Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [verb] that [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am told that with good binoculars ( presumably × 12 or more ) it can be made out as an aura of soft light surrounding the cluster , but I have had no success myself . |
| 2 | ‘ Or in future I 'm hoping that on three days a week when ye feel like it . ’ |
| 3 | I was expecting that at any minute Mum would shout down to find out what was going on but she must have been preoccupied , trying on her new frock . |
| 4 | Later I was told that in criminal trials counsel are not permitted to talk to their witnesses during adjournments . |
| 5 | During my own research into sea dumping at the time , I was told that in 1976 a team from the Atomic Energy Authority had been called in to decontaminate the Topaz , a ship used to dump Belgian waste , after the wrong type of drum container had been used . |
| 6 | But he told Mr Brown : ‘ You are saying that in some way income-related benefits have to be adjusted for particular price rises that occur . |
| 7 | Now we 're meeting that in full and I 'm glad to see that all three fiscal groups er proposing to meet that in full . |
| 8 | We 're saying that by 1995 , all UK beaches will only be reaching the bare EC legal standard in order to avoid being prosecuted . |
| 9 | In the spring we were all working hard to prepare for the June exams , when we were told that for that year , because of the war , examinations would be abolished . |
| 10 | We were told that in one area there was a high degree of labour turnover among women . |
| 11 | We were told that in 1988 , when life sentences for murder were passed in 150 cases , only 10 minimum recommendations were made . |
| 12 | We were told that after 1948 the revenue sought to tax at least two categories of employees in receipt of in-house benefits . |
| 13 | They 're saying that after all IBM Corp has been through , hiring a guy from RJR Nabisco Corp really takes the biscuit , and Reuter sums up the new round of IBM woes succinctly : the headline on Tuesday night read 24MAR93 USA : IBM TUMBLES ON MAINFRAME CONCERN , GERSTNER . |
| 14 | For example , let it be assumed that at some time an individual has become entitled to the ownership of some goods , by virtue of an approved process designated ‘ good — . |
| 15 | It 's said that from little acorns mighty oaks do grow . |
| 16 | The procedure is often of great value , but it 's suggested that for two reasons it should only be used in urgent cases — both out of consideration for Land Registry staff , and to avoid the possibility of their being swamped by too many such applications , resulting in delay , which would defeat the whole purpose of the operation . |
| 17 | It 's feared that without active promotion tourism may suffer in the region , perhaps not at the major centres but at small businesses like bed and breakfasts . |
| 18 | It 's claimed that for some men and women it 's like a drug they ca n't do without — and they end up like any other addict , ruining their lives , desperate for the next ‘ fix ’ . |
| 19 | It is intended that in future sessions SCOTVEC will publish a catalogue and associated HN Unit Specifications which give information on all its advanced provision . |
| 20 | It is recognised that for many , the call of the profession was in anticipation of spending each day involved in surveying work . |
| 21 | It is said that aged three Gauss corrected an error in a wages list , whilst aged eight ( some say ten ) he wrote down in moments the answer to the following problem set in class : add together all the integers from 1 to 100 . |
| 22 | It is said that on one occasion Prince Napoleon accused the Emperor of having inherited ‘ nothing of the Great Emperor ’ , to which Napoleon III replied ‘ Yes , the family ’ . |
| 23 | It is said that on this view the writers mechanically wrote what God said , and the readers do not need to think , because every bit of truth is presented on a plate . |
| 24 | It is said that in 1789 he was introduced to George III by a wealthy cousin , also called John Bridge , who shared the monarch 's interest in farming . |
| 25 | It is said that in marine water the eggs float but that in freshwater they tend to sink . |
| 26 | The line manager should offer as much support as possible although it is acknowledged that in certain circumstances the individual might wish to seek support from another colleague rather than their line manager . |
| 27 | It is recorded that on 4 January 1965 ‘ Mr R J Henderson said that he thought something should be done to start a Building Fund . ’ |
| 28 | The side facing the river is completely overgrown and littered with rubbish , a sad sight for a place so steeped in history and it is hoped that at some future date a little dignity will return to these remains . |
| 29 | It is hoped that in this way the metaphysical difficulties surrounding this problem will largely melt away . |
| 30 | It is hoped that within two years Mr Stott will lead a management buy-out of the People , making it independent of the other Mirror titles . |