Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] [adv] [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ … so now she 's absolutely convinced that we 're the anonymous benefactors — is n't that silly ? |
| 2 | She 's absolutely livid that she 's been freezing for no reason at all . |
| 3 | So she 's quite pleased that she 's put them on to it , it is difficult . |
| 4 | Oh , she 's very lucky that a child of that age had gone , I mean she do n't see his , his nana that much |
| 5 | ‘ She 's so little that we re-make everything to her size . |
| 6 | She 's so convincing that co-producer Alex Cutler promises , ‘ She 'll break your heart . ’ |
| 7 | and all she can think of to say is ( and here he mimicked a heavy filmstar accent which actually was nothing like the actress in the film at all , because the woman in the film is an ordinary , decent , hardworking woman ) , ‘ Oh dahlink , I 'ave missed you so much , ’ and then the first thing she does after waiting for him to come home for seven fucking years is to leave the fucking gas on while she 's making his coffee , and then of course she 's so tense that she just ca n't wait for a fag , she lights up , there you go ; bang . |
| 8 | Oh yes , er I mean she 's so lucky that she has all living in Griffing . |
| 9 | She is equally keen that they should have black role-models . |
| 10 | She is particularly worried that a freeze on public sector pay will cause outcry among doctors , nurses and hospital workers . |
| 11 | ‘ She is probably afraid that if Anthony likes you too much she will be excluded , ’ she said slowly through the pain . |
| 12 | She is also concerned that Amy is not putting on weight and that Keith disregards her . |
| 13 | She is also concerned that Amy is not putting on weight and that Keith disregards her . |
| 14 | ‘ She 's been having trouble with her periods , if you must know , ’ she says , imputing a prurient inquisitiveness to Vic , although she is well aware that such gynaecological disclosures are the last thing he wants , especially at this hour of the morning . |
| 15 | I have been over her story several times and she is quite positive that she saw Monsieur Erdle walking towards the belvedere at about half past nine , although she is unable to state the precise hour . |
| 16 | She is never sure that she is loved . |
| 17 | ‘ She is absolutely convinced that his death was not suicide . ’ |
| 18 | She is absolutely confident that she was privileged to witness a scene from the past in startling clarity that would continue to baffle her for ever . |
| 19 | She is maybe aware that this sounds sweet but a little ideologically uncool because she swiftly adds , ‘ It seemed like the ultimate — to make music together . ’ |
| 20 | Paula Yates , for instance , admits in an interview in Woman magazine that she is so thin that she had to put on weight before she could become pregnant . |
| 21 | will be out of the country from 3rd July – 24th August , she is very anxious that plans for even more new class launches in September should go ahead smoothly . |
| 22 | Perhaps in her company you fade psychologically — you are so used to believing that she is more attractive that you cease to believe in your own abilities . |
| 23 | It cuts the ground from under her , and depresses her , at a time when she is fully aware that she is no longer sexually desirable , but is trying to build a new and satisfying image as an elegant , wise , elderly woman who is still interesting as a person . |
| 24 | She could have been stoned , people would have mocked her as she passed in the street , as they jeered and booed that girl Serafina when she started getting bigger and everyone knew who 'd done it but they could n't do anything about it , not even kill him , because he was the son of a nobleman -Rosalba shuddered , remembering the way Serafina had thrown up her chin and turned and screamed at her tormentors , ‘ And which one of you is so good that you can point at me ! ’ , then dropped her head and run away down the street , holding her heavy breasts as she ran . |
| 25 | His desire to have me visit him is so strong that charity will not let me refuse . |
| 26 | But the virus that killed him is so lethal that once it 's in the lungs it kills one in three of its victims . |
| 27 | But it 's rather surprising that is n't it cos er a a lot of these er songs that you sing actually came from America . |
| 28 | WITH ALL THIS BRAVADO it 's rather ironic that none of the performers would tell me their real names . |
| 29 | It 's rather ironic that , over a quarter of century later , we 're still relying on a charitable organisation to meet most of our preschool provision needs . |
| 30 | Therefore , it 's rather ironic that one of the clubs who pipped them for promotion to Division I , West of Scotland , reckon the very reason they are going up is down to their New Zealand lock , Gordon McPherson . |