Example sentences of "[be] [adj] that [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and I 'd always been sorry that my dad told us , you know . |
| 2 | But had the Empress been grateful that her brother 's sacrifice had meant her freedom ? |
| 3 | We do not say that workers who have clocked in 35 or 40 years should not retire early , but we are emphatic that their departure should create new promotional opportunities and , most importantly , should create job vacancies for young school leavers who will add a great energy and enthusiasm in the enterprise ’ . |
| 4 | She had been afraid that his suggestion , when it came , would have been too fraught with the unknown his room , perhaps , or else , God knows , a naked nightclub but as for the cinema , she could cope with that . |
| 5 | As the figures show , Conservative supporters are keenest that their party should govern on its own . |
| 6 | I am afraid that her reply was not as sympathetic as the contribution that she made as a Back Bencher when talking about Florence Smith . |
| 7 | I am afraid that your daughter Anne is very ill , and … |
| 8 | But had anyone in New York thought to look in New Orleans , it would have been clear that his life was as disorderly as ever . |
| 9 | This is an interesting plan and I am delighted that my Department has been able to offer a grant to help it . |
| 10 | I am delighted that our Government has taken this seriously enough to have a minister devoted to environmental issues . |
| 11 | Conference , young people especially need to be informed , as free samples are being given out in schools and colleges , and often the family of these young girls are unaware that their daughters are using these products even doctors and hospital staff fail to ask the question when these cases are admitted , are you using tampons ? |
| 12 | ‘ On the 7th and 10th of Feb. we recd your Letters of the 25th of Septr and 6th of Oct : They were a source of the highest gratification to us all , but neither Letter was so full or explanatory as we could wish and from the slight mention of Mrs. Gould we are fearful that her health is not much improved . |
| 13 | The industry is not quite sure what the strategy of the two generating companies is , but a number of observers are convinced that they area fighting for market share with scant regard for cost criteria . |
| 14 | Some owners are convinced that their properties , even in an extremely derelict state , are worth a major sum and price the building out of the market . |
| 15 | Not only will it alter but the spectrum might be reduced to one ; a court could say that although hypothetically varying interpretations of a term are possible , they are convinced that their view is the correct one . |
| 16 | People with such symptoms are often at their wits ' end to get help and are convinced that their symptoms are caused by organic illness . |
| 17 | Both my GP and the specialist are convinced that my complaint is entirely separate from the vasectomy . |
| 18 | It is precisely on this point that I feel proud and happy and am convinced that my book will survive . " |
| 19 | I am convinced that our suggestions for reform of the CAP offer meaningful concessions to our trading partners without undermining Community preference . |
| 20 | Tranquillizers should be prescribed only for short periods to help patients through crises where their levels of anxiety are such that their coping ability is grossly impaired . |
| 21 | We 're sorry that his Mum , what 's her name ? , died , and that his Dad did n't come along with his new stepmother , but perhaps it 's just as well . |
| 22 | But you remember how intense your feelings were for someone who was your whole life , and you 're afraid that your love for him is n't so much dead as lying doggo , ready to rise up and damage everything you hold dear . |
| 23 | If you 're worried that your baby might fall out of his pushchair , or worse still be forcibly taken from it , Babysave is a new device specially designed to alert you instantly . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm sure that you 're aware that my mother was American and that I lived in London for many years as a boy when my father was military attaché at the German Embassy . |
| 25 | Once that 's done and we 're satisfied that our guest has the ability to talk on the air then it goes ahead . ’ |
| 26 | Once you 're satisfied that your spur socket wo n't result in the circuit serving too large a floor area , and you 've identified the socket as one from which you can run a spur , all you have to do is install your new socket where it 's needed , run the spur cable back to the socket that will feed it , and connect it in to the socket terminals . |
| 27 | I have been lucky that my condition has progressed more slowly than is often the case . |
| 28 | Many of these stalwarts could , I am sure , play at a higher level of football and we are lucky that their devotion to the club and my management skills keep them here . |
| 29 | In the circumstances we are lucky that our education system is as good as it is . |
| 30 | First impressions are inclined to stick so I am glad that my introduction to the Highlands and Islands was on such a day . |