Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [that] we have [verb] " in BNC.

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1 I am sorry that we have misplaced the Blackpool NDB by .87 of a nautical mile , but we will be correcting it in our free amendment , and at least it gives Mr. Allan something to be caustic about .
2 Here in Ulster , we 've been so busy saying that we are British that we have lost our true identity .
3 I am not implying that there is communication between friends on a supernormal , still less a supernatural , plane , though I would not exclude it : there is just enough evidence for telepathy to explain certain experiences that most of us have had , or are convinced that we have had , once or twice .
4 ‘ It is just 21 months since we received approval to go ahead with the project , and we are delighted that we have started up production within a few weeks of a date that many thought was unrealistic ! ’
5 Erm on the question of whether or not we 're satisfied that we 've done enough examination to reach our conclusion , we 've examined our greenbelt boundaries on two occasions , firstly as part of the Greater York study , and secondly as part of the work on the Southern Ryedale local plan .
6 I am glad that we have cleared the matter up .
7 This is an important change and I am glad that we have got away from the odious and patronising attitude of so many local education authorities — particularly Labour local education authorities — that say that one can not trust parents with objective information about how their children 's schools are doing .
8 Usually after elections we have an upsurge in memberships , so this year , thanks mainly to Tom Hilton , er it 's been good that we 've managed to maintain our membership .
9 I do not pretend that we have yet accomplished our ambitions , but through the improvements already made , I am confident that we have established a sound platform on which ICI and Zeneca will be able to build further improvement .
10 With Vince Wells , our new recruit from Kent , making a very good early impression and Winston Benjamin returning this summer we are confident that we 've reinforced our foundations . ’
11 ‘ I 'm delighted that we 've settled the matter .
12 Whether we should include as a consideration whether this particular eighth new settlement in this particular sector would have the capacity to expand beyond two thousand and si In saying that I 'm conscious that we have ducked because as a panel we have to duck .
13 But if , and most of are I 'm sure that we 've come today with some thorn in our flesh somewhere , some worry , some difficulty or a disappointment perhaps of some kind , then just remember that in all things God works together for good with those who love him , and for that rejoice and give thanks , and again I say , rejoice .
14 I know you will all be happy that we have chosen your magazine in which to include this new idea .
15 If we can never be certain that we have stated every objective we might have , in the clearest form , and with the most practical means of testing whether it has been achieved , this does not mean that we abandon the attempt or that to try one 's best under the circumstances is not a helpful activity .
16 er and and and nice to know that we want to establish contact and you may be aware that we 've had this plan , and , and what we want it to achieve is so and so , and we 'd like to set it up in this way .
17 I do n't think we can be satisfied that we 've completed what you call the first stage .
18 Until now , we have discussed financial reporting in terms of the organization , and it has been implicit that we have understood what the organization is and what its implications for accounting are .
19 I am pleased that we have made good progress in this strategy by gaining a strong portfolio of business in the UK private sector and overseas .
20 I am pleased that we have achieved what most pople thought that we could not — we have stopped and will continue to stop the export of live horses and ponies .
21 Taylor said : ‘ We are hopeful that we have found something a bit special . ’
22 We were convinced that we had located , by accident , the last resting place of HMS Impregnable .
23 It is exactly because of that level of variance and because we considered er that multiple cautioning on some occasions , I think on the figures I have examined about six percent of occasions , er were unjustifiable that we have reviewed our policy .
24 So it 's ironic that we 've come backwards .
25 ‘ It 's good that we 've done well — I 've really enjoyed it , ’ says Charlton , seven years in charge now .
26 He says : ‘ It 's ludicrous that we have to wait for three to five years when a foreign company can come in and pick up a UK TV company right now . ’
27 That 's why I 'm fiddling around doing the odd window here and there because that 's all that we 've got for .
28 I 'm afraid that 's all that we 've got time for today .
29 Unfortunately , that 's all that we 've got time for today .
30 You know if everybody 's happy that we 've accepted the lowest quote then fine .
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