Example sentences of "be [adj] that he [verb] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His army colleagues are upset that he has admitted in his book that the government was behind the killing of an estimated 10,000 people in a ten-day crack-down on ’ organised ’ crime in Jakarta in 1983 . |
| 2 | I am sorry that he has gone , since I do not like criticising him in his absence . |
| 3 | His hon. Friend the Member for Newham , North-East ( Mr. Banks ) is one of those Members of Parliament who have contributed regularly to college courses , and I am delighted that he has done so . |
| 4 | I am delighted that he has chosen to introduce a Bill on nurse prescribing and I am honoured to be associated with it as one of its sponsors . |
| 5 | We are delighted that he has agreed to present some of his work as the climax to this year 's Literature Programme . |
| 6 | I am glad that he has drawn the attention of the House to the situation in Scotland and to the law of Scotland , which in so many ways is superior to that of England . |
| 7 | I am sure that he has recorded what the hon. Gentleman said . |
| 8 | The Leader of the House is on the Government Front Bench , and I am sure that he has heard the hon. Gentleman 's point . |
| 9 | I am sure that the 7 million or so patients who will benefit from nurses being able to prescribe will be grateful that he has chosen a Bill which will certainly be passed and will certainly — once it has reached the statute book and is implemented — have practical benefits for that many patients . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm sorry that he has seen you , ’ I said . |
| 11 | ‘ How can I be feeling sorry for myself , when I should be sad that he has died ? ’ |
| 12 | I 'm delighted that he has accepted the invitation to return after a decade to lecture to us on Charles Darwin . |
| 13 | Several directors are believed to be unhappy that he has kept details of the negotiations from them . |
| 14 | For a moment he thought that a sprinkling of light fell wherever Fael-Inis walked , but as it touched the floor it vanished , and he could not be sure that he had seen it at all . |
| 15 | If he finds it necessary to copy , to study the work of other painters , or any way to seek for help out of himself , he may be sure that he has received nothing of that inspiration . |
| 16 | Bound up with the question of compliance with specification is the question of acceptance , since , until the goods have been accepted by the buyer , the seller can not be sure that he has discharged his basic liability to perform the contract , even if he has delivered the goods to the buyer . |
| 17 | The protection that she is offered is so grossly inadequate that the Minister should be ashamed that he has done nothing about it . |
| 18 | He should be satisfied that he 'd succeeded in destroying her calm façade . |
| 19 | Mrs Rosenbloom nearly always found out about it and she would be mad that he had taken me from my work with the children . |
| 20 | Although certainly no fan of Guns N'Roses and their offensive lyrics , I am pleased that he has spoken about the still largely-hidden subject of male sexual assault . |
| 21 | He could see they were surprised that he 'd latched on to them , but it did n't matter . |
| 22 | All were aware that he had become the vessel of a transcendent power . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's possible that he has taught the gardener 's cat , ’ replied Mr Appin thoughtfully , ‘ but I do n't believe he has had time to teach any other cats . ’ |
| 24 | I think it is strange that he has had so few affairs and he is 30-years-old , ’ she says . |
| 25 | ‘ In any case , it is clear that he had made his mind up . |
| 26 | BILL KOCH 'S personal and business life is the stuff of a page-turning book and a movie , so it is fortunate that he has had the foresight to bring his own biographer and film maker into his campaign to defend the America 's Cup for his country . |
| 27 | Yet it is likely that he has imposed a colour-filter on Derrida , which lets through the rational elements and occludes the irrational ones . |
| 28 | From Gordon Thomas 's evidence to the Royal Commission it is obvious that he had carried out much research into an improved canal , including technical planning , estimates of costs and market studies into the expectations of more traffic . |
| 29 | ‘ He has had his problems this season with a knee injury to overcome but it is great that he has got where he is at the moment , ’ said Dalglish , who would not even confirm that he will give Paul Warhurst , his £2.7 million signing from Sheffield Wednesday , an Anfield debut . |
| 30 | ‘ He has had his problems this season with a knee injury to overcome but it is great that he has got where he is at the moment , ’ said Dalglish , who would not even confirm that he will give Paul Warhurst , his £2.7 million signing from Sheffield Wednesday , an Anfield debut . |