Example sentences of "[pron] be that the [noun sg] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The subterranean passage view offers a plausible account of how the monsters could feed , but unfortunately in doing so it destroys another theory about ‘ Nessie ’ , which is that the animal is a relic of the dinosaur age , possibly a plesiosaur . |
| 2 | There are a number of reasons for this , not the least of which is that the statement is protected by professional privilege . ’ |
| 3 | One is that the abuse is part of the way two people communicate over a long period of time . |
| 4 | I mean one of the points we made there was that the infrastructure is vulnerable . |
| 5 | Could it be that the friend is actually someone whom you recognize from a previous life , and that is why you immediately feel that you have a mutual link ? |
| 6 | If I have a gripe with Hartke , it 's that the reproduction is just a little too clear ; missed , fluffed and dissonant notes are all too easily discernible . |
| 7 | Thus it is that the company is halving its prices , making it clear that the competition with NT will be serious . |
| 8 | It is that the company is a natural or real entity which exists separately and distinctly from the shareholders . |
| 9 | Even where you have to answer set questions — as in an exam — a choice between alternatives usually has to be made ; and not only do you have to pick a particular question to answer , but you also have to decide exactly what it is that the question is asking you to do . |
| 10 | So it is that the crossing is made without further ado , ‘ opposite Jericho ’ ( 3.16 ) . |
| 11 | A person drafting any document needs to have in mind at the outset , and keep in mind throughout the drafting process , what it is that the document is intended to achieve . |
| 12 | Psychology sets out to fill the gaps left by these approaches , and in particular , to be ‘ a science which explains , vis-à-vis physics , why it is that the mind is by nature constrained initially to mislead reason in its dealings with reality ’ ( Canguilhem 1980 : 41 ) . |
| 13 | If science has taught us anything , however , it is that the environment is full of uncertainty . |
| 14 | ‘ The next thing you will be telling me is that the moon is made of green cheese , ’ Blake snarled . |