Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [verb] that most " in BNC.

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1 Nearly ten years ago , in CD 's infancy , I was writing that most CD players sound like poor quality amplifiers , not least because they contain poor quality amplifier circuits , and little seems to have changed in the interim .
2 That was er a flat in Plumtree , we were offered a flat on the first floor and when we examined the kitchen it was extremely obvious to me that our gas cooker would n't fit in the , the place where it was designed to fit , when I asked where do we put the washing machine I was informed that most tenants kept the washing machine on the balcony , when I said well where do we put the refrigerator , well most people keep the refrigerator either in the hall or , or rather not a hall it was a passageway , in the passageway or in the living room , now it does seem to me with hindsight that if that 's planning I , to use an old fashion London phrase , I 'm a Dutchman .
3 In fact it 's estimated that most of the major cave systems in the world today started life between 10,000 to two million years ago .
4 It is hypothesised that most existing studies of adoption are not sufficiently long term to , demonstrate these effects .
5 ‘ But this is a major project and it is hoped that most of the 12,000 people it puts in work will be in Britain . ’
6 It is hoped that most governors would spend the whole of their service without having to face such an unwelcome decision as the dismissal of a member of staff and would be able to concentrate their efforts on engaging and supporting the best people to carry out the educational tasks for which they were responsible .
7 But it is understood that most of the banks who have lent money to Bond have secured their loans against assets or have made provisions against ultimate default .
8 It is understood that most of the Sun 's employees , including vice presidents , have come round to the idea of embracing Motif in some shape or form , but there remains one unswerving voice .
9 The interpretation of the super-structures naturally presents greater problems , but it is argued that most had gabled roofs with rafters resting on wall plates below head height .
10 There is no contact-tracing as such , but , because it is felt that most of the problem is due to prostitutes ( an unlikely truth in any European country ) , the examining doctor can fill in a form which is then passed on to the police who will undertake a search .
11 Now , thanks to form criticism , it is recognized that most of the psalms were sung in the public worship of the temple prior to its destruction in 587 BC .
12 Of course , this is mostly exaggeration , just as it is to suggest that most French club members are merely posers or that the Italians are concerned at keeping talented youngsters off the course unless they have royal blood , or at least one Ferrari .
13 The duchy resources were still used on behalf of the royal retinue and it is striking that most of the best offices and farms went to the king 's household .
14 With so little at Gloucester 's disposal , it is striking that most of his grants went to former servants of his brother .
15 The duchy resources were still used on behalf of the royal retinue and it is striking that most of the best offices and farms went to the king 's household .
16 With so little at Gloucester 's disposal , it is striking that most of his grants went to former servants of his brother .
17 In fact , it is expected that most of the growth in work will come , not from big firms , still less from manufacturing , but from new small firms .
18 It is expected that most undergraduates will take this .
19 There is very little known abut the carvers of medieval bench ends but it is thought that most of them were ordinary local craftsmen , and so there would have been no reason to record this fact .
20 It is reported that most cohabiting lone parents describe themselves as married and are therefore classified as such ( OPCS , 1985 ) .
21 It is anticipated that most of the scientific and technical staff from the Laboratory one of the Government 's five research agencies , will move to either our Culham or Harwell sites .
22 It is anticipated that most students will reach MBA level within two to three years .
23 It was assumed that most of it went to the Provisionals and a smaller amount to the Official IRA .
24 It was understood that most injuries were caused by debris falling from the Commercial Union and other buildings on to passers by .
25 In a study carried out of job interviews in America , it was discovered that most interviewers had made decisions about a candidate in the areas just mentioned within the first four minutes of the interview .
26 It was noted that most of the ministers from Chatichai 's own Chart Thai party retained their posts in the August reshuffle .
27 Before the new regulations were introduced it was found that most prospective solicitors gained some practical experience of : registered and unregistered conveyancing , landlord and tenant , matrimonial causes , probate and succession , family law , criminal law , accident claims , litigation generally and briefing counsel .
28 It was anticipated that most of some 41 Mafia leaders imprisoned in December 1987 at the conclusion of a major trial in Palermo [ see p. 35990 ] would benefit from these rulings .
29 In 1880 a further Education Act made schooling compulsory for children between five and ten , and in the 1890s it was established that most elementary education should be free .
30 It was claimed that most Hungarian citizens were either not informed of how to purchase the shares or could not afford to do so , and that the bulk of the issue had gone to former party bosses or to foreign institutions .
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