Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] be [verb] that [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In the eighteenth century the scales of justice could be tilted in favour of a relative or friend , or it was feared that this was the case , unless strong interest was made in behalf of a litigant in order to ensure equity .
2 And I am told that another Metro got similar treatment in Newtownards on that Friday evening .
3 But fundamentally what succeeds is what keeps people listening or watching and so forth , and I 'm suggesting that that 's something to do , it , it 's something to do with being interesting and relevant and catching the imagination of that particular audience group .
4 The beans have now reached the top of their 6ft canes and I 'm praying that any autumn gales will be delayed until the beans are all safely harvested .
5 Women made up only a minor proportion of the prison population in Geurrero and I was assured that this situation was reflected throughout Mexico .
6 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 .
7 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 ? ’
8 Nicola from Chartbury in Oxfordshire is very worried about her younger son , and she is hoping that some of you may be able to help .
9 And she was determined that this would not happen .
10 I was talking to a woman and she was saying that young people were n't the same in her day .
11 Also , as you all know , the festive season is fast approaching and in Glasgow the Committee will be helping to sell raffle tickets to raise funds for a good cause , every year we hold a raffle on the day of the Christmas lunch and we are hoping that this year we will raise a substantial amount .
12 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 .
13 The birds nests on the roofs of 81 , 84 , 110 and others have been reported to Messrs. Cresta , and we are assured that these will be attended to .
14 Well the judgment 's deserved on that but we 're hoping we 're gon na win it and we 're hoping that that is a beneficial thing to the other guards , but I would n't put any money on it .
15 But now it 's gradually starting to improve again , and we 're hoping that this will continue . ’
16 So a big change in the way that we are arranged has actually come about through the general management structure , and we 're hoping that this will give us more room , if you like to start looking at priorities , and to move the budget around in accordance with our feelings about those priorities .
17 That is to say that both bitmap and vector graphics are supported a la Corel 3 , but a lot faster ( and we 're told that this being a Beta version , there 's a fair amount of debugging code in the software that will slow it down .
18 And they are insisting that any cross-channel transfer fee for O'Hare or winger Johnny McIvor be ploughed back into strengthening the team locally .
19 And he 's saying that that flesh can have something , that human nature can undergo a miracle !
20 Library use is never evenly distributed throughout the stock , and it is accepted that some stock categories will only be used by a small number of readers .
21 Because of ethical considerations no placebo group was established and it is conceded that this inevitably limits the strength of overall conclusions made .
22 Specially trained BT staff will also be on hand to advise those who are suffering from nuisance calls , and it is intended that self-help groups will be set up by people who have been victims themselves .
23 These are usually agreed jointly by the Countryside Commission and local authorities , and it is intended that strict development control should be applied within them .
24 When the new system is introduced the caretaking staff will not be amongst those identified as operators and it is intended that these revised hours will assist caretaking staff by freeing them for more appropriate duties .
25 Two officers whose term of secondment came to an end in the course of the year were replaced by promotions from within the Library 's staff , and it is intended that this pattern should continue when the remaining officer returns to the Scottish Office in due course .
26 Should any question arise , however , the Registrar has a discretion ( under Land Registration Rules 1925 , r290(1) ) to allow inspection of the filed transfer and it is understood that such discretion would be exercised if any difficulty could be resolved by production of the filed transfer .
27 the long-standing problem with the Mercury cables under the ballast seem to be resolved and it is understood that these are being moved now and the route could be clear within days .
28 That prospect now seems to have moved significantly closer , and it is understood that both LEEL and Locate in Scotland are involved in discussions with several suppliers about the Bathgate site .
29 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 .
30 And it is believed that more than two-thirds of the entire population of seven million needs food desperately .
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