Example sentences of "[pron] [is] [vb pp] that [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | In the long term , it 's hoped that Swindon will one day have a shelter specifically for homeless women . |
| 3 | But now it 's hoped that Longfords may be restored to its former glory . |
| 4 | It 's said that Beethoven had green eyes . |
| 5 | It 's alleged that Leyshon and Stokle were lured here and tied up at knife point , before being transported to the hill . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | It 's claimed that Gilbey spoke to the Princess of Wales , who was using an ordinary domestic telephone . |
| 8 | It 's claimed that Gilbey spoke to the Princess of Wales , who was using an ordinary domestic telephone . |
| 9 | It 's claimed that Honda is turning away job applicants who belong to a union . |
| 10 | It 's thought that LSI wo n't be the chosen foundry this time around . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Years later it is discovered that Grom reached the Elven Kingdoms of Ulthuan , causing great destruction until finally defeated by the High Elves . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ It is intended that Castle 's reporting should be high quality and conform to prevailing best practice , ’ he says . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | It is said that Colman 's Mustard made their money from the amount of mustard left on the plate . |
| 18 | It is said that Alexander himself paced out the plan for his Egyptian city before hurrying off to conquer the rest of the world . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | It is said that Joshua Reynolds , one of the Grand Old Men of English art , was instrumental in defining the successful modern portrait . |
| 21 | It is said that Scotland should content herself with arrangements similar to those holding for Bavaria or Catalonia or Flanders . |
| 22 | It is said that William Whiteley Ltd. v. The King , 101 L.T. 741 and Twyford v. Manchester Corporation [ 1946 ] Ch. 236 are authorities to the contrary . |
| 23 | This argument takes one of two forms depending upon the outlook of its proponent : either it is said that Europe must look to her own defence as a consequence of the American disengagement ; alternatively it is argued that Europe ought in principle to defend herself , so as to speed the departure of the US troops and be free of American ‘ domination ’ . |
| 24 | Retribution soon followed , possibly by rock fall and it is said that Simon 's bones still lie a'mouldering it , the depths — no-one , you see , had the courage to go down into his mine and search for him . |
| 25 | It is said that Britain has become a country of High Mass Consumption . |
| 26 | It is said that Netwise could not afford to continue financing the European effort once the cash had dried up . |
| 27 | Rumours abound ; it is said that Bonnie Prince Charlie stayed here after his defeat in 1745 , and it is also suggested that the house was a centre of smuggling as it stands a mere hundred yards from the head of the Solway Firth . |
| 28 | It is said that Ferdinand made all three brothers promise to defer to Rodrigo del Bivar , putting him virtually in loco parentis to the infantas , though he was still only of an age with them . |
| 29 | It is said that Wallace 's writings after his return to England persuaded Darwin to publish The Origin of Species . |
| 30 | It is difficult to explain why they would have maintained such popularity — for it is said that Cooper produced a painting a day — over shifts in market and social circumstances . |