Example sentences of "that our [noun sg] [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well we cou , we could write to both if necessary I mean they 'd want them to know that we , that our prisoner 's been released and that we can have another one . |
| 2 | In our elation there was some suspicion that our experience had been secret , adventurous , and unique . |
| 3 | It is my view that our generation has been much too preoccupied with the ‘ trimmings ' ; goodness knows how much time and energy has gone into the practising of accent and command of language , how many hours spent studying encyclopedias and volumes of ‘ Test Your Knowledge ’ , when the time should have been spent mastering the basic fundamentals . |
| 4 | One sight that our man observed was an office crammed on every conceivable site with files of paper — a new idea in wall paper ? |
| 5 | Now , our pivotal problem is that our appetite to consume is about to exceed our total capacity to produce . |
| 6 | Despite the fact that our genus has been around for some four million years , it is only in the past century or so that we have discovered the knack of using radio signals . |
| 7 | G Nat History & tc will also be of interest to me as an evidence that our intercourse has been productive of none but the most amicable feelings , that your [ two words illegible ] [ eyes the blessing of friends ] [ illegible ] |
| 8 | You can imagine my surprise when looking around the Lancaster hangar at the display boards , I came across a copy of Flt Lt Bulcraig 's DFM citation , with a typed caption stating that our pilot had been killed with all his crew ! |
| 9 | In the treaty councils the commissioners have claimed that our country has been sold to the government . |
| 10 | The Prime Minister told my right hon. Friend the Member for Islwyn ( Mr. Kinnock ) that the Government make a large contribution to the UN development agencies , but he must be aware that our contribution has been cut by 38 per cent . |
| 11 | In December 1989 , we received word from the European Commission that our application had been successful and we were the first tenants group to be awarded £400,000 provided we secured the moral and financial support from our landlord — Glasgow District Council . |
| 12 | We believe on reflection that our supporters will recognize that our action has been actuated by the one desire to maintain first class soccer in Northants . ’ |
| 13 | As the years passed , we became more confident that our crime had been forgotten and began the custom of every year meeting to celebrate Christmas . |
| 14 | The Compagnie de l'Est admitted in 1853 that goods traffic had ‘ increased … with such rapidity that our material has been found to be insufficient . |
| 15 | It is of great comfort to know that John had so many friends and that our family has been in the thoughts and prayers of so many people . |
| 16 | During construction in the mid-nineteenth century , it was apparent that our street had been better planned , with better material used and more care taken . |