Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [adj] that [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Europe has figured large in the past year and I am delighted that Save The Children is among the first of United Kingdom non-governmental organisations to establish an office in Brussels and mount a pan- European operation . |
| 2 | sure but again I mean if there was a market for this I am sure that to take that and splinter it off into a unit it costs money to get people that want to come into this business |
| 3 | I am sure that had nothing to do with her withdrawal but the way she did it raised more questions than it answered . |
| 4 | I am sure that to conceal from a child the fact that he is adopted is both foolish and cruel . |
| 5 | I say this because I am anxious that having decided to reject the modernist notion that there is no Devil — and therefore no Christian dualism — we should not be tempted to fall into the opposite error of conceiving our adversary as no more than a fiend . |
| 6 | I am convinced that Scattering Day by Patrick Carroll was drama of the very highest quality . |
| 7 | I am conscious that to question publicly the established methods of English study is to lay oneself open to the charge of giving aid and comfort to the philistines and utilitarians who want to remake higher education according to their own ideals , if that is the word for them . |
| 8 | ‘ I am glad that has been made clear . |
| 9 | But in this case I am satisfied that Judge Galpin had the jurisdiction to make an ex parte order . |
| 10 | I am aware that reducing costs , particularly in the area of construction and materials , has become a key goal throughout the organisation and I support the various task forces which have been set up to explore this aspect of our business . |
| 11 | As I am aware that to remove it from its present location would leave an unwelcome gap in your own display , may I suggest that , if you are willing to lend it , we supply you with a full-size mounted or framed photograph of the original to take its place for the duration of our exhibition ? |
| 12 | so erm investing into industry which I do n't know much about , and I , I am suspicious that invest into industry anyway erm so it 's gon na have , to work it 'll have to be quite a long term policy , well I imagine it would n't be a short-term policy . |
| 13 | I 'm sorry that does n't sound right . |
| 14 | Lawrence is coming squarer , which means I 'm sure that becomes squarer . |
| 15 | Now I 'm sure that screaming along with fifteen knot in a force six is really exciting but for a landlubber like myself it 's certainly not on . |
| 16 | Mm I 'm sure that holding it out like this one can do |
| 17 | I 'm sure that feeding people the word regularly is a great help . |
| 18 | Although I 'm sure that has a lot to do with the way I listen , Louis Armstrong being this all-time winner and happy guy . ’ |
| 19 | So I 'm sure that confuses him even more at this stage . |
| 20 | Curran said : ‘ I 'm convinced that to finish top of the table we must win our remaining two home games with at least a victory and a draw needed in the away ties . |
| 21 | And I think when we talk in terms in getting around to spending the money we have got then we need to look quite clearly about how you make a place more inviting and it 's also about when people come into the building how they 're met what the receptionists like , when they ring up can they get through and I mean I 'm I 'm surprised that 's said about the tickets that I think that our reception ticket areas an excellent area the people working there are first class are very friendly very helpful so it 's trying to get that sort of concept through the building I thin k we work on that I think the building 's kept very clean people who clean the building are very good but I hear what you 're saying and I thinks it 's been said earlier by the lady here by the foyer downstairs she feels threatened when she goes into that bar because I think the whole decor and the way it is is a threatening place I think we need to look at those so that was an old and . |
| 22 | I 'm surprised that comes from er er Professor and his party who have for example campaigned for years for proportional representation , they know they 're not gon na get it but are they gon na change their mind ? |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm surprised that has n't self-destructed after the damage you gave it yesterday . |
| 24 | so I 'm glad that 's fixed and I 'll what 's oh if he 's got them |
| 25 | I 'm worried that wearing these high heels I 'm gon na get those nasty , bulgy calves . |
| 26 | I 'm worried that niether is particularly tall , and have always felt that in the League you need one monster and one player with a bit of class and speed . |
| 27 | And the w the road might have been widened but the houses are the same and er the er of course with a lot of The old factories have been pulled down , Mills was pulled down , that was a v very prosperous f factory at one time , when I was a boy , but er I 'm afraid that went according to you know the lack of trade . |
| 28 | PPC : Back issues are available from our subscriptions department on 091 510 8787 , but I 'm afraid that issue 3 ( the August issue ) sold out — there are none of that issue left ! ) . |
| 29 | I 'm afraid that sounded rather bossy … ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm afraid that does n't mean anything to me . ’ |