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 . |