Example sentences of "be [pers pn] that [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Are you that bloody idiot who does golf for the News ? ’ was his opening salvo ; and things got worse when Toby , never able to turn the verbal cheek , even to a large and extremely aggressive drunk , proceeded to tell him his opinion of Scottish golfers in general and of unwelcome Scottish drunks in particular . |
| 2 | And you think when , when you get one that 's not as good , you think well why do they why is it that that speaker ca n't give such a good talk , why is he giving a talk ? |
| 3 | Why is it that one person reacts differently to another in the same circumstances ? |
| 4 | Why is it that this machine c c could trim it on all sides ? |
| 5 | Why is it that this country puts money before anything else ? |
| 6 | How is it that this problem seems only to have emerged in the last few years . |
| 7 | If we look at a relationship or any type of commu mean taking a bit of a different look at things thinking well what is it that this person wants from me and what is it that I want from this person ? |
| 8 | Why was it that one laugh could make her forget how maddeningly single-minded he was ? |
| 9 | Why was it that this man had the ability to bring tears to her eyes ? |
| 10 | Why was it that this man was such a pleasant and knowledgeable companion , and yet so hard and ruthless when it came to getting his own way ? |