Example sentences of "[vb mod] [pers pn] be that [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Could it be that one far-off day intelligent computers will speculate about their own lost origins ? |
2 | ‘ Could it be that any living creature has its inception with the creation of a discontinuity in space ( a vortex ) through which life energy flows , sweeping biological molecules , matter , and perhaps even entire embryos along with it in predictable , spiral trajectories ? |
3 | Are mama and my sisters truly in sanctuary — or could it be that some grave misfortune has overtaken them also ? |
4 | Could it be that some machines have been neglected all summer ? |
5 | Could it be that this underlying sense of obligation has weakened over time ? |
6 | Could it be that this was what he could not get from Bella ? |
7 | In early ethnic models of settlement origin it was assumed that this was a Celtic pattern of settlement , but could it be that this pattern in fact represents the oldest arrangements in the landscape ? |
8 | How could it be that this one man made her feel like this ? |
9 | Can it be that one day , off it goes on , that one day I simply stayed in , in where , instead of going out , in the old way , out to spend day and night as far away as possible , it was n't far . |