Example sentences of "[pron] be that [det] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One is that most acquired characters are disadvantageous — they are results of injury , disease , and old age . |
| 2 | It 's not just that drama teachers are nostalgic romantics who hanker for a simpler way of life ( though there may well be an element of truth in that ) ; it 's that these self-contained communities can not easily call upon outside forces to solve their problems . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , I was just thinking what a pity it is that all good-looking men are such beasts , ’ she said , with more real feeling than she intended . |
| 4 | The conclusion is obvious ; and it is that those local searchers for a place here , who are being crowded out by the southerners , are most likely to be northern Catholics . |
| 5 | It is that these additional deposits can only come from some other bank . |