Example sentences of "be that it [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Although the plan is used to invest in unit trusts , the added advantage of a PEP is that it s free from Capital Gains Tax , which is charged on the straight unit trust mortgage . |
2 | Indeed , much of the benefit of this type of comparative stylistics is that it foregrounds the discrepancies between the students ' and the original versions , thereby highlighting the peculiar characteristics of the latter . |
3 | The secret of AST 's success , he claims , is that it designs , engineers and manufactures its own products , and then sells them at a competitive price via resellers , which add software and value-added services . |
4 | Erm I I think that one of the erm , drawbacks in using animals for any kind of testing is that it sort of precludes in some way using alternatives . |
5 | Some people do n't mind answering machines , I must say , I 'm beginning to get used to them now , I think the problem is that it sort of wrong-foots you , so you get an answering machine , and think ‘ Oh my God ’ , and you know that in about a few seconds time , when you hear that bleep , you 've got to give a concise message which will be intelligible to the person when they replay it , so instead of coming out with sort of babble , you 're forced into thinking what the essence of the message is that you want to leave . |
6 | But what is more important is that it outlines the links between casual work and the formal economy , setting these out in terms of declining significance . |