Example sentences of "be [that] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , it might be that we regard it as whether everybody else interprets it that way . |
| 2 | He did not say what it was but it may be that we found it in the safe this morning . |
| 3 | My view would be that it does nothing of the sort and that if we think it does we delude ourselves . |
| 4 | The terms of this argument repeat exactly those of the critical debate about univocal meaning , according to which the only alternative to the idea that history has a single meaning must be that it has none at all . |
| 5 | One of the most important aspects is that we saw ourselves as town traders — that magical area where buyer and seller come together . |
| 6 | I think , I think yes , I think the consensus is that we hold it on Friday the ninth erm and we 're going to apply , the three full time officers will apply for those in their organization that they want to attend , apply for paid release . |
| 7 | The result is that we know nothing about it except its external face , how its economy worked , and that has mostly been described by unsympathetic observers . |
| 8 | ‘ The problem is that we know nothing about either the land or the people , ’ Alexei said . |
| 9 | The short answer is that we assert it on the basis of two things , an independent nomic conditional , and ( C ) a belief about certain conditions , which is a belief that the antecedent of the independent conditional is in a certain part true . |
| 10 | For the trouble with the great and the good is that we expect them to be on duty the whole time . |
| 11 | ‘ The Arsenal way of doing things , though , is that we do them in private — not in public . |
| 12 | We may do it badly , but the beauty is that we do it at all . |
| 13 | A recurrent theme in Society activities is that we have plenty of speakers amongst our own ranks . |
| 14 | My recommendation is that we scrap them for the ten year decade of evangelism as a trial period and then think again in AD 2000 ! |
| 15 | To the extent that Europeans know of this Oxbridge dominance , my experience is that they regard it with some satisfaction ( they have generally heard of Oxford and Cambridge ) , but that their satisfaction changes to complacency when they reflect upon what they believe to be the uniquely class-ridden structure of English society . |
| 16 | The most likely explanation is that they saw it as a way to keep the Catholic-educated Mary out of Scotland , while maintaining their formal loyalty to her , thereby maximizing their opportunity to advance the Protestant cause while minimizing the need to clash directly with their sovereign ; there was , after all , no sign that Mary was particularly interested in the internal affairs of her kingdom , and although it was a gamble , and a risky one , leaving her to continue to enjoy life in France appeared to be the best chance they had . |
| 17 | The surprise here is that they did it with the best , very purest intentions , poor lambs . |
| 18 | Another potential problem for patients is that they find themselves in the role of information-giver , and it is often information of a very personal nature . |
| 19 | The great advantage of such institutions is that they fit you for prison conditions . |
| 20 | The only thing , today , is that they escorted us without any weapons . |
| 21 | The trouble with architect-designed houses on estates is that they have nothing like an open fire . |
| 22 | Our answer is that they bought it for no money down because there were able to . |
| 23 | 4 One problem with many passages in Eliot 's plays is that they send us to similar but stronger passages in the poetry . |
| 24 | All Lori will tell you is that she knows nothing about the jade , ’ Paige advised him steadily . |
| 25 | My recurring nightmare is that I circle it for ever , never able to get off . |
| 26 | I would say : if you want to talk of my thinking it in such circumstances then the least misleading thing to say is that I think it in saying it . |
| 27 | Roses are red the day is blue , my only wish now is that I spend it with you . |
| 28 | My point is that I see nothing in the Gracious Speech to enable me to counter the opinions expressed by our European partners who are still proud to know us but bemused that we have a Britain which in their eyes is no longer as great as it was . |
| 29 | That 's what I 'm saying , right , now , what I 'm saying is there 's a , that , that , is , there 's , there 's , there 's , there 's things , there 's things , there 's guides to be able to do that , right , and the guide is there 's certain things you do and certain things you do n't do , because what you do basically is that you close him on his final objection which is what you 're just saying you did , right , but you close him on his final objection , how did you manage to close him on his final objection ? |
| 30 | It 's quicker to sort those rather than those because what tends to happen is that you process them as an entity rather than as single figures . |