Example sentences of "be [adj] that [noun] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even before the war was won , he had been afraid that peace might be associated only with the concept of " efficiency " , and in radio talks in 1946 he spoke of the necessity for maintaining the " spiritual organization " as well as the " material organization " of Europe . |
| 2 | Had he been afraid that things might go too far ? |
| 3 | That evening a knock — furtive and hasty , telling Alice who it was — brought her out to find Monica on the path near the gate , not outside the door , for the girl had been afraid that Faye might open the door . |
| 4 | But with England 's great goalkeeper still betraying no signs of his 40 years , except a finely honed judgement that causes the target to shrink before advancing strikers , hopes are high that Poland can be shut out and the points secured that will see England safely through to Italy . |
| 5 | The British are doubtful that things would stop with worthy declarations . |
| 6 | IRISH politicians are convinced that Scotland will win the battle to be European base for the American-owned Digital computer company . |
| 7 | The Civil Service unions are convinced that EDS will win the Swindon contract . |
| 8 | It can not be otherwise : self governing will happen only with the doctors ' approval and only if they are convinced that patients will benefit . ’ |
| 9 | On the one hand there are those who are convinced that God can not be good given the amount of injustice in the world . |
| 10 | He and his colleagues are convinced that loans will effect students ' choice of courses . |
| 11 | As a result of the extensive research we have carried out into its introduction , we too are convinced that Lafayette will be a major success story . ’ |
| 12 | But it does mean that , faced with options ranging from what is merely arguably right to what the auditors believe to be best , their critics are convinced that auditors will in practice settle for the arguably right if that is what the directors prefer . |
| 13 | er going back to er nine one B , erm , with the increased erm use of consultants for the workload erm of the department I am convinced that Mr can find erm , er staff within the department to carry this out and I think this is just erm a little bit of empire building . |
| 14 | They 're afraid that Purcell will only be refused home visits if he injures someone else . |
| 15 | ‘ You 're sure that Miranda wo n't want to take up her rights issue ? ’ |
| 16 | So you 're confident that intelligence can withstand the spotlights unwithered , untrivialized ? |
| 17 | Either you 're worried that Sarella will get her hands on the money , or you 're worried I will . |
| 18 | Although I know that in these matters there is almost no limit to what people will do , I am horrified that Victoria should have subjected herself to an Aids test and — as I have heard happens — the offers of emotional counselling and financial advice . |
| 19 | ‘ With the love and co-operation of Punjabis and the strength of God , I am confident that peace will once again return to the state , ’ he said . |
| 20 | ‘ With the love and co-operation of Punjabis and the strength of God , I am confident that peace will once again return to the state , ’ he said . |
| 21 | Given the cash generating capacity of Darty and Kingfisher , he said : ‘ I am confident that gearing will reduce significantly in a short period of time . ’ |
| 22 | Welcoming CCG for the new school term , Councillor Alan Bradley , chairman of Westminster 's competitive tendering committee , said : ‘ The meal service is a vital one and I am confident that CCG will do a first class job . ’ |
| 23 | If the Government are confident that quality will not be affected by the financial pressures that they are imposing on higher education to cut the inward resource year after year , the answer is to ensure that the inspectorate for higher education is wholly independent of the funding system and solely concerned with the issue of quality . |
| 24 | Staff at the Chelsea Building Society , based in Cheltenham are confident that figure will be sufficient to boost the housing market . |
| 25 | English Heritage says , however , that since the publication of the strategy , they have had seventeen expressions of interest from local authorities and that they will only hand over in cases where they are sure that maintenance will be adequate and public access guaranteed : ‘ We will do everything we can to assist those authorities that need help by giving guidance and support — which could include pump-priming of posts … |
| 26 | He had always been confident that Fibres would survive even during its darkest days : ‘ Parts of our business are volatile and people are used to reacting quickly and decisively — that is what we had to do but on a very big scale and at very considerable cost . ’ |
| 27 | He could not possibly have been confident that McKenna would refuse : the former Chancellor 's three days of hesitation is proof against this . |
| 28 | ( I subsequently had ( 27 April ) a site meeting with an EGBT official , who completed a proposal form on the spot — however , the funding aspects are not my main concern here ; suffice it to say , 1 ) that I have always been confident that funding would be secured from one source or another , and 2 ) that my direct approach to SNH was done only because I had indications that their project approvals took months rather than weeks — something I have subsequently been assured is not true ) . |
| 29 | So far the personnel at Varec appear positive about their new owners and the signs are encouraging that Whessoe will get through this next important stage with full support . |
| 30 | I found your ideas to be very helpful , from a teaching point of view , and I am sure that players will find them particularly beneficial for the development of control and co-ordination . |