Example sentences of "be that he [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The attraction of Lucas Simmonds had been that he had appeared to be confidently , unusually , happily " normal " , good friend , good sport , reliable leader , bright chap , blazer , flannels and smiling face . |
| 2 | One of these had been that he had suggested going to the Isle of Wight on holiday with the same friends , every year , self-catering . |
| 3 | Since then he has been seen by the right-wing as Maggie 's prince-in-waiting , but his skill has been that he has remained very much in favour with the Major Government where his ability and amiability won him respect . |
| 4 | It may be that he had missed his metier , and that he would have made a greater mark had he gone into politics . |
| 5 | It may be that he had quarrelled bitterly with his kin and could see no remedy for his plight . |
| 6 | It was definitely Luke 's handwriting , and it could n't even be that he had sent the flowers to the wrong address . |
| 7 | But Meg , it might be that he had stole her cubs , was not for his surrender . |
| 8 | Could it be that he had invented the entire tableau , he wondered ? |
| 9 | Whether strictly order twenty eight , er order sixty , rule twenty eight for erm applies in this case is not amount entirely clear to me because the obligation to lodge a bill of taxation under rule twenty nine provides that he must begin proceedings for the taxation either within three months after the judgement direction or order of the terminations enter sides are otherwise perfected , and that is presently on it 's face which seemed to be debited May of nineteen ninety three and er accordingly that is right , it 's not in fact been any failure to comply with order tw order sixty two , rule twenty nine , one , and that has n't been disregarded , it 's not entirely clear to me that erm there is any matter come from paragraph sub paragraph A of rule twenty eight , four , it may already require , still nevertheless erm fall within paragraph B of rule fo , erm there has in fact been a delay in lodging the bill of costs for taxation , the delay being really and truly , the delay in having the order of Mr Justice perfected and it seems to me that although in chasing matters generally speaking it is the court will itself draw the order , nevertheless where er it seems to be clearly in this case would contemplate it that counsel would sign a minute erm that counsel do sign a minute and that minute has been signed having forwarded by the defendants solicitors to the defendants solicitors seems to me it must be the case that erm the obligation to , as it were , forward that minute to the court , it is an obligation which would lie upon the plaintiffs solicitors and it maybe said that erm there has been delay and erm on the best it should be lodged with the court sealed , er shortly after it was received and that therefore on that footing there has been delay lodging the bill of costs for concession , er Mr , doctor does n't seemed to be take any point in relation to that er because it 's not in his interest to do so , it seems to be that he does have to say if it has been delayed , with an order of twenty eight rule four that 's a rule , rule , rule twenty eight er four if he is to have interest disbarred and er Mr er he 'll apparently have the matter of read before the taxing master , it seems that the taxing master did not chew any sympathy with that er suggestion , that er there was in fact no breach of the requirement rule twenty , four , Mr he said , very probably , that erm , look on text upon it , he really is concerned to erm have this case dealt with as you put it on the merits , it seems to me it 's in the interest of all parties that erm I should deal with the case on merits have on the assumption erm that er , that that was lodged properly I think , I ca I , a matter of which found within rule twenty eight , four and that the taxing officer give our interest under that rule . |
| 10 | Could it be that he 'd resented Doreen 's attack on herself ? |
| 11 | Could it be that he did feel something other than sexual desire for her ? |
| 12 | If a patient returns after a prolonged course of antibiotic therapy and is still found to be harbouring the ubiquitous pus cell in the urethra , then it may well be that he has reinfected himself from his , as yet untreated , sexual partner . |
| 13 | It does not have to be that he has conceived what the French are calling the coup de force for Miss Jonathan . ’ |
| 14 | The main criticism seems to be that he wanted to change things , forms of service and such like . |
| 15 | The principal charges against Latimer were that he had made improper profits out of the campaign in Brittany and that he was responsible for the loss of Bécherel and Saint-Sauveur . |
| 16 | We did not tell him how glad we were that he had stayed away from the moor ! |
| 17 | The grounds were that he had used up his grant entitlement in qualifying to be a teacher . |
| 18 | Perhaps it 's that he 's made me look at myself and see that what I believe is old and stuffy . |
| 19 | The contribution made by his analysis is that he seeks to provide a logical answer to the question which had previously been unsolved : what matters are collateral or preliminary ? |
| 20 | Were he to defend himself , no doubt he would surprise us all , but the overriding impression we get of him in retrospect is that he had fallen all too readily into the role of the squire 's man , the vicar 's buddy , the stern schoolmaster . |
| 21 | What it does mean is that he had made it plain that he intended a legal relationship to exist between two persons ( soon to become trustee and beneficiary ) . |
| 22 | What the doctor is saying is that he had to continue treatment , because it was right to do so as a matter of public policy . |
| 23 | ‘ What I was going to tell you is that he had written her a part in one of his plays . |
| 24 | A possible scenario is that he had turned to leave the church when he was attacked from behind . ’ |
| 25 | Should any one ask how Plato 's discernment of divine creation and even of the divine Triad could be so close to the now known truth , the answer is that he had read the books of Moses on his visit to Egypt . |
| 26 | The , the point I 'm raising with this is that he does seem , in that particular piece , he does quite strongly , to me anyway , that that individuation is still very strong |
| 27 | Looked very dangerous there , he got at his left full back , er the sad thing from Shrewsbury 's point of view is that he keeps getting down that right wing and he keeps getting crosses in . |
| 28 | ‘ His style is that he keeps coming forward , ’ observes Eubank . |
| 29 | All that we know for certain about his coronation oath is that he promised to preserve the laws of the realm unimpaired and to do nothing touching the dignity of the crown without first obtaining the consent of his prelates and chief magnates . |
| 30 | ‘ My concern is that he 's got to protect family morals — and this does n't help . |