Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [verb] that [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am thinking that maybe these gentlemen have been to one English Wine Shop , ’ said Dr Haidar , speaking in that slightly sanctimonious tone that Muslims sometimes adopt when discussing alcohol . |
| 2 | This means that there will be no restriction on the number of places available and I am hoping that as many parents as possible will come and so help to make a real occasion of it . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm disturbed that so many of these infants appear to be illiterate . |
| 4 | I was hoping that perhaps human beings would change their ways after reading the stories of my life with the Houys . |
| 5 | They 're working on it , but there are about 50,000 kilometres of roads in all and I was told that fully half of them need to be torn up and rebuilt from scratch . |
| 6 | Mark you , we are told that only two of their winning squad on Saturday actually play any XVs ! |
| 7 | We are praying that very ordinary people will be called to a very special task . |
| 8 | The landowners , who are developing the 3,000-home Grange Farm estate , say they were told that only 1,600 homes could be erected before the bypass was built . |
| 9 | Rarely , though , has it been demonstrated that only one species is associated with dispersal , in contrast to several examples known of one-to-one pollinator-pollinated relationships . |
| 10 | The top grades of the new qualifications are worth two conventional A-Levels , and it 's hoped that as many as half of all sixth formers will soon be studying for them . |
| 11 | Now , with unemployment set to reach two million by Christmas , they are no longer welcome and it 's estimated that over 60 per cent are unemployed . |
| 12 | It 's estimated that around 700 people die in house fires in Britain each year . |
| 13 | It concerned the toxic effects of atmospheric lead and was characterised by a series of comments like ‘ It 's claimed that even low levels of lead can cause brain damage ’ , ‘ It 's been difficult to get conclusive evidence ’ , ‘ There 's a whole lot of evidence ’ , ‘ Yes but there is conflicting evidence ’ , all delivered without any one of the four speakers actually providing figures to explain what the concern and disagreement was all about . |
| 14 | Future tapes will provide information on wine and then meat and it is intended that ultimately all specialist areas will be covered . . |
| 15 | It is said that mentally handicapped people do not normally enjoy a happy life . |
| 16 | It is said that mentally handicapped people die young . |
| 17 | It is presumed that even preferential dividends are payable only if declared . |
| 18 | It is hoped that both this trophy , and the unique race for which it is awarded , continue to appear every third Thursday in March . |
| 19 | In view of this generous gesture it is hoped that both local and visiting climbers will treat this venue with the respect due to a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a first class example of sandstone rock . |
| 20 | Course centres will be introducing the new scheme this autumn and it is hoped that even more students will be encouraged to work towards a Machine Knitting qualification . |
| 21 | It is hoped that even more nursery places for the county 's three and four-year-olds will be provided soon . |
| 22 | It is hoped that as many as 90 per cent of all school children will take part . |
| 23 | It was agreed that the official opening of the museum take place at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday 24th October 1992 — when it is hoped that as many members as possible will attend . |
| 24 | Courses in Accountancy and European and Human Rights Law are being set up and it is hoped that as many pupils as possible will attend them , but for economic reasons it has been decided not to make them compulsory this year . |
| 25 | It is hoped that as many people as possible can be there on the day . |
| 26 | On this basis alone the islands have clearly exceeded their carrying capacity , the more so when it is realised that almost all the food imports are in the form of foreign aid . |
| 27 | It is argued that geographically constituted groups such as community organisations are not necessarily representative of socially diverse populations . |
| 28 | First , it is felt that too much " sleeping around " may provoke jealousies and rivalries damaging to military morale . |
| 29 | It is believed that over six million men , women and children died in concentration camps under Nazi domination . |
| 30 | It is believed that considerably more connections have not been discovered and so not broken up . |