Example sentences of "be that [vb base] " in BNC.

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1 However , ’ he stamped his feet and looked up at the darkened mass of the church , ‘ no one , not even in Southwark , can be that degenerate .
2 But in reality there is no such thing as a wholly insulated variety : however strong the links may be that bind a population together , there will always be some consciousness of external norms , and this will have two kinds of effect on in-group behaviour .
3 It could be that support from the 13 Ulster Unionist MPs likely to be elected on Thursday would be enough to see Mr Major home .
4 It could well be that have got other ideas .
5 " I am the Way , the Truth and the Life " , or " Straight is the Gate and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life , and few there be that find it " , or " Man shall not live by bread alone " .
6 It takes months for inmates to be that open , back on A wing they find it hard to understand .
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