Example sentences of "[coord] it [is] [vb pp] that [num] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | In addition cars are being converted to run on compressed natural gas ( CNG ) and it is hoped that 200,000 will have been modified by 1990 . |
3 | Many takeovers in Europe are friendly and it is said that two in three are negotiated without merchant bankers . |
4 | The business gift sector is characterised by seasonal demand , and it is estimated that 80 per cent of this business is conducted in the last two months of every year . |
5 | A large number of rather similar ‘ irregular issues ’ are known and it is suggested that one or more private ‘ mints ’ were producing them . |
6 | The incident took place at around 4.30 on Thursday afternoon , and it is thought that one of the men could be middle aged and the other younger . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | Negotiations are still being finalised , but it is hoped that 34072 will visit Bitton next year , possibly May , and work trains to Oldland Common . |