Example sentences of "[adv] it be [adv] [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps it 's not surprising that a cooker which has revolutionised gas cooking technology should dare to break with styling convention too . |
| 2 | Perhaps it 's only appropriate that the ultimate colonialist rip-off should translate into the cynical money-grabbing myth making of Christopher Columbus : The Discovery . |
| 3 | Perhaps it 's as well that we no longer have death by hanging in this country — otherwise those last-minute reprieve calls from the Home Secretary might not happen in time … |
| 4 | Perhaps it is not surprising that he became the subject of legend , his noble image inspiring the collective imagination to attach magical tales to his historical person . |
| 5 | With so limited a territory left for privacy , perhaps it is not surprising that the Swedes have led the way in data protection . |
| 6 | This is not highly encouraging , and perhaps it is not surprising that although the need for formal systematic planning was noted in our sample , and the concept of appraisal was mentioned by a small number of respondents , evaluation was rarely described in any depth , although 62% of the programmes described by the data sheets indicated that an assessment procedure was employed . |
| 7 | Perhaps it is not surprising that , without exception , the professionals to whom we talked stated emphatically that their overriding concern was to act in the interests of their child clients . |
| 8 | Perhaps it is not surprising that many younger doctors are voting with their feet . |
| 9 | Perhaps it is not surprising that the Hon. Members for Wimbledon ( Dr. Goodson-Wickes ) and for Battersea ( Mr. Bowis ) and those other Hon. Members from other exotic places who served with us would not find it particularly attractive to participate in further debates on the Bill today . |
| 10 | Perhaps it is not unexpected that simple correlation can not easily be made between different parts of the world in view of the advent of the theory of plate tectonics because of the amount of movement associated with the displacement of plates . |
| 11 | Perhaps it is n't surprising that this system still continues . |
| 12 | Perhaps it is hardly surprising that Meléndez Valdés became an afrancesado . |
| 13 | Alexandra said , emboldened by her success , ‘ Then perhaps it is as well that I do n't hunt . ’ |
| 14 | Perhaps it was not surprising that he complained of physical debility . |
| 15 | Perhaps it was hardly surprising that the British had a near-monopoly on both cable technology and signal equipment techniques . |
| 16 | But since she had wrecked Luke 's plans for a country weekend with Lexy , and deprived him of the possibility of replacing her from the ranks of his unofficial harem , perhaps it was hardly surprising that he should demand that she herself should fill the gap . |
| 17 | Perhaps it was as well that he had left home , gone into something with a bit of brainwork in it . |
| 18 | Perhaps it was as well that it was she and not her sister who was here , she thought at one point — and then immediately realised how ridiculous that thought was . |
| 19 | Perhaps it was more merciful that , protected by his innocence , he should n't be able to . |
| 20 | Only it is not clear that the identification of such a project as state capitalism is damning . |
| 21 | Only it 's just lucky that he 's got a lot ! |
| 22 | So it is not surprising that deconstruction was reduced to what could be easily handled and passed on . |
| 23 | Quantity in this sense , duration , is what musicians and musical composers are continually concerned with ; and so it is not surprising that poets of this way of thinking , like Pound and Bunting , show themselves avidly interested in poetry which has been , not at a level of theory but as a fact of performance , intimately associated with music : poetry that has been set , or has been written in the hope of being set , to music . |
| 24 | In arguing against the notion that the family is the origin of society , Marx and Engels reverse what they had argued in their previous writing , but Maine 's version of the argument , which gives priority to private property , is even more opposed to their general position , and so it is not surprising that they reject Maine in favour of Morgan . |
| 25 | So it is not surprising that China 's leaders have welcomed President Bush 's envoy . |
| 26 | So it is not surprising that some solitary horses will go to extreme lengths to join other horses ; even though the other horses may be quite unfriendly . |
| 27 | Although a minor error in the recitation of the Vedas was looked upon with strong disapproval , passing events were regarded by the Hindus as devoid of real significance and so it is not surprising that no importance was attached to providing them with accurate dates . |
| 28 | Most of the time Harry was playing for Crystal Palace we were a Third Division club and so it is not surprising that most of the great achievements to which he helped to take us were in the FA Cup . |
| 29 | So it is not surprising that adolescents sometimes make heavy weather of the whole process . |
| 30 | So it is not surprising that each field-worker tries to select an unstudied people , or if that fails , a community whose present circumstances render them acutely interesting for ‘ theoretical reasons ’ . |