Example sentences of "thus it be that [noun prp] " in BNC.

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1 Thus it was that Britain and Spain produced two distinct political responses to the crisis .
2 Thus it was that Mrs Clamp found herself looking after my father while he insisted on looking after me .
3 Thus it was that Philip VI , who was not without military skill and experience , felt obliged to seek out and , if possible , defeat the English king and his Norman supporters .
4 Thus it was that Jones ' notebooks are signed by Phillips with the statement
5 Thus it was that Prince Richard 's latest appeal went unanswered .
6 Thus it was that Ira Dilworth paid tribute and bade farewell to Emily Carr with the borrowed lines from Thomas Hardy , and I am certain that none would object if I borrow them as my tribute to both .
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