Example sentences of "[be] [adj] that [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Rumours are rife that several members of the Ministry entourage who toured on Lollapalooza II in the US bowed out , unable to come to terms with Journgensen 's appetite for Bushmills and worse .
2 I am sorry that some others have apparently taken leave of their senses .
3 And I am sorry that this day has come .
4 But I am afraid that this experience will be denied me . ’
5 I am afraid that this war , which started for all the reasons I have mentioned , is turning gradually into a similar kind of war to the Lebanese .
6 I am afraid that some jobs will now be at risk as a result of this . ’
7 I am unconvinced that these provisions , taken singly or cumulatively , show that there is a legislative intention to confine the status of an administrative receiver to a receiver appointed by debenture holders over property of a company formed and registered under the Companies Acts .
8 I am clear that this policy remains appropriate .
9 The College and its staff and graduates have made many significant contributions to the science and practice of veterinary medicine and I am delighted that this history has been written to coincide with its bi-centenary .
10 I welcome very much the opportunity to raise on the Adjournment the question of the working of the police national computer mark 2 and the need for effective safeguards , and I am delighted that this debate is starting at a relatively civilised hour .
11 Attitudes to school , the significance of the curriculum , perceptions of the nature of society … are learned early and impossible to reshape in classrooms which are run by teachers who are unaware that such tensions exist .
12 Obviously , we are convinced that most drinkers will choose Guinness ’
13 We are convinced that those people you mention who depend on Unix ( and NetWare ) for their living will find this to be a very satisfying and profitable combination .
14 Older people are incensed that those companies are making huge profits and that their chief executives are receiving huge increases in their salaries to bring them up to the so-called market rate , while they are paying high standing charges .
15 I am convinced that many students often do not understand what is being said in teaching situations , though they become adept at pretending to , as they do not wish to lose face .
16 I am convinced that these men are innocent .
17 I am convinced that any steps that can be taken to explore methods of production which make better and more effective use of renewable resources are extremely important .
18 A sign : ‘ We 're sorry that this escalator has been out of use for so long … ’
19 The er work which has preceded at er British Aerospace in the the cockpit , to bring together all the information , displays and controls erm has been tested on er a team of eighteen pilots from , drawn from the four nations , to see whether they believe they can cope with that sort of pilot work load in in simulated operations and they 're content that this kind of cockpit is ideally suited for the task and they can cope .
20 ‘ And you 're sure that this Bermuda company controlled by you will lend me the half-million pounds in cash to buy these shares , at no interest ? ’
21 Linda Edwards of the National Osteoporosis Society says : ‘ We 're concerned that some GPs do n't know about the different types of HRT .
22 They 're concerned that some people fostering East European children are n't so conscientious and anxious that all potential parents are carefully screened .
23 They 're concerned that some people fostering East European children are n't so conscientious and anxious that all potential parents are carefully screened .
24 And we 're concerned that this figure of seven point one percent , is in fact artificially inflating the housing requirement through to two thousand and six .
25 Broca discovered during post mortem examination of the brain of a patient who had been dysphasic that this area , now known as Broca 's area , was severely damaged .
26 I am conscious that this section on specific deviations has consumed more space than was originally intended .
27 The senior management of the force has required him to involve himself in politics , to deal with an authority out to undermine him , without adequate resources or support : ‘ I am conscious that this job gives no backing to senior officers who are libelled , and as far as I am concerned , the job is derelict in its duty to police chiefs . ’
28 The parents charter is an important part of that and I am glad that most schools have ignored the attitudes of those Labour authorities .
29 I am confident that this subject will now appear on a regular basis on the agenda of this committee .
30 Slater says : ‘ I was looking for a new challenge and I am confident that this club will win honours . ’
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