Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [verb] [that] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm told that nine inches of rain fell during the twenty-four hours prior to the flood , and that five of those inches were in one single hour , ’ he said . |
| 2 | I was told that one reason why many Conservative politicians were sympathetic towards our Report was because they did not at first realise that our insistence that all children should speak and write Standard English did not involve any recommendation about RP . |
| 3 | Does the Secretary of State recall that in answer to an earlier question of mine to his colleague at the Department of Employment , I was told that 25,000 manufacturing jobs had been lost in the past 12 months in Yorkshire and Humberside ? |
| 4 | I have asked parliamentary questions about the illegal sale and possession of knives and I was told that 150 people were prosecuted in 1988 for having in a public place such an article with a blade or point and in 1989 , it was 2,018 — a huge jump . |
| 5 | After a pause , she said , ‘ And you were hoping that one day she 'd give up seeing men altogether and have a steady relationship with you ? ’ |
| 6 | All parking signs have now been placed in position as requested by the Committee , and we are assured that twelve parking places are to be delineated at the Nursing Home end , which should alleviate the parking problem . |
| 7 | Worst affected is Somalia , where it 's estimated that three children are dying every minute . |
| 8 | From one of these , situated within half a mile of the proposed Chirbury Station , it is stated that 10,000 tons are annually raised for local requirements , and that easy and cheap means of transit , such has the railway would supply , are only required to bring it into extensive use . |
| 9 | Perhaps this a characteristic to be expected of a country where it is said that one person in every three is a civil servant and that it requires 72 government permits to open a mild bar . |
| 10 | Although reported second-hand , it is said that one chap who 's $5,000 in the red and 90 days behind with payments got a call from the card company . |
| 11 | It is said that two Feltham type cars , cut off from Telford Avenue depôt , had to spend a night in Thornton Heath depôt . |
| 12 | Now the first day is more for dealers than debutantes : it is said that 10 pictures are sold every minute . |
| 13 | It is to say that one person 's view is as good as another 's , which we patently do not accept when it comes to many aspects of our daily lives . |
| 14 | For instance , it is recorded that one woman , Joan of Sprotborough , fell into a millpool and in spite of not being rescued for an hour was then revived by prayer and by being " measured for a candle " . |
| 15 | By the end of this century , it is hoped that 11,000 students will be benefiting from a Bristol education , an increase of 50% on current student numbers . |
| 16 | It is decided that one topic per term in each year group should be Science-based . |
| 17 | It was directed at ministers and social workers , and it is believed that one Orkney social worker was invited to that seminar , as well as a Baptist minister who had helped to organise the summer camp on Rousay . |
| 18 | The police investigation is continuing , but it is believed that two plastic barrels containing some 300 lb of home-made explosive were placed beside the roadside hedge and detonated by command wire from a vantage point overlooking the scene . |
| 19 | It is believed that 96 followers of Koresh , including 17 children , remain inside the compound . |
| 20 | No Monday last , when the designs were first displayed to the public , it is believed that 10,000 persons visited the exhibition ; on Tuesday , when the crowd was somewhat less , 7,000 were present ; and on Wednesday the numbers again reached to 10,000 . |
| 21 | It is estimated that 60,000 sites are worthy of scheduling . |
| 22 | Of an edition of Luther 's Bible printed in Wittenberg in 1534 , it is estimated that 100,000 copies were sold in forty years . |
| 23 | It is estimated that 1,000 units could be sold at £1 each . |
| 24 | It is estimated that 1,000 courses were built in England in 1990 alone . |
| 25 | From these figures , it was calculated that it would take some 100 years for the cut and cut-and-burnt sites to attain biomass levels of the original forest , while for the bulldozed forests , it is estimated that 1000 years would be needed . |
| 26 | For bungalows and flats where the accommodation is on one level only , it is envisaged that one smoke detector will be sufficient , unless the circulation route ( escape route ) is more than 15m . |
| 27 | At peak times it is expected that two transfers a week between the archive and the Working-Set and vice versa will occur , and that material will be sent for composition twice a week during peak use . |
| 28 | It is expected that three quarters of the titanium tetrachloride can be recovered , reducing raw materials costs by £600,000 a year . |
| 29 | It is thought that 16 months should provide sufficient time for new pension arrangements to be set up , but if difficulties arose the powers in clause 12 would be available to the Secretary of State . |
| 30 | It is suggested that 2 machines required for horticulture , and 1 for library . |