Example sentences of "[be] [pron] that [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ There are them that divv n't like it , ’ she said , dogged , as he was to discover , by honesty . |
2 | And what are you that day ? |
3 | It 's a pretty filthy day again today Mick , it 's er it 's raining , it 's windy , it 's cold , it 's the middle of November , it 's gon na cost er the supporters a bit to come tonight , er only two and half thousand came to the first game , how anxious are you that County 's supporters come out in their numbers this evening ? |
4 | The monstrosity of the exterminatus he contemplated had eclipsed that thread of instinct until now , all be it that exterminatus was the correct course of action . |
5 | Though from the way she remembered it , she had been so eager to be his that shyness had n't had a look in ! |
6 | ‘ Where were you that evening ? ’ |
7 | were there that side |
8 | Little more than a year ago you could n't give away shares in the small computer company sector — so friendless were they that Star Computer Group Plc found it necessary to get into bed with a purveyor of pizzas to improve its visibility and rating : after Tadpole Technology Plc and now Division Group Plc — which soared to 107 pence on its first day of trading from the 40 pence placing price before settling at 96 pence — the rest of the sector looks set for a re-rating as investors seek to discern hidden charms that others have overlooked . |
9 | it 's me that conversation there ! |
10 | At the end of the day , Kelly thought to herself , I suppose it 's them that matter . |
11 | Is she that daughter or the mother ? |
12 | Ignoring once again Honderich 's polemical language , there is an important problem here : namely , how is it that Conservatism can be responsible for what everyone agrees are two very different governmental strategies informed by two very different social philosophies ? |
13 | How is it that love and hate live so close together within one pulsing heart ? |
14 | It suffices to note here that the more heavily firms discount the future the less likely is it that collusion among them can be sustained . |
15 | Or how is it that faith and uncertainty are automatically associated with each other while knowledge is regarded as certain and therefore different ? |
16 | How is it that faith has been so divorced from knowledge ? |
17 | Is it that Socratism and art are not incompatible after all ? |
18 | What I 've done now is taken you through to the point where , we 're asking ourselves what is it that management make a mess of ? |
19 | Is it that size ? |
20 | Why is it that marriage should be a relationship of such potential closeness , joy and fulfilment , and yet for so many end up in such unhappiness and hurt ? |
21 | WHY is it that hotel owners and operators put so much emphasis on recruiting professional ‘ hotel designers ’ to create the right hotel , but , when it comes to the inclusion of leisure facilities , then they appear to approach any designer , with the impression that it can be addressed from a design viewpoint just like any other area ? |
22 | But finally , why is it that game show contestants are never UNEMPLOYED ? |
23 | ‘ Goodness , is it that time already ? ’ |
24 | One , two , God is it that time ? three , four , five , six , seven , eight , nine , ten , eleven , twelve . |
25 | Why is it that hearing loss can play havoc with self-confidence ? |
26 | I despise the idea and practice of blood sports , but this violent reaction threw up a profile of wildly inconsistent attitudes which puzzles me ; how is it that fox hunting is legal and fishing is the most popular outdoor recreational activity in Britain , yet badger killing invokes a desire for public retribution — lynch mob fever , almost — over and above the punishment of the courts ? |
27 | But why is it that AIDS victims suffer from such obscure infections ? |
28 | They just do nt seem to be sharp enough or is it that midfield are n't providing good service — I ca n't really say as I 've seen none of the games , just read reports . |
29 | Conversely , why is it that finance managers seem to think they have a monopoly on numeracy ? |
30 | Why is it that prejudice is sometimes a successful vehicle for comedy ? |