Example sentences of "be this [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Were this not the case , the buy-in would be tax free to a corporate shareholder because , by virtue of s208 , the corporate shareholder would not be liable to corporation tax on the distribution , unless it is taken into account in the shareholder 's capital gains tax computation ( the latter not being precluded by s208 ) . |
| 2 | The testimony of a witness in a case tried at Matara early in the nineteenth century illustrates the lack of plausibility of much court testimony : ‘ I saw the two prisoners drive a head of cattle — It was in the high road — It was about two hours before dark — We asked them where are you going with the animal — Is this not the animal of the schoolmaster . |
| 3 | At least , is this not the tendency in the beginning with most very young children and certainly with lively , healthy ones ? |
| 4 | Have the political and creative aspirations of the sector been abandoned in the climate of new realism ’ , or is this simply the beginning of a new phase ? |
| 5 | Is this why the myth swims through our memory ? |
| 6 | Is this why the Unit and all its works seem to have disappeared from the records — because it was unthinkable that such a document should officially exist ? |
| 7 | But neither is this necessarily the case . |
| 8 | Is this now the age of ‘ lies , damn lies and journalism ’ ? |
| 9 | Is this how the head of the security police was passing his time ? |
| 10 | Is this really the case ? |
| 11 | But this is a fine company , and with the shares already down by half from their peak last year is this really the time to sell ? |
| 12 | Similarly , it is reasonable to suppose that many of the haves will be among the most ruthless of society , and will pass on their inhumane ethic to their children , thereby perpetuating it : is this really the future we wish for our species ? |
| 13 | But is this really the explanation , or could there be other factors at work ? |
| 14 | Is this really the intention of the UN sanctions and , if so , what is the reasoning of it ? |
| 15 | Was this then the moment to come clean , he wondered ? |