Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] be [adv] [adj] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had finished her lamb chops , and they were really top-hole , or she was so hungry that anything would have seemed like ambrosia , the food of the gods . |
| 2 | And it does seem to me that erm the minute you suggest to a Parish Council who has already complained about illegal encampments on roadsides and laybys that there is a good site in their patch , there is an immediate reaction , and I am thoroughly convinced that this reaction is based on a fear that is actually based on ignorance , and that we have to remember that travellers of any description — and I do n't categorise them like Peter does — travellers of any description are human beings . |
| 3 | Probably the most interesting object is the open cluster NGC 2244 , round the star 12 Monocerotis ( 5.8 ) ; it is quite easy to locate with binoculars , and I am rather surprised that it is not included in the Messier list . |
| 4 | If we were to have dialogue , if dialogue were to be opened between us and I am now talking about dialogue and not of debate , then erm it is only erm , I 'm certain that there would be a great deal to , to say to him from us on our part , and I am also sure that he will have a great deal to say . |
| 5 | She said : ‘ We are guilty of failing to provide for what is clearly a statutory service and I am truly appalled that we slipped up so badly and made such a serious mistake . |
| 6 | The manner in which the security forces in Northern Ireland conduct themselves commands the admiration of all , and I am quite certain that the hon. Gentleman did not intend to impute any lack of commitment to them . |
| 7 | I do not believe Jenkins had any such ambition , and I am quite sure that it was not within his nature to take any active steps to intrigue , but Harold Wilson did believe — and conscientiously so — that such intrigues were taking place . |
| 8 | Of course , the Scottish Office runs a number of public information campaigns and I am quite sure that the hon. Gentleman would want us to do that to encourage the improvement of health in various ways . |
| 9 | He poured his mother 's ashes in the place she is now and I am absolutely positive that he knows now she is not coming back . ’ |
| 10 | And I am almost certain that each one was included in the following year 's NIBA team . |
| 11 | I 'm very sorry that as soon as I have finished this welcome this morning that I have got to leave you , and I am very sorry that I shall not be able to return this evening for your dinner which I would originally look forward very much to but I trust that you will enjoy the company of the Chairman of our Environmental Services Committee , Councillor Robin Draga , who is attending on my behalf . |
| 12 | I hope you will not be one of those who suffer but the increasing chance makes your Home Risks Insurance more essential than ever and I am very pleased that you have chosen to buy your protection from Legal and General . |
| 13 | ‘ I have witnessed one bombing and I am very pleased that this sort of operation is being carried out , ’ he said . |
| 14 | She is a woman — and I am very pleased that she is one of the women heading the executive agencies . |
| 15 | Yes , you will all know my interest in mental health erm personally because of my son and I am very pleased that under four point five two erm that the extra workers are going in t for support . |
| 16 | I am worried that some people will see this as a mental health trust and I am very disappointed that the emphasis has been placed there and not on services such as the district nurse service which gets scanty coverage within the document . |
| 17 | ‘ I have been excluded from my children for five months and I am very worried that they are becoming isolated from me , ’ said Allen , 57 , afterwards . |
| 18 | I had four good , rewarding years with the company , and I am only sorry that we were unable to reach an agreement . ’ |
| 19 | I apologise on behalf of Council to the members of the press who are here , and to the Council officers who have to endure this and I am only grateful that there are not members of the public here to witness this total farce . |
| 20 | I believe they represent the very best of the BBC 's tradition in journalism and I am so pleased that you have chosen to honour them . |
| 21 | If he gives you that , if he gives you F of F , then he can give you F of G , and I 'm pretty sure that you do need to know that , so I wo n't bother checking . |
| 22 | He admits : ‘ It is three years since I 've scored for England and I 'm well aware that the two I scored against Czechoslovakia remain my only goals . |
| 23 | ‘ We 've also had problems reported with Barnet , Northampton and Brighton this summer and I 'm just glad that the season 's started so we can get some income from gate receipts . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm surprised the Barnet fans have n't got together to try to get the club taken over and I 'm also surprised that Barry Fry is still there . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ No , I 'm afraid I ca n't — and I 'm also afraid that you might have to face up to the fact that Silas has n't got private talks in mind , ’ Lucy pointed out gently . |
| 26 | ‘ And I 'm quite certain that the series of injuries was no more than an unfortunate set of coincidences . ’ |
| 27 | Er Mr also commented om the er consideration of the er emerging alteration and increase in Selby District 's allocation from ten thousand to eleven and a half thousand dwellings erm and I would like to assure him now that we have completed out local plan studies , we are in the process of fine tuning them and and I 'm quite confident that we will be able to accommodate the eleven and a half thousand dwellings . |
| 28 | Chairman , can I say briefly that the merger and I 'm quite pleased that we 've finally er there is a death knell to this this awful word , it 's been bandied on for far too long , it 's been perhaps the single most controversial issue that has been debated by this authority along with some other mediocre issues and no one here would not admit er to the fact that it has been opposed on such massive scale and even today we 've had a further petition of three hundred and ninety five people opposing er this this this dreadful merger decision that was hanging over the er the the two centres and I 'm pleased that er this this er amendment , this er er erm this petition was brought forward today because it does indicate the continuing support and opposition to er the the kind of things that we should be doing and and those that we should n't . |
| 29 | And and I 'm quite sure that many of the people erm living in the flats , never had anything new . |
| 30 | ‘ And I 'm quite sure that you are exactly my style ! ’ he added smoothly , removing the champagne glass from her trembling hand and setting it down on a nearby table . |