Example sentences of "[pron] [is] [vb pp] that [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's believed that over the past year tens of thousands of pounds worth of equipment has been charged to the council and then sold privately by some of its staff . |
| 2 | It 's hoped that by the end of July a Waveney class lifeboat from the reserve fleet will be based at Torness provisionally for one year to assess its viability as a mooring and operational base for Dunbar 's all-weather lifeboat . |
| 3 | The otter disappeared from much of our region twenty years ago , but it 's hoped that by restoring their natural habitat they 'll be encouraged to return . |
| 4 | It 's hoped that in the future , it 'll be possible to predict levels of UV . |
| 5 | It 's hoped that within a year there 'll be forecasts of when the danger is at its height . |
| 6 | It 's said that from little acorns mighty oaks do grow . |
| 7 | In the West Mercia force , which polices Hereford and Worcester , it 's estimated that on average , one officer is attacked every day . |
| 8 | Yet it 's estimated that about one in five of us is affected . |
| 9 | The procedure is often of great value , but it 's suggested that for two reasons it should only be used in urgent cases — both out of consideration for Land Registry staff , and to avoid the possibility of their being swamped by too many such applications , resulting in delay , which would defeat the whole purpose of the operation . |
| 10 | It 's feared that without active promotion tourism may suffer in the region , perhaps not at the major centres but at small businesses like bed and breakfasts . |
| 11 | It 's claimed that for some men and women it 's like a drug they ca n't do without — and they end up like any other addict , ruining their lives , desperate for the next ‘ fix ’ . |
| 12 | At paragraph 1497 , it is stated that in larceny the owner of the thing stolen has no intention to part with his property therein to the person taking it , although he may intend to part with the possession ; in false pretences the owner does intend to part with his property in the money or chattel , but it is obtained from him by fraud . |
| 13 | It is intended that in future sessions SCOTVEC will publish a catalogue and associated HN Unit Specifications which give information on all its advanced provision . |
| 14 | It is recognised that without standardisation and training of the optometrists and doctors involved such measures , together with those of recorded retinopathy , are ‘ soft ’ measures of outcome . |
| 15 | It is recognised that for many , the call of the profession was in anticipation of spending each day involved in surveying work . |
| 16 | It is recognised that in the Catholic school they will also be seen within the context of a wider and life-long catechesis . |
| 17 | It is recognised that in a multi-faith society this is necessary . |
| 18 | And it is recognised that in order to accomplish this , resources will be a major factor . ’ |
| 19 | It is said that aged three Gauss corrected an error in a wages list , whilst aged eight ( some say ten ) he wrote down in moments the answer to the following problem set in class : add together all the integers from 1 to 100 . |
| 20 | It is said that on one occasion Prince Napoleon accused the Emperor of having inherited ‘ nothing of the Great Emperor ’ , to which Napoleon III replied ‘ Yes , the family ’ . |
| 21 | For a week they accepted generous hospitality and it is said that on the evening before the massacre their leader played cards with McIan and his family . |
| 22 | It is said that on her deathbed Elizabeth , unable to speak , signified assent to the succession by a movement of her head or hand . |
| 23 | It is said that on this view the writers mechanically wrote what God said , and the readers do not need to think , because every bit of truth is presented on a plate . |
| 24 | It is said that after Waterloo , ‘ the fire seemed to vanish from his speeches ’ . |
| 25 | Nor were beards a feature of traditional Republican portraits , though it is said that in the early Republic the Romans wore beards and long hair . |
| 26 | It is said that in marine water the eggs float but that in freshwater they tend to sink . |
| 27 | ( 6 ) In August 1983 the third defendant claimed from C.M.C. a commission of £16,000 for himself and £8,000 for Highdene in respect of certain commercial arrangements , not involving the bakery , negotiated between C.M.C. and B.M.T. It is said that this claim led the other directors of C.M.C. to investigate the third defendant 's activities and to dismiss him as a director of C.M.C. ( 7 ) Between May and July 1983 the third defendant caused the first plaintiff to sign in blank some cheques drawn on C.M.C. 's bank account by fraudulently representing that these cheques would be used to pay small and urgent bills of C.M.C. It is said that in fact the third defendant used six of these cheques to pay to himself and certain other parties sums amounting to about £30,000 , allegedly in connection with the financing of the centre . |
| 28 | It is said that in 1789 he was introduced to George III by a wealthy cousin , also called John Bridge , who shared the monarch 's interest in farming . |
| 29 | ‘ It is said that in the time of Shang they would take a tortoise shell and cover it with ink , then throw it into a fire . |
| 30 | It is said that in the United States the overload of cases and the dominance of the system by plea bargaining mean that the theoretical presumption of innocence is replaced by an actual presumption of guilt in which the costs to the defendant of contesting his or her innocence are frequently overpowering . |