Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] [vb base] be [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , I 've been saying they booked me about two months ago and I 've been saying that they have a deposit |
| 2 | I know what I see when I look at the grass and I have been told that the colour is called ‘ green ’ . |
| 3 | And I have been told that as a baby I conformed to this pattern , in contrast to my first sister who was ‘ delicate ’ and my second sister who was ‘ placid ’ . |
| 4 | We have an energy-rich country and a massive trading balance , so why the hell are we importing electricity from France which I believe attracts the nuclear and importing coal from dubious sources and I have been told that some of that coal has been extracted by women and children , often in horrendously unsafe conditions . |
| 5 | And we 've been told that we 'll only get between a nought and one point five percent increase at the most . |
| 6 | The charity is n't a ‘ Mickey Mouse ’ outfit by any means — our constitution is being verified by the Charity Commissioners at the moment , and we 've been informed that there 's no problem with being granted trust status . |
| 7 | ‘ For 30 years we have asked for it to be culverted and we have been promised that it will be done . |
| 8 | Erm , and they 've been told that we might not be making any appointment at all ? |
| 9 | And anyway it 's in the paper in the paper this week and they 've been saying that er the outrage the residents ! |
| 10 | They had a fire at Saint Leonards and they 've been saying that really it 's been a good thing . |
| 11 | I did the pictures , but I remember being horrified that these pictures were going to be printed . |
| 12 | Mr Chairman er when we discussed this last time er I expressed the view that in fact er the county council had better things to do I 've not changed my mind erm since but I have been reminded that er when er the Roman Emperors er found ascension in the ranks when Roman Emperors found ascension in the ranks they provided bread and circuses and I have to say that I regard the two notices of motion which were placed in Mr notably fox hunting and this debate on V A T as bread and circuses . |
| 13 | Ernest had no family , but I have been told that there were nephews . |
| 14 | Those problems were one cause of the delay that the hon. Gentleman described , but I have been told that the wait for that preliminary investigation is now down from six months to three months — the average in Northern Ireland . |
| 15 | There is no way that the repairs will be completed on time , but we have been assured that the hall will be patched up and the festival will be running as planned . ’ |