Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] are that " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My expectations are that the three athletes will be free , ’ he added . |
| 2 | In August , 1944 I was flying Mustangs from Grimbergen , through to the Arnhem campaign , and my memories are that we were the first RAF Squadron to be based near Brussels , and only a matter of a few days after our armies had liberated that City . |
| 3 | ‘ And , if I may say so , my suspicions are that you 'll be making a considerably better living on the salary I pay you than you would have made working for yourself … ’ |
| 4 | ‘ My instructions are that this boy is to move on . ’ |
| 5 | Yes er erm my instructions are that all persons are accounted for in the premises and er once they 've been accounted for er then it was safe for other officers , i.e the C I D or Superintendent to go to that yes and they would not have been allowed in had I not received instructions that the house was secure and all persons accounted for . |
| 6 | I find her difficult to handle and my soundings are that she is deeply unpopular in Fleet St. She is also said to be extremely bitter about the way she has been treated and evidently stands to make millions from various lawsuits . |
| 7 | Their strengths are that they will have drive and self-confidence , and the weaknesses , they 're intolerant towards vague ideas and people . |
| 8 | Their strengths are that they have a critical thinking ability . |
| 9 | Their strengths are that they have a critical thinking ability and they can be objective . |
| 10 | If successful , its advantages are that it is cheaper , avoids the stigma of admission and the danger of being influenced by the behaviours of other patients , and causes less disruption to the patient 's life . |
| 11 | Their drawbacks are that the frames are prone to serious condensation unless a thermal break is incorporated in their construction , and uncoated types may suffer surface corrosion in industrial or coastal areas . |
| 12 | Their drawbacks are that the frames are prone to serious condensation , unless a thermal break is incorporated in their construction , and anodised types may suffer surface corrosion in industrial or coastal areas ( although very few of these are sold these days ) . |
| 13 | Its drawbacks are that the printing speed is low , the head only prints one dot of each character as it passes across the paper , and the ‘ ink ’ does tend to smudge . |
| 14 | The advantages of these are that they last much longer and cost much less to run ( the saving well outweighs the higher asking price ) ; their disadvantages are that the light they give is not quite so ‘ warm ’ and does not come on instantly . |
| 15 | It 's not so much what people are that matters , as what they think they are , and they ’ — waving his hand towards the admin block , ‘ are all on an ego trip . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ You see , from now on our demands are that your wife and child remain unharmed and are eventually released unharmed . |