Example sentences of "it be true that it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's true that it seduces us with its pulse-quickening thrill , but it also serves as a privileged glimpse into the paranoia , loneliness and tunnel vision of the male survivalist . |
| 2 | It is true that it squirts a scaldingly hot mixture of hydrogen peroxide and hydroquinone at enemies . |
| 3 | It is true that it has only been considered in the context of people of opposite sex ; but that may be primarily because its materialist aspect was developed to regulate the consequences of such unions . |
| 4 | As far as the effect of knowledge about language on pupils ' own language skill is concerned , it is true that it has been difficult or impossible to show any direct cause-and-effect relation between teaching formal grammar and improved writing performance . |
| 5 | It is true that it has been forecast as being upon us for a long time , but things are now really moving in some areas . |
| 6 | It was true that it followed close on a humiliation for British arms the loss of the fortress of Tobruk in North Africa and the withdrawal of the Eighth Army to the Egyptian frontier . |