Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [verb] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have to keep destinations secret in wartime , but I am authorized to say that it will be somewhere fairly unpleasant . |
| 2 | SIR — After watching the England soccer team 's drab display in Prague , I am tempted to say that if the FA send them out in a nondescript kit , their performance will mirror their appearance . |
| 3 | In paying my respects and tribute to the bereaved of the two soldiers and the young man killed , I am tempted to say that I thought that I had seen it all . |
| 4 | I am tempted to think that some such process is involved in the development of repeated structures , such as the segments of a worm , or a flower 's petals , or the stripes on a zebra . |
| 5 | " Now then … in 1959 your husband came to the conclusion , and I am given to understand that you fully agreed , that it would be a sensible step for him to take employment for 15 months with a construction firm in Central America , in order to save the larger part of his salary Nenna protested that she had never exactly thought it sensible , it was the parting of lovers , which must always be senseless , but they 'd both of them thought that David , Panama , would be a wretched place to take small children to . |
| 6 | I am given to understand that this will apply to Scotland also . |
| 7 | I am fascinated to notice that your profession has at last started not merely to say that , but to criticise those who refuse to allow so manifest a fact to be stated in order that it may be examined . |
| 8 | The arms on a tea-tray we will be selling are those of the Duke of Northumberland and I am fascinated to read that his first wife was divorced by him in 1779 . |
| 9 | And here I must agree that I am beginning to fear that we may be on the edge of an age of the worst kind of mass production . |
| 10 | I am beginning to believe that it is almost impossible to be both teacher and ‘ a proper person ’ . |
| 11 | ‘ I am beginning to believe that , ’ he agreed , his dark eyes glittering with laughter . |
| 12 | I am writing to confirm that we would like to film a short sequence for our Project Video English Language teaching video programme in your restaurant on Tuesday 13 June . |
| 13 | I am writing to confirm that we would like to film a short sequence for our Project Video English language teaching video programme in your shop on Tuesday 13 June . |
| 14 | I am writing to confirm that we are engaging you as Production Assistant on our Project Video English language teaching video production . |
| 15 | I am writing to say that I agree , Martina has to be the best player in the world next to Billie Jean King . |
| 16 | As you do n't seem to be responding to telegrams for reasons best known to yourself , I am writing to say that I am not coming home immediately . |
| 17 | I am writing to advise that I have taken over the role of Computer Liaison Officer for the Trading Standards Department . |
| 18 | In a letter to Sir James Graham on 23 March 1843 Thomas Turner wrote : ‘ During the period that has now elapsed [ since the deputation was received ‘ some months since ’ ] favourable circumstances have arisen and resulted in a complete union between the heads of the Veterinary Colleges of London and Edinburgh and the profession at large and I am enabled to state that the accompanying petition and draft Charter have received the signatures of the several Professors of the said College … ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I am trying to suggest that since it is clear that Artai wants you out of Kinsai , you ought to think about asking him to award you one of the new Khanates . |
| 20 | I am instructed to indicate that Broderick will always feel extremely upset . ’ |
| 21 | Despite a certain aversion from yet another stirring of recollection I am bound to say that the material of the film is handled with command . |
| 22 | I am bound to say that his personality and his voice with his Glasgow accent were a little disconcerting at first ( I felt rather as if I were being addressed by my highly educated carpenter ) , but he inspired me with such confidence as he went on that I forgot that , and of course one has to recognise that a new era in political life has dawned for England , the old aristocratic school is practically swept out of it , it is the dawn of the new " regime " . |
| 23 | In considering these submission , I am bound to say that I found Mr. Philipson 's standpoint unreal in the banking world of the 1990s . |
| 24 | However , I am bound to say that in my judgment Ex parte Handscomb was wrongly decided on that issue . |
| 25 | This is not a suitable case in which to reopen the matter but I am bound to say that this case seems to show that there is room for an exception where examining the proceedings in Parliament would almost certainly settle the matter immediately one way or the other . |
| 26 | But I am bound to say that I have some doubts . |
| 27 | I am bound to say that that does not seem to be the policy of the Opposition . |
| 28 | I am bound to say that I do not believe that this debate has reached the level of fizz that one might have associated with a Bill that was to be fought doggedly tooth and nail by the Opposition . |
| 29 | I welcome the Secretary of State 's intention to fill in the student gap , but I am bound to say that I can see no logical reason for attempting to collect the 20 per cent . |
| 30 | As there has recently been a revision of codes , I am bound to say that my right hon. Friend may feel that the time is not right for a review . |