Example sentences of "to say that we [verb] been " in BNC.
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| 1 | We write to them normally within seven days , ask them to read it , clarifying exactly the policy they 've got , give them the option to pull out if they should so wish , and in fairness I have got to say that we 've been doing that now for the last eighteen months . |
| 2 | Then a ripple of information came down the queue to say that we had been ordered back to the station because there obviously was n't sufficient bus capacity . |
| 3 | ‘ Mr deputy mayor I am pleased to say that we have been successful ’ , said the proposer . |
| 4 | What we did was we based our forecast , which I think Mr raised that point , we based our forecast on the admissions that we did at the Department of Social Security and I 'm glad to say that we have been significantly under that level and partly I think because er we 've had people who have genuinely diverted into home care and who 've been able to which is why we 've put the pressure on home care and on the occupational therapy services and partly because erm the , there were some inappropriate admissions I must say that . |
| 5 | The progress towards our erm , compliance with our ethical investment policy though , has been achieved while considering the need to secure the best returns possible on our investment , and we have done it through a series of progressive sales of investments at the appropriate times according to the market conditions , and so I 'm happy to say that we have been able to achieve both our responsibilities as trustees , our responsibility both to secure the best return on investment and , to consider wider policy implications of our investment policy . |
| 6 | ‘ Whatever the source of this material I am glad to say that we have been successful in seizing large amounts and bringing those who broke the law to book , ’ Mr Atkins said . |