Example sentences of "[conj] be [verb] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new curve is shown by the dashed line ; and at the previous equilibrium output , , firms are either making less than the normal rate of profit ( if the tax is levied on quasi-rents generated by existing capital ) or are finding that replacement investment ( if the tax is levied on the purchase of capital equipment ) is not profitable . |
| 2 | Newcastle have £6m worth , and are hoping that Sir John 's proposed rescue package helps them out . |
| 3 | Taiwan 's telecommunications industry is objecting to a plan by the Directorate General of Telecommunications to invite only foreign bidders for its Intelligent Network project : domestic companies claim to have 80% of the necessary capabilities for the $285,000N project , and are arguing that agreements with foreign partners would enable them to fulfil the conditions . |
| 4 | Home help 's we like , were meeting tomorrow and were hoping that Renee will come along and eh update us on things so that we can campaign again starting in October . |
| 5 | It 's offering ten pounds to anyone who 's prepared to stand in line with a suspect , and is hoping that people of all ages , colours , shapes and sizes will come forward . |
| 6 | The Booksellers Association , which is not taking a view on this issue because of the differing interests of its membership , says it is nevertheless watching developments closely , and is recommending that booksellers lobby their MPs according to their trading preferences . |
| 7 | She had been amassing clothing coupons for the last six months and was determined that Constance would have a magnificent dress from one of the London stores . |
| 8 | As minister of labour he was concerned that the government should not become totally identified with the Unionist Party and was determined that people in Northern Ireland should have the same standards of living as those in the rest of the United Kingdom . |
| 9 | By that time Philip had confiscated Gascony and was insisting that boundary disputes there could not be resolved without a settlement in Scotland . |
| 10 | The company fully recognised the potential for growth within the European Community and was persuaded that Scotland was the ideal location from which to serve that market . ’ |
| 11 | The guerrillas were helped , however , by an educated native who discovered that Bernard Callinan was a Roman Catholic and was persuaded that others in the Company were of the same faith . |
| 12 | ‘ They recommended it to the Department of Employment but were told that things had been tightened up because of a Bulgarian footballer who was signed by Ipswich Town and then found to have less international caps than at first thought . |
| 13 | Precisely what happened is not clear , as chronicle accounts vary , but is seems that Tany and his men advanced inland some distance , and then returned to the bridge of boats . |
| 14 | She was not unduly concerned about the murdered woman but was reminded that Camille spent much of her spare time slouching along the canal banks , sometimes in company , sometimes , she greatly feared , alone . |