Example sentences of "[be] that [noun prp] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fear must be that Clinton might unpick some of the deals , such as the one on agriculture , but this was thought to be unlikely , given his commitment to moving out of recession . |
| 2 | Opinion in Texas prison circles , with hindsight , seems to be that TDC should simply have admitted that various provisions for prisoners were unsatisfactory and inadequate . |
| 3 | How can it be that Jesus could become sin for you and me ? |
| 4 | Sentence ( 2 ) leaves us in mid-air , guessing what the " thing " may be that Pemberton would like to hear " ; ( 3 ) provides the answer , but only in part . |
| 5 | ‘ I think the attitude will be that Stuttgart will only get through over our dead bodies . |
| 6 | The rational view after yesterday 's announcement must be that Charles will never become King . |
| 7 | It may be that Isambard will let him go for a price . |
| 8 | The division of work would be that Scott would have ‘ ( subject to its conformity with internal arrangements ) the general command of the external design , and Wyatt would have ‘ the more especial direction of the interior ’ , except that they should work jointly on certain interiors ‘ of a more public nature such as public halls staircases corridors and what may be called the state apartments ’ . |
| 9 | In that scenario , the provisional supposition would be that Morgan would take over at the helm from Ian McGeechan , with David Johnston and Richie Dixon as his assistant coaches . |