Example sentences of "[be] that [det] be the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 And it may be that that 's the way they work , I 'm not quite sure what you 're supposed to do on this one .
2 If the feminist folklinguistic belief that women are less or differently logical than men is a matter of content , it could be that this is the sort of thing feminists have in mind .
3 There is much to be said for an extension of the mental element in rape to cover this type of case , and it may be that this was the Committee 's intention .
4 If somebody calls you up and says something 's not working , always ask , well what did you change recently , and ninety five percent of the time , it 's that that 's the cause of the problems .
5 But house er erm what is that that 's the footpath people is n't it , they always come and repair things if they 're told , at least they sh , but obviously they have to work in collaboration with the farmers , er concerned .
6 And the idea is that that 's the midpoint and there 's a one to ten scale going each way .
7 Well the obvious explanation is that that is the point that our modern hero , the connecting thread that runs through the whole design , can have none of the grandeur of the ancient one .
8 ‘ The politest thing one can say ’ , he said , ‘ is that that is the wisdom of hindsight by people who are not trained to know better in that area ’ .
9 I am raising a point of order because my understanding is that this is the United Kingdom Parliament , which has representatives from all over the United Kingdom .
10 His defence of his ‘ diverness ’ is that this is the way he experiences the world , others treat him differently all the time ( especially the figure addressed in the sonnet ) and he responds in kind .
11 What she does n't realise is that this is the widow of the doctor who shot himself after Claire complained of sexual abuse at his hands .
12 My view is that this is the work of the Holy Spirit , planting hundreds of small , vital congregations in schools , pubs , gyms ; wherever a hall can be hired .
13 Now this is the first time I 've seen these and I ca n't say whether they 're right , wrong bad of indifferent , All I can say is that this was the intention .
14 The Americans tried to do it in Panama , what disgusts me is that these are the pictures that sold , the ones done when there was no more opposition .
15 When I wrote to the Department of the Environment , the reply was that this was the Lord Chancellor 's responsibility .
16 What seemed to me most significant about the period I chose to study was that this was the moment of transition between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance , a transition which could best be observed and studied in drawing , which lends itself to greater experimentation .
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