births ( Yule 1906 ) . |
| 15 | They were free to look over the top of the box to see what size the bricks really were , and they were quite aware that their own view was distorted because one of the portholes contained a magnifying lens . |
| 16 | They were quite aware that in many cases the men were , in a friendly manner , constantly trying to outwit them , in order that their gain might be greater — at the expense , of course , of the mine . |
| 17 | We were quite aware that the er quarry men well then there were fifty three out on strike er fifty men and three women , very much wanted to er t well play it their way in a sense . |
| 18 | For the next couple of weeks , Brenda had phone calls from various people claiming the dogs belonged to the Sharmas and was even visited by the local police , although they were quite happy that her request for a description was reasonable . |