Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] that [adj] be [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It 's been accepted that these are credit arrangements under the local government Planning and Land Act , so therefore , it is not unreasonable to argue that borrowing will not represent a new departure for the County Council in terms of being able to control capital spending .
2 It scarcely needs to be said that these are equations without solutions .
3 It may be said that this is tyranny .
4 She did n't need to be told that this was Claudine because the newcomer swept up to Alain and bent to kiss his cheek with an air of one who was quite accustomed to his undivided attention .
5 There were times — notably in the immediate postwar years and during the early 1970s — when it seemed that the gap between the two halves of the country was beginning to narrow ( Damesick and Wood , 1987 ) , but with the benefit of hindsight it is seen that these were periods when special factors were operating ( McCrone , 1969 ; Massey , 1979 ) .
6 It is argued that these are debts owed to the community and as such should be accorded a preference .
7 It is believed that this was Hadrian 's retreat , where he went to be quiet and enjoy his drawing , writing and music-making .
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