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

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1 I am afraid that due to limited time available I do not have time to write your articles for you .
2 I am afraid that some of you are going to be disappointed , but you know that there are not places in the Secondary School for everyone who passes Standard Six .
3 None the less , I am delighted that many of my hon. Friends who I know have a keen interest in the subject of regional government are in their places this morning .
4 At the end of the day , if , having done all this , you are convinced that one of them is dishonestly taking stock but you can not find out which one , you can dismiss both .
5 Against that , Labour in the person of Harold Wilson had a more widely respected leader then it has now , and many experienced Tory canvassers are convinced that thousands of former Tory voters who are now thinking of defecting will gloomily return to the Tory fold within the next few days as they come face to face with the possible reality of a Kinnock government .
6 We have had troubles in various parts of the country in recent months , and I realise that there may be many reasons for that , but I am convinced that one of them is the depressing effect that such areas have on those who live in them .
7 I am unaware that any of this is going to happen as I enter the hotel lobby on my way to dinner .
8 But they 're frustrated that most of the time , they 're forced to rely on a helping hand .
9 But they 're frustrated that most of the time , they 're forced to rely on a helping hand .
10 But they 're frustrated that most of the time , they 're forced to rely on a helping hand .
11 I am conscious that one of the ways in which my colleagues in the Government , and even on occasions myself , identify with the Province is to relapse periodically into theological language .
12 ‘ I am glad that one of the first things
13 That it has not proved possible to squeeze our resources further in order to accomplish this is cause for regret , but it is an aim which I am confident that all of my successors will seek to achieve .
14 I am sure that many of the competitors , and other guests over the years , would like to join me in saying this big ‘ Thank You ’ , too .
15 Mr. Wakeham : The Order Paper is designed primarily for the use of right Hon. and Hon. Members , and I am sure that many of us who have become familiar with its style and format would — contrary to the Hon. Gentleman 's belief find the changes that he proposes considerably less convenient .
16 Will the Prime Minister confirm that the Secretary of State for Employment will no longer be able to participate in the Social Affairs Council — I am sure that many of our partners will not miss him — and , if that is so , will he consider demoting him and reducing his salary ?
17 I am sure that one of the things that prevents us from accepting help is that we think other people wo n't do things the way we do them .
18 I am sure that one of my ministerial colleagues will want to inform the House tomorrow .
19 We could n't get the centenary of the Origin of Species into our programme — that was nineteen fifty nine and we had n't started then — but I did persuade tonight 's speaker to deliver one of our early centenary lectures on the subject of Darwin 's subsequent book , that is the book on the Descent of Man , which appeared in eighteen seventy one , and I am sure that those of you who were there on that occasion in December eighteen seventy one will remember it as a stimulating and
20 I am sure that some of your In Touch readers will be able to help . ’
21 We should be grateful that most of our Group products directly or indirectly end up on plates or in glasses .
22 It may thus be possible that binding of pou[c] to this motif is mostly directed by the POU HD and perhaps further stabilized by the POU S .
23 I 'm afraid that later in this book I shall at last blow her cover — I know she will forgive me .
24 It will be clear that all of the Scottish universities offering geology doctorates concentrate more than half of their research effort on local geology , as evidenced by successful Ph D theses .
25 The Hic Mulier figure ( an abstraction ) is a vehicle for a variety of defences of the transvestite , radical and conservative , and there is no good reason , given the genre , to privilege the one over the others as more truthful , more sincere , more representative , or to be dismayed that some of these arguments are incompatible with each other .
26 The inspector has also suggested that Extra Statutory Concession A 71 would not be applied in this case , as he would not be convinced that any of the following three criteria apply :
27 However , I 'm sure everyone around the table will be conscious that one of the things the panel has a duty to do is to consider what is in the light of national guidance .
28 Now er , before I put the resolution to the vote er , er , I 'm sure that all of us would welcome any comments or suggestions or questions that any of you might wish to put to us here .
29 Erm , nor I think are there any proposals to change the grading or pay honorarium to P As to reflect there work on these files , er , I 'm not sure whether the assumption that this would n't be taken into account by the W R is sound , because I think one of the principles that I recall was that he were meant to ensure that that each of these job evaluation panels had somebody from each office so that an account could be taken of the different practices , I mean I 'm sure that , I 'm sure that each of the three offices in the er deal with things in a different way , so that er what gets done by one person here is not necessarily done by people in Coventry and York , and that in fa in London , and that also holds good in the other way , I think .
30 I 'm sure that one of those days the dog 's jealousy and the child 's charisma , or the combination of both , will lead to grief .
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