Example sentences of "be [adj] that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But his mature convictions were the effect of a long organised retreat from the simple dualities of youthful Marxism — capitalism against socialism , bourgeois against prole — and the first of his books ever to see print , Down and Out in Paris and London ( 1933 ) , had been emphatic that Marxist analysis fails to correspond to observed experience , the gradations insisted on by the kitchen-staff of a Parisian hotel or the destitute of an English doss-house being there because the poor want them to be there and not by compulsion . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | I am sorry that Labour Members do not like to hear what they themselves said , but I intend to repeat it . |
| 4 | I am sorry that that old favourite , the very nauseating tie usually worn by the hon. Member for Great Grimsby ( Mr. Mitchell ) , is not with us , although the hon. Gentleman has just arrived . |
| 5 | I am sorry that local authorities throughout Wales , whose total debt on housing revenue account amounts to £1.1 billion , redeemed only £14 million of that debt last year . |
| 6 | I am sorry that some others have apparently taken leave of their senses . |
| 7 | I am sorry that hon. Members whose constituencies are some distance from London are not interested in London 's problems ; they can continue to talk among themselves . |
| 8 | And I am sorry that this day has come . |
| 9 | Both Geoffrey le Baker and Murimuth are clear that this was the crucial issue under discussion in the parliament , and both record that the king refused to agree to such a proposal . |
| 10 | As much as anything , it 's a matter of honour , and some of us are afraid that that 's in danger of slipping away from us . |
| 11 | Members of the local communities concerned , including farmers and landowners , are afraid that national park management would restrict both present and future activities on land within park boundaries . |
| 12 | I am afraid that due to limited time available I do not have time to write your articles for you . |
| 13 | I am afraid that that is not the view of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce , about which the hon. Gentleman asks . |
| 14 | That was always the portrait that was painted by the right hon. Member for Finchley ( Mrs. Thatcher ) and I am afraid that that is occasionally true of the present Prime Minister also . |
| 15 | I am afraid that one day I 'll come to hate even my brothers and sisters . |
| 16 | I am afraid that charismatic circles are sometimes influenced more by the horror genre and the barmier corners of the Bible-belt than the Bible when it comes to the Devil and evil spirits . |
| 17 | I 've often wish 'd , for the honour of our Sex , that these Subjects had been exhausted seventeen hundred years ago ; but am afraid that seventeen hundred years hence , we shall have the same false Corydon 's , and the same complaining Sylvia 's . |
| 18 | But I am afraid that this experience will be denied me . ’ |
| 19 | I am afraid that this does not answer G. I. Smith 's predicament . |
| 20 | I am afraid that this is rather like asking ‘ How long is a Piece of string ? ’ as there is no hard and fast answer . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | ‘ I am afraid that these two officers do not speak English , but as you can see they are very interested in you . ’ |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | I am afraid that some jobs will now be at risk as a result of this . ’ |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | You might think it would be for the prestige , the culture or simply because enough people are interested that all three performances are sold out . |
| 27 | I am clear that this policy remains appropriate . |
| 28 | I am delighted that that has happened , because it shows the Government 's firm commitment to the cause of the arts throughout the country . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | I am delighted that enough large companies in this country have the profits to invest both here and abroad to bring more dividends and income into this country . |