Example sentences of "am [adj] [that] [pron] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am assured that they are advertised in the Institutions Journal . |
| 2 | I am assured that it is just a typographical error |
| 3 | I am sorry that he is disappointed that the order did not go to Swan 's , but I can assure him that there was fair play and it has gone to Yarrow . |
| 4 | ‘ I am sorry that I am late this morning , Mr Tranter , ’ she said . |
| 5 | It read , Dear Sir Geoffrey , I am sorry that I was out of the office when you telephoned this afternoon . |
| 6 | I believe the lemon accentuated the tart , refreshing character of the beer , and I am sorry that it is so rarely seen in Germany today . |
| 7 | Very shortly after that the barrister said ( also in the presence of the jury ) , ‘ I am sorry that it is not possible to comply with the jury 's request , but I accept your Honour 's ruling and the thinking that lies behind it . ’ |
| 8 | I am afraid that we are assuming too much from this proposed change and that it is a little too simplistic — a sort of professional defamation from those who believe that applying law and order is the only way of solving what are , in part , deep-seated social problems . |
| 9 | However , with regard to the hon. Gentleman 's request that we should lift sanctions , I am afraid that he is way out of line . |
| 10 | I am afraid that he is right : not everybody is benefiting from kidney replacement , because there is a shortage of kidney donors . |
| 11 | I am afraid that he is getting very near to the Nuremburg defence of saying that he was only obeying orders . |
| 12 | However , I am afraid that I am simply unable to attend . |
| 13 | I am afraid that there is no conceivable doubt . |
| 14 | I am afraid that there is bad weather forecast . |
| 15 | I am afraid that it is not as simple as that . |
| 16 | I received an answer , but I am afraid that it was a long catalogue of half-measures and good intentions . |
| 17 | That was not too bad but , like most ideas ahead of their time , I am afraid that it was voted down by 182 votes to 170 . |
| 18 | ‘ I am delighted that they are doing so well in Darlington . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I am delighted that they are doing so well in Darlington and that the company has expanded over the last few years . ’ |
| 20 | I am delighted that it is possible to use this program to produce designs which can then be imported into DesignaKnit and used for knitting . |
| 21 | I am delighted that it is now providing a three-day project at Sir Thomas Picton 's school in Haverfordwest , around its production of Don Pasquale . |
| 22 | said : ‘ I am delighted that it is now up and running and I am confident we have done justice to the concept . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I am delighted that you are so cheerful and optimistic . |
| 24 | I am convinced that what is needed in initial teacher education is not just to instil respect for a particular form of academic learning . |
| 25 | Although I do not know Charles well , I am convinced that he is a gentleman . ’ |
| 26 | Let me give you one scripture in closing , in two Timothy chapter one and verse twelve , the apostle says , for this reason , he says I suffer these things but I am not ashamed , for I know whom I have believed , and I am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day . |
| 27 | Having observed it for over 50 years I am convinced that it is variable over a small range , perhaps from 2.0 to 2.4 , but the fluctuations are very slow , and some catalogues give the magnitude as constant . |
| 28 | It is almost passive advertising and promotion , but I am convinced that it is carefully crafted in many instances by the advertising companies on behalf of the cigarette companies . |
| 29 | But I am convinced that it is only temporary and we 've damn well got to see it is . ’ |
| 30 | Jonathan Aitken 's recruitment to the cause of Biafra was motivated originally by his close friendship with Hugh Fraser , but I am convinced that it was not long before , on a close examination of the circumstances , he became honourably convinced that the British government was backing the wrong cause for dishonourable reasons . |