Example sentences of "[be] [adj] that [pers pn] have [been] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If merely set at a given focal length , the zoom lens will simply act as a normal though infinitely variable lens ( between its limits ) and the viewer will be unaware that it has been used at all . |
| 2 | He called for a reduction in the special car tax , and I am sure that he will be delighted that it has been halved . |
| 3 | I try to ride last so I can stop now and then to be alone , to look back and be glad that I have been able to come this way , but Tony has the feeling too and has bagged the back spot for the morning run . |
| 4 | Who could be sure that it had been positioned correctly , that the first thick black line was exactly three feet and six inches from the green tiles of the floor ? |
| 5 | He vacillates between describing the connection between creativity and psychosis as ‘ folk-loristic ’ and ‘ clearly exaggerated ’ , and confessing to be puzzled that it has been documented so often . |
| 6 | It followed that no individual should boast of his role ‘ but be thankful that he has been permitted to be useful ’ . |
| 7 | Do not be downcast that you have been economical with the truth . |
| 8 | By March he was out again , and back at his office in Faber and Faber , although he was prudent enough to retire to bed early in the evening : with a complaint which had no organic cause , he could not be certain that he had been cured " . |
| 9 | This was to have travelled to and from Waterloo via Havant , Fareham and Eastleigh and no doubt many enthusiasts in that area will be disappointed that it has been cancelled . |
| 10 | Those of you who were present at the AGM will be aware that we have been told by the GAP that the Society 's grant will be drastically reduced during the next few years and will cease after 1991 . |