Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adv] [vb pp] that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | I 'm also told that we 'll have no problems with the phone calls this week . |
| 4 | Early in August , after sending the department a recorded delivery letter every month from January , I was finally informed that my husband would be granted his claim — but they could n't make the payment yet because they had lost his file . |
| 5 | I was simply told that I had no vocation . |
| 6 | I was basically told that there was nothing they could do about it , and that if I wanted a harmoniser that worked I would have to buy a separate rack unit . |
| 7 | There 's no excuse for that and if we 're er having as one of our major platforms of our business initiative 's quality , then er the quality must be right one hundred per cent all the time er so I was somewhat bothered that we were an an disappointed I suppose that we did n't get high ratings in the quality control reviews which were carried out , so to that end we were make make sure the next time we came round with a better score er so er we are looking at what 's called hot reviews which is looking at er an audit for example before it 's finalised by somebody completely independent of the job carrying out a technical review of the way in which tha that audit has been conducted er we are looking at it after the jobs been finished and probably in the slack season in the summer get people to actually review as if they were doing a dry quality control review of the job er prior to us getting an external review er carried out . |
| 8 | On seeking advice regarding the application I was originally informed that it was ‘ merely an extension of the existing ‘ Table Licence ’ to incorporate recently acquired adjacent premises ' . |
| 9 | I was so aggravated that I was prepared to believe Brenda on the switchboard was lying on his behalf , pretending there was no reply . |
| 10 | I was so exhausted that I lay down and went to sleep . |
| 11 | I was so overwhelmed that I started to cry . |
| 12 | I kept talking to his mother and the girl at the cash-register , but I was so distracted that I did n't know what I was saying . |
| 13 | I was so cowed that I did n't even say who I was ; I pretended to be her . |
| 14 | Yes , I was surprised because it 's an unusual course for a judge to take , but I was very encouraged that he chose to do so by the terms of his remarks . |
| 15 | The Bishop of London , Tait , agreed , adding that ‘ Any pity called up for the unfortunate Charles I was likely to be dissipated by statements in the services which were so exaggerated that it was likely when read to turn the staunchest Royalist into a parliamentarian . ’ |
| 16 | The other thing which is actually mentioned that we one of the worst aspects was done and I personally tried to look at what the impact on road building around elsewhere and it is absolutely appalling and er I think that is something which is to be , I 'm sure it will be , will be called out . |
| 17 | You are well advised that Our Lady 's Parish Centre has a limited capacity — John Caulfield . |
| 18 | ‘ I hope you are so humiliated that you commit suicide . ’ |
| 19 | But it is infinitely worse if you are so divided that it is apparent you can not take any action at all . |
| 20 | ‘ You were probably told that she died of a heart attack — but she did n't . |
| 21 | And you were then told that he was the great propagandist of those who went around a dozen years or so later breaking down these storeyed windows , richly dykes , because it was of course profane and idolatrous to have that dim religious light in your churches . |
| 22 | But I thought you were so experienced that it would n't have affected you as it did me . ’ |
| 23 | She 's also told that it 's Grace Poole that slept by the Rochester 's bed . |
| 24 | She 's always maintained that her son is not dead . ’ |
| 25 | These are given in songs to amuse the child , who is never told that he is being taught . |
| 26 | She was also advised that she should continue to try to reduce weight and should not return to her work ( which involved standing all the time ) until she had been seen in the Outpatient Clinic in six weeks time . |
| 27 | She was already determined that nothing should ever frighten her . |
| 28 | Once she saw , sitting on the pavement before a café , drinking pale green drinks , and embracing , leaning over from their plastic chairs towards each other and embracing , the most beautiful couple ; the man with a face angular and ravaged and tragic , the girl dark and thin , with pale lips in a dark tan face : and she was so moved that she said , aloud to Rosie who was walking with her , " Look , Oh God , look at those lovely people " : and Rosie looked and stared and laughed and said , " Good Lord , what odd ideas you have , I would n't look like that if you gave me a hundred pounds . " |
| 29 | She was so absorbed that it was not for some time that she realized that the sea on her left was no longer the water of the estuary but had become the ocean . |
| 30 | She was so exhausted that she let me help her without protesting , and finally we sat down together near the fire with our cups of tea . |