Example sentences of "[pers pn] [am/are] [vb pp] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The more I drink , the more I am persuaded that young wines offer most pleasure ; a constantly renewable resource , popping up fresh every year . |
| 2 | I am informed that local authorities currently have to make their requests through the police . |
| 3 | John MacGregor , Minister of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food I am advised that hard cheese processes suppress and kill off pathogens . |
| 4 | I am advised that local authorities seeking simply to provide the public with access to a comprehensive range of artistic and literary materials will not be put at risk by this provision . |
| 5 | I am told that Honest John has taken to phoning up editors of the papers that helped him regain power to plead with them not to be so beastly . |
| 6 | I am told that other people have had similar experiences but are not prepared to enlarge on their stories ; perhaps they had seen a ghost of a long-gone railwayman who had worked in the area years ago and had come back to his earthly place of employment ! |
| 7 | I 'm told that professional painters now have shade cards that provide a selection of 3,000 colours . |
| 8 | In Kendra Sone 's article ‘ Vetting equality ’ ( 16 February ) we are warned that psychometric testing , when used for selecting candidates , should be used with care and that candidates could find themselves open to discrimination if such tests become part of tougher selection processes . |
| 9 | When this absolute test is not met we are told that significant benefit or risk remains . |
| 10 | Now we are told that universal capping is necessary because the Secretary of State and his colleagues are frightened of trusting local people to make local decisions under the new banded system . |
| 11 | Once we 're found that favourite shape , there is nothing more frustrating than discovering that fashion has made it obsolete . |