Example sentences of "trouble [be] that [pers pn] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , there have been just as many happy moments making Aspel and Company as crises — the trouble is that they tend not to make such good stories ! |
| 2 | The trouble is that they seem not to . |
| 3 | But the trouble is that they do not account for anything like all the shares of most firms . |
| 4 | The trouble is that they do not fluctuate around the ‘ right ’ average if ‘ right ’ is to be measured by purchasing power . |
| 5 | The only trouble is that they grow up . |
| 6 | Well , perhaps the trouble is that we wrote down Maxwell 's equations in a stationary frame of reference . |
| 7 | The real trouble is that we hand over £18 a week for every family in Britain — a total of £14,000 million — through the common agricultural policy . |
| 8 | The trouble is that we did n't have our leaflets ready because when you d er depend on large firms to help you , you know they 're always just so busy when you need them , so it was dragged out . |
| 9 | The trouble is that we do n't see . |
| 10 | ‘ But the trouble is that we do n't know the pattern of the stars here , ’ said Snodgrass , who had sent himself quite dizzy by standing perfectly still and craning his neck as far back as he could in order to see the night sky . |
| 11 | The trouble is that we do n't know what that something is . |
| 12 | The trouble is that we do n't know erm , whether the manual will meet the standard . |
| 13 | The trouble is that you do n't know about all this . |
| 14 | The only trouble is that it lies quite close to a footbridge and as soon as anyone walks across it I can guarantee I will not get a bite for at least an hour afterwards . |
| 15 | The trouble was that it seemed as likely as a lion apologising to a gazelle . |
| 16 | The trouble was that it seemed almost unfair to Donald not to have another go . |
| 17 | The trouble was that it did not necessarily sell well so that in some cases , such as that of the Burgundian lord , Guillaume de Châteauvillain , both he and his family , who acted as guarantors for the payment of 20,000 saluts which he had agreed to pay when captured by the French in 1430 , faced financial ruin . |
| 18 | His trouble was that he drank far too much strong tea and so ruined his digestive system . |
| 19 | His other trouble was that he did not really agree with Eden on policy . |
| 20 | ‘ I think my trouble was that I had too much help and felt as if my boobs were all anyone was interested in . |