Example sentences of "[pron] that [pers pn] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm it seems to me that they are among the most important , most serious , novels that have ever been written anywhere . |
| 2 | Following a very rough crossing from Portsmouth during which I slept very little it dawned on me that we were on our own in a Renault van which was half a ton overweight , had a top speed of 60 mph , an up-hill speed of 40 mph provided you had a run at it , jumped out of fourth gear unless you held it in position and we had 1850 miles to go ! |
| 3 | That does n't immediately occur to me that it 's for blind people |
| 4 | But one old boy over in B Wing was telling me that it 's like a fucking maze down there . |
| 5 | It comes in the evening after a busy day and tells me that it is past my bed-time . |
| 6 | One TDC guard remarked to me that it is like fibre in the diet . |
| 7 | Since then , four telephone calls and two letters have failed to elicit from the sheriff officers the basis of this arrestment , beyond informing me that it was for a sum of £50.59 , but without specifying why or how this sum was allegedly due . |
| 8 | that intrigued me because it did n't seem to me that it was to be eligible |
| 9 | They told me that it was of no use to me any more and that I 'd be better off letting them have it . |
| 10 | Ellen Orford in the poem is a middle-aged woman and it was fortuitous for me that I was about the right age — it 's not a part for a young soprano . |
| 11 | Not until I arrived on the 18th tee 1-down did it suddenly occur to me that I was on the point of losing . |
| 12 | I remember many occasions when friends would reassure me that I was like them , there were n't any differences . |
| 13 | I hardly knew how I was able to face it , either then or at any other time of my life in this mocking world , but I did , though it did not seem to me that I was in any way heroic — just the opposite , in fact . |
| 14 | It proved to me that I was in earnest , that I was truly resolved . |
| 15 | It did n't occur to me that I was in labour because it was too early . |
| 16 | She says Chris , that 's her in office , she 's told me that I 'm off the subsidy now , she says I 've been on it twelve week and er |
| 17 | Anyway , I learn quickly ; it showed me that I 'm on my own — my dear parents , bless them , are simply too pure and innocent to see what is so obvious to me . |
| 18 | All this mental harassment has affected me so much that my doctor has warned me that I 'm of the edge of a nervous breakdown . |
| 19 | His Mother tells me that he is of a mechanical turn , and I know that he has made some progress in mathematics . |
| 20 | To convince me that you are in fact the sweet , simple little soul you 'd have everyone believe ? ’ |
| 21 | Could n't you have come to me and told me that you were in debt , that you needed money ? |
| 22 | Our solicitors , therefore , wrote to the Department of the Environment informing them that we were considering seeking judicial review of the case . |
| 23 | Round up all the children , and tell them that they are to be treated to sweets to celebrate the day . |
| 24 | It was quite clear to them that they were at this moment standing in the presence of a master . |
| 25 | Just as they were puzzling over the next move the man rang back to tell them that they were on a wild goose chase . |
| 26 | We tried to tell them that they were in as safe a place as possible , that only reliable people knew where they were hiding , and that we would come again the next day . |
| 27 | If they hesitated , he could show them his revolver and his stick to convince them that he was in earnest . |
| 28 | And , as Mark himself said , when asked whether he had any words of advice for those who might follow in his footsteps , ‘ I would tell them that it 's worth it if the alternative is that they die . ’ |
| 29 | Go and signal to them that I 'm on my way . ’ |
| 30 | I think , though , ’ the Doctor said , eyes twinkling , ‘ we 'll be able to persuade them that you 're on the same side as the rest of us . ’ |