Example sentences of "[adj] that [pers pn] have [been] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can not comment on details of the negotiations because I do not know the details of what is actually happening today , but it is quite clear that we have been arguing that matters affecting foreign policy should continue to be decided under the auspices of intergovernmental co-operation . |
| 2 | His speech made clear that he had been brought reluctantly to much the same view as his Director of Propaganda . |
| 3 | ‘ They pretended that Paul was hit by a ricochet , but the evidence was clear that he 'd been hit by a direct shot . |
| 4 | It is clear that he has been speaking for some time . |
| 5 | It was clear that she 'd been taking him for a ride , in that there was no ride in it for him at the end of the process . |
| 6 | ‘ A paragraph or two would do it , make it clear that you 've been unfairly treated . |
| 7 | Even if it is clear that you have been dismissed , the precise date when your employment comes to an end may be unclear . |
| 8 | It seemed to be of horsemen having a nice peaceful ride in the wood — picnickers , almost — until I discovered the animal , when it became perfectly clear that it had been a hunting scene all along . |
| 9 | In the first place it was clear that it had been a mistake to let Alexei know that his transfer away from the Praetorian Guard had been requested — because if the boy was looking for an excuse for his antagonism , then the one with which he had just been presented was perfect . |
| 10 | They were slightly embarrassed that he had been left out , but had agreed at the time that there was no sense in phoning him at home because he would have nothing useful to say . |
| 11 | Yeah , just as a , as a side issue , I am interested that they 've been growing plum tomatoes because each year I hear of more and more people growing plum tomatoes successfully in this country and while we are just on the subject of diseases and things to control them , you may remember that a few weeks ago we were giving advice on how we should dispose of waste garden chemicals and , and we said you ought to pour it down an outside drain . |
| 12 | I am afraid that I have been indiscreet . ’ |
| 13 | I warn the House — I am afraid that I have been an awful bore in continually pointing this out — that , as we extend the concept of health care out into the community , we shall find more and more unsatisfied demands that have not previously been recognised . |
| 14 | I am afraid that he has been far from well for several months . |
| 15 | It must be because they are historic that they have been left standing . |
| 16 | The American legal system is so odd that I 've been told I could get Tristram deported in my custody . |
| 17 | It really should not strike you as odd that I have been enquiring into your affairs — if I may so phrase it . |
| 18 | Although this is the first recorded instance of a private undertaker being used by the royal household it is possible that they had been previously involved in some small way in royal funerals , for it is doubtful that the College of Arms provided coffins and it would seem probable that they contracted this out to the trade , to people such as William Russell — indeed , could it have been Russell who provided the coffin for Queen Mary in late December 1694 ? |
| 19 | It was possible that he had been in the Rolls with his father on the Sunday night . |
| 20 | If these figures are right that we 've been given by the department and I 'm not saying them whether they 're right or whether they 're wrong but well we have to r rely on what we 're getting this is why Mr is sending this lot to the Chief Executive for him to do some work I think it 's very important that it is done independently , not by the independent sector but by done independently . |
| 21 | You 're quite right that it 's been dealt with in an extraordinary number of soaps because , in Brookside , Tracey Corkhill has had an abortion and the story 's been tied in with fatherhood — with Barry , her lover , losing out on fatherhood . |
| 22 | I 'm confident that the scheme wo n't cost anything like as much as the estimate , but I 'm , I 'm sure it 's right that it 's been , having having done some background work to see how many people might claim it I 'm confident that that we 've erred on the safe side here by a substantial amount , and that 's why I 'm sure it can be met from the overall budget . |
| 23 | He had sunk so low that she had been obliged to approach Dr McNab for his help . |
| 24 | ‘ I am sorry that I have been so ungrateful in the past for your many generous acts , ’ it began . |
| 25 | She thanks Jenny and her previous Medau teachers for their leadership and is grateful that she has been blessed with an ability to keep up her sport . |
| 26 | Dear love , I get plenty of time to think about us these days , and I 'm more than ever grateful that I have been given such a wonderful person as you to be my wife . |
| 27 | Guilty that she had been the lucky one . |
| 28 | I typed on to the telex : ‘ Darling John , It seems unbelievable that you have been away from us for so long . |
| 29 | Men like Ryan , and probably Leo , could have their pick of women , which made it even more unbelievable that she had been so stupid as to believe Ryan . |
| 30 | ‘ I am most upset that you have been treated so badly by my countrymen , ’ Gennaro said in a quiet steady voice . |