Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [vb pp] [that] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am dumbfounded that Ferguson tells me I could n't have spoken to Edwards , but the person I feel really sorry for is Gary Bull . |
| 2 | Be assured however that if I can in any manner contribute to the success of your efforts , either by the proposal of questions for discussion , or subjects for Papers or giving my opinions on any part of the Veterinary Art which you may think proper to investigate I shall at all times feel myself honored by the request , & I am persuaded that Mr Sewell will be most happy to ( ? add ) his exertions in any way congenial to your wishes . |
| 3 | I am informed that Calderdale tells us that about 11 per cent . |
| 4 | I am advised that doctors at the Queen Elizabeth II hospital have confirmed that Carley could not have been transferred when the hospital test results showed that she had meningitis and the test results were available within one hour of Carley 's admission . |
| 5 | I am advised that Dyfed is likely to reject the application and maintain its view of the extent of the IDO as presented in its High Court case . |
| 6 | I am told that Reed will regenerate the hype on Madonna 's Sex ( Mandarin ) for a mass-market edition . |
| 7 | I am told that Piper were so glad to land this important order that they only charged an additional £5 per aircraft for the modification . |
| 8 | And , speaking of England : ‘ I am surpised that Neil Back has been omitted from the squad because he is an outstanding player . |
| 9 | I 'm determined that Constance wo n't fall into the same trap . ’ |
| 10 | I 'm determined that Constance will be given a chance . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm told that Edwin Garland was a close friend of your late husband . ’ |
| 12 | I came as a foreigner and I 'm told that Suffolk people were stand-offish , difficult to get to know and you 'd be a foreigner for years . |
| 13 | I 'm told that Brian Summers put up some money to get the company started and now has quite a significant slice of the Supersight action . ’ |
| 14 | I 'm told that Princess Margaret , too , was interested in your jewellery , is that right ? |
| 15 | I 'm told that Reading is a different place now . |
| 16 | ‘ It used to be salted char that was popular — I 'm told that Henry VIII ordered it in barrelfuls — and then there were char pies — some of them three or four stone in weight : now they seem to want it potted in little jars . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm told that earls do sometimes look like tramps . |
| 18 | I 'm told that humans prefer it that way . ’ |
| 19 | When I opened a High Interest Business Account ( in addition to the Club 's Current Account ) in September 1990 I was assured that funds to top up the current account would be transferred automatically from the business account whenever the former 's balance fell below £50 . |
| 20 | When I learnt biology , I was taught that Weismann , although he was right about the independence of germ line and soma , had given the wrong answer to this question . |
| 21 | I was determined that Stella 's newly found peace of mind would n't be disturbed . ’ |
| 22 | When I queried this , I was told that subscribers did not wish BT to divulge this information . |
| 23 | Is he aware that , when I asked about the growth in employment in south Derbyshire recently , I was told that figures were available only until 1989 , that they are collected only once every six years and that figures for self-employment are collected only once every 10 years ? |
| 24 | , writes : MANY years ago I was told that Colgate toothpaste was made from pebbles from Chesil Beach , Dorset . |
| 25 | And that 's another thing , I was told that Pete was pissed and Sue seemed to think he got off with me because he was totally out of it , Pete was . |
| 26 | Puzzled , I was told that Acorns were that amount ‘ because of the energy that goes into them' , and ‘ anyway we really need cash at the moment' . ’ |
| 27 | At about the second hour of day I was told that Kenamun would be leading the investigation . |
| 28 | Then I was told that girls were being taken on the railways so I had to go to Ipswich and take two more exams and started work as a booking clerk at Needham Station when I was sixteen . |
| 29 | ‘ I was told that Muggers ’ back had gone . |
| 30 | When I asked Grand Met how it could justify the high rent increases , I was told that tenants could easily afford them because tenants would now receive all the proceeds from the amusement machines instead of sharing them with the brewers , although they still have to pay a high licence fee and rent . |