Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] that [adj] [noun sg] be " in BNC.

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1 After tonight , I realise that real life is what matters .
2 True , four track is a mite limiting , but I imagine that live performance was again uppermost in Roland 's mind here .
3 Mr Badran , who was seeking a vote of confidence from the newly elected parliament , said : ‘ I announce that martial law is now considered frozen … until such laws are constitutionally abolished in the near future . ’
4 I appreciate that outdoor water is usually cold and , having been on a canoeing course at Plas-y-Brenin some years ago , I know how cold the Conwy is in April .
5 I maintain that bilateral hearing is essential for sound location — as two eyes are for stereovision .
6 I understand that high birth was all important in your circles . "
7 It is not practical for her to travel to Alton for the hearing of her case , and I believe that genuine hardship is going to result . ’
8 I believe that real democracy is allowing voters to decide in a general election and not in a referendum , which is a totally different thing , and one that is alien to my concept of democracy .
9 I believe that philosophical inquiry is , by its very nature , open and untechnical .
10 I believe that monetary union is political union , and that the creation of a single currency is federalism .
11 I believe that local democracy was not very responsibly exercised by some people in the years that have just gone by . ’
12 However , I believe that particular gamble is often lost by negative press coverage .
13 Why should I accept even the very small risk of living near a dump site for nuclear waste when I believe that nuclear power is costly , dangerous and unneeded ?
14 I believe that steady progress is being made , as my hon. Friend says .
15 I emphasise that juvenile crime is not the same as adult crime .
16 I agree that criminal vandalism is appalling : it can often lead to loss of life or the risk of serious injury .
17 ‘ If you say that capital punishment is a deterrent , how do you explain that 87 per cent of all murderers convicted over the last 10 years thought there still was capital punishment ? ’
18 You let that poor bugger be .
19 28 You accept that conservation work is often very dirty .
20 ‘ The real boss , when you remember that commercial radio is about money , ’ he emphasised .
21 Its shares are currently trading at $33 on the New York Stock Exchange , and you do n't split your shares if you think that negative news is about to cause the price to go into a tailspin .
22 We realise that political instability is tearing our continent apart and that everlasting peace , which is a condition for development , can only be founded on the enjoyment of , and observance and respect for , human rights .
23 If we assume that aggregate output is a function of the mean inheritance and mean labour capacity , and that the latter has converged to its equilibrium value ( which we can then normalize at unity , ) , then output per man at time u may be written as .
24 First , we assume that visionary leadership is a dynamic , interactive phenomenon , as opposed to a unidirectional process .
25 Even if we assume that seasonal usage is constant but prices increase by 10 per cent p.a. , we produce a difference :
26 We know that procedural reform is now in vogue and that my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House has a strong disposition towards general and automatic timetabling .
27 We believe that political power is best exercised at the most local level possible , consistent with good government .
28 We have introduced savings schemes such as TESSAs , and we believe that excess taxation is iniquitous when we seek to encourage people both to save and to invest in our economy .
29 We believe that British advertising is in a class of its own for inventiveness , elegance and sophistication .
30 We demand that immediate action be taken to force the plantation owners to cast aside profit and personal interest , and surrender their slaves forthwith ! ’
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