Example sentences of "[noun] [be] that you [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ The first criterion is that you have to be big : once you 're big there is something to work on and mobility , strength , athleticism , agility , determination and not least pride can be developed .
2 Villains they might be , but they had a certain code of practice and the rule was that you looked after your own kind .
3 So , also there 's something to be said for , I mean , a basic technical thing about the type is that you want to be able to tell the letter apart .
4 ‘ A principle I have always applied in the property business is that you put in a bid that you think something is worth , and you do n't go above it . ’
5 Mm , see one of the dangers of just reading the bible is that you have to be careful you do n't fall into the pitfall of just reading it when if you do then it 'll all look as if it 's pointing towards the only way out is heaven
6 The wartime government had promised the troops they would return to ‘ homes fit for heroes to live in ’ , but the sick joke was that you had to be a hero to survive in them .
7 All I 'm askin' is that you stall fer a couple of hours .
8 Our only request is that you choose at least three books in your first year 's membership .
9 The folklore in school terms is that you have to be a relatively ancient teenager to appreciate physics and chemistry and biology .
10 The folklore in school terms is that you have to be a relatively ancient teenager to appreciate physics and chemistry and biology .
11 And I was just squeezin maself into a five and a half when Moira McVitie round the crescent in the cul de sac comes by and shouts out ‘ Hiya there Verena is that you trying on some fuck-me shoes for yer man gettin back . ’
12 The chances are that you belong to one of the groups Derek Dean has identified .
13 So we 've looked at asking question visuals We 've got involving trainees which , with which we talking about involving trainees think about this side of it erm I suppose this is one of the best ways to show Training should be chunky The idea is that you put in your input yeah you talked around a subject and give you some guidelines , then we get a chance to practise the participation .
14 ‘ The basic idea is that you jump towards them , scoop up their legs and take them down hard , ’ she explained .
15 The basic idea is that you look through the book until you find a picture that is of the type you are going to take , and you then read the accompanying bar code into the camera .
16 The conventional political wisdom is that you hear from the losers , not the gainers .
17 The received wisdom is that you knock off two letters from the French ; so 5c becomes British 5a .
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