Example sentences of "it be [adj] suggest that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we nodded assent , Mr Murray smiled ‘ And would it be true to suggest that my old friend Tom Warner is the Divisional Superintendent here for the C.P.R. ? |
| 2 | I agree also that it is absurd to suggest that there is anything wrong with national testing of pupils ' progress at certain ages , both to inform parents and to inform localities about the performance of their schools . |
| 3 | Although this rule could be represented and applied within a symbolic system , it is reasonable to suggest that it has been ‘ learnt ’ by the evolutionary process and is embodied in the flies ' neurophysiology . |
| 4 | We have had more debates on these issues , but it is insulting to suggest that our partners do not give them sufficient attention . |
| 5 | If these ideas are taken together , and if three centuries of physics and chemistry are taken as the model to emulate , it is tempting to suggest that it really does not matter what the actors on the international scene have in their minds . |
| 6 | And you know it is wrong to suggest that I 've any motives in that quarter because , between you and me , I ca n't stand the man . |
| 7 | It was farcical to suggest that we were conspiring — if we were , I hope we would have done it more elegantly . ’ |
| 8 | It was farcical to suggest that we were conspiring — if we were , I hope we would have done it more elegantly |