Example sentences of "[pron] [is] [verb] that [noun prp] " in BNC.

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1 None of which is to say that Galway 's anguish is not fully justified .
2 Nobody is denying that Mr Steward has attempted to landscape and improve aspects of his farm .
3 And who 's to say that Edmund would n't be alive today if … ? ’
4 She is insisting that Gerry finds them a ‘ love nest ’ a safe distance from his wife .
5 Who is to say that Yeats and Pound were wrong ?
6 No one is saying that Cairo does not need the repairs , but the disparity does show the imbalance that arises when aid goes to urban , high-technology programmes .
7 Occasionally , when Karajan has conducted an Offenbach overture with unusual verve and power , one is reminded that Bismarck was one of the Frenchman 's greatest admirers ; but inasmuch as Karajan 's own personality seeps into his conducting of comic music , it is a certain mordancy of spirit that shines through .
8 With such a carefully organised operation it 's puzzling that Langan 's should be so unwelcoming .
9 In the long term , it 's hoped that Swindon will one day have a shelter specifically for homeless women .
10 But now it 's hoped that Longfords may be restored to its former glory .
11 It 's said that Beethoven had green eyes .
12 It 's fitting that P D James will be present , in her capacity as governor .
13 It 's alleged that Leyshon and Stokle were lured here and tied up at knife point , before being transported to the hill .
14 ‘ He says the whole army is unsettled because it 's known that Famagusta will never give up while it expects a relieving ship to arrive .
15 It 's claimed that Gilbey spoke to the Princess of Wales , who was using an ordinary domestic telephone .
16 It 's claimed that Gilbey spoke to the Princess of Wales , who was using an ordinary domestic telephone .
17 It 's claimed that Honda is turning away job applicants who belong to a union .
18 It 's thought that LSI wo n't be the chosen foundry this time around .
19 It is related that Annia Galeria Faustina , the wife of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius ( 121–180 ) , was so desperate to become pregnant that she drank the warm blood of a dead gladiator .
20 Years later it is discovered that Grom reached the Elven Kingdoms of Ulthuan , causing great destruction until finally defeated by the High Elves .
21 In view of their close relationship , it is fitting that Hofmann should have the last words on Edward Chambers Nicholson .
22 With such magnificent surroundings , it is fitting that Kenwood is the home of one of the most important private collections of paintings to be given to the nation this century , including world-famous works by Rembrandt , Vermeer , Turner , Reynolds and Gainsborough .
23 But in these papers it is stated that Tyndale headed his written defence , ‘ Faith alone justifies before God ’ , and that among the questions debated were worship of saints , the Sacraments and the authority of the Pope .
24 When for once it is stated that Sir Raynold , the chaplain of Ridlington , Norfolk , owned a house and three acres , the reason must have been some difficulty over determining the value , which in this case is omitted .
25 It is intended that Castle 's reporting should be high quality and conform to prevailing best practice , ’ he says .
26 When it is recognised that England may have lost about one-third of her population in these critical years , the lull in military activity becomes understandable .
27 It is said that Colman 's Mustard made their money from the amount of mustard left on the plate .
28 It is said that Alexander himself paced out the plan for his Egyptian city before hurrying off to conquer the rest of the world .
29 It is said that Paul Jones , the American privateer , fired a salvo at Rolston Hall to mark his hatred of the then owner , William Brough , Marshall of High Court of Admiralty , who was entitled to hang Paul Jones as a pirate if he was captured .
30 It is said that Joshua Reynolds , one of the Grand Old Men of English art , was instrumental in defining the successful modern portrait .
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