Example sentences of "[pron] am [adv] [vb pp] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am immensely gratified that those who participate in the activities of co-operation between the RUC and Garda Siochana say that the quality of co-operation is at its highest point for 30 years . |
| 2 | I am reliably assured that King 's College Chapel in Cambridge , which has stood as steady as a rock for the past 450 years , could never be built today because the design would never be accepted under the safety limits of the building regulations ! |
| 3 | Navy blue high-heeled shoes and earrings completed the ensemble and I am reliably informed that the skirt was the ‘ new length ’ , i.e. above the knee . |
| 4 | I am reliably informed that the mighty Australian earns 10 million dollars a year and that while he chooses to live in America , he buys his snooker cue and table in England because the English , apparently , still produce the best in that line . |
| 5 | ‘ And I am reliably informed that makes him dependable , trustworthy — and loyal unto death ! ’ |
| 6 | I AM reliably told that the AUSTRALIAN RUGBY UNION has eventually accepted the tour itinerary of Ireland and Wales as initially suggested . |
| 7 | I am repeatedly told that all the fuss is being caused by a vociferous minority of licensees . |
| 8 | I am equally persuaded that the development of certain ‘ genres ’ of art ( the drama with the ancient Greeks , or the novel , with Dostoyevsky or Joyce ) have opened up possibilities which certainly did not exist earlier . |
| 9 | ‘ I am now told that he 's hawking her story around for a six-figure sum , ’ he writes in the 100,000-circulation journal , which is read mainly by journalists , stock-brokers and media personalities . |
| 10 | Personally , I am much encouraged that in response to pressure the Bill was amended to make it flexible enough to accommodate pupils ' special educational needs . |
| 11 | I am absolutely determined that this should not happen again . |
| 12 | After the closest and most detailed scrutiny , I am absolutely persuaded that that will be achieved . |
| 13 | I am greatly touched that she thinks of me and remembers me even in the state of forgetfulness of human affairs in which she now finds herself . |