Example sentences of "be [vb pp] that i have [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Now I 've been told that I 've lost my place and I 'm very disappointed . ’ |
| 2 | It will be seen that I have to arrive at figures in respect of damages in this case under a number of heads . |
| 3 | I would not like it to be said that I had had my mother put away . ’ |
| 4 | I WAS really only a bystander in the tragedy of young Mr and Mrs McLeod ; it was not really my business , although it could be said that I had known them both — had seen them about — for most of their lives . |
| 5 | ‘ Look not so dismayed , I pray you — or it will be construed that I have made some unwelcome proposal . ’ |
| 6 | I needed to be reassured that I had reached a hospitable culture … |
| 7 | However , my hon. Friend can be assured that I have listened attentively to what he has said and his points will be considered carefully before a decision is made on whether the application should be called in . |
| 8 | I had to go upstairs and take the uniform off to brush it , as otherwise it would have been deduced that I had sat in the chair of a gentleman . |
| 9 | Lest it be thought that I have singled out young persons as a special problem , let me hasten to add that I think that the behaviour of youth cultures has to be seen as a mirror image of the adult society . |
| 10 | If not , it is their loss , for it is the catholicity of the education to which I was exposed that I have come most to value . |
| 11 | During the summer , and I called into the hospital on several occasions and I was reminded that I had agreed to participate in the ‘ fun run ’ and I decided it would be a good publicity gimmick and improve my chances of sponsorship if I took along and pushed him around the 10 mile course . |
| 12 | ‘ Because it was felt that I had got to know you two a bit yesterday . |
| 13 | Immediately I was instructed that I had had the good fortune to be posted to ‘ the division where real polising is done … ’ |
| 14 | I went back again and was told that I had to send it off myself for repairs to the address on the guarantee card and pay £4 postage and insurance . |