Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [verb] that [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was hoping that our humble efforts would help bring S.B. back . |
| 2 | I was told that his legal advisers were concerned that if he applied for a taxation this would amount to an adoption of the bills and prejudice his other objections to the bill . |
| 3 | Then I was told that my confirmed interview with Ortega was not going to happen . |
| 4 | It takes nerve to haggle over the small print if you are told that your new colleagues have worked under similar terms for years without batting an eyelid . |
| 5 | Now she is hoping that her open luck will change , though it looks as though Smashiton will have too much to do in tonight 's £100 450 metres open at Sunderland . |
| 6 | ‘ We are hoping that our two new friends will assist us by acting as emissaries to the Court , ’ said Goibniu and , turning his head , smiled at Floy . |
| 7 | Peter Johnson says : ‘ We 're hoping that our pollution-free and energy-efficient units will mark the start of a new generation of sophisticated electric trains which will eventually run all over the Regional Railways network . ’ |
| 8 | Peter Johnson says : ‘ We 're hoping that our pollution-free and energy-efficient units will mark the start of a new generation of sophisticated electric trains which will eventually run all over the Regional Railways network . ’ |
| 9 | Certainly he expects to be happy there , but even if we were to claim that his ultimate end is pleasure we should be using ‘ end ’ in another sense than when we say that his flight was the end to which booking the ticket was the means , since to enjoy living in a place is not an activity separate from and subsequent in time to living there . |
| 10 | They 're hoping that her first and only really successful film , Desperately Seeking Susan , was not a fluke . |
| 11 | It was with a succession of such hints that Shah Jehan let it be known that his eldest son bathed in an ever-brighter glow of Imperial approval . |
| 12 | It 's said that he first traced the outline for his ladylike creation around a tall woman friend . |
| 13 | It 's said that your new play ‘ The Power Of Darkness ’ deals with a world where sexual ignorance turns men and women into adversaries and where the irrational fear of famine turns into irrational greed . |
| 14 | Some women , and hopefully more women , will turn that into political action — whether that 's demanding a playgroup for or whether it 's demanding that their political leaders were mainly male , pay more attention to women . |
| 15 | It is recognised that our scientific and horticultural activities are of interest to two separate potential audiences , and the packs need to be tailored accordingly . |
| 16 | The McGuires had another son and daughter , Hugh and Jacobina , but little is known of them and it is presumed that they both died young . |
| 17 | From this it is hoped that our loyal readership will pass in comments to correct , add to and refine this listing so that a more major work can be published within these pages in the future . |
| 18 | He has proved his fitness in training , and it is hoped that his thundering tackles will help to knock Cornwall out of their stride . |
| 19 | In TA it is assumed that we all have stroke quotas , established in early learning . |
| 20 | In transactional analysis ( TA ) it is assumed that our habitual ways of feeling and behaving largely stem from the way we feel about ourselves in relation to other people . |
| 21 | With a client list which includes Thomas Cook , Walkers Crisps , Rumbelows and Asda , it is hoping that its pragmatic approach will tempt more Scottish clients to test the benefits of sales promotion . |
| 22 | When asked a question such as ‘ What do you do ? ’ , it is implied that something more should be going on , that standing around on a comer must be a means to an end . |
| 23 | It is estimated that his corporate empire , whose interests also include Swan lager , a stake in British Satellite Broadcasting and one of Australia 's largest television groups , has more than £4 billion worth of debts . |
| 24 | If we consider the B II conformations we have created within the CRE dodecamer in this light , it is found that they all belong to junctions of the type XS or XX . |
| 25 | Meteorites are studied in the laboratory because it is thought that their chemical composition is showing us quite accurately the chemical composition of the Solar System at the time of its formation . |
| 26 | Even academics , who are supposed to embody the quintessence of detached assessment , somehow respond with a lack of enthusiasm when it is suggested that their own methods of teaching , research , or organization might benefit from review . |
| 27 | As far as drama is concerned , it is claimed that its only truly fictional element lies in the relationship between the actors on the stage and their audience . |
| 28 | Little systematic evidence on Asian girls is available at present , but it is emerging that their educational achievements are continually improving and it is clear that the common image of the docile Asian girl uninterested in education and ‘ torn ’ between western and Asian cultures is a gross stereotype ( Brah and Minhas , 1986 ) . |
| 29 | It is considered that his present and future operations should be more carefully coordinated and controlled both in planning and in operations by H.O . |
| 30 | This is taking up time , but if hon. Members are alleging that I took a point of order from the hon. Member for Surbiton ( Mr. Tracey ) , I did so because the Chair has to hear the point of order if it is alleged that something unparliamentary happened during the course of Question Time . |