Example sentences of "[be] [that] [conj] they [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the explanations for the dolphin 's superb streamlining seems to be that while they are swimming their skin surface shifts in folds or ripples , caused not by muscular action but as a response to changes in pressure on different parts of the body . |
| 2 | Obviously , BT 's hope is that once they 're hooked , companies will adopt EDI for talking to their trading partners , as well as to Customs . |
| 3 | One of the advantages of pension funds — both company and individual — is that provided they are approved by the Inland Revenue they are exempt from paying tax on the growth of the fund . |
| 4 | The point to note about the above defences is that if they are given a wide construction by the courts ( and it is too soon to tell , as too few cases have been brought ) , then the risk of prosecution diminishes even further . |
| 5 | The problem with alienistic attitudes is that if they are allowed to become the foundation of the system — the part of the system that everything else hinges upon — they are hard to shift . |
| 6 | The dilemma is that if they are enlarged the danger of stepping through them is increased . |
| 7 | What I say about it is that if they are put off they should phone the police . |
| 8 | The fear is that if they are published , Parliament will pass a law against smearing politicians . |
| 9 | The trouble was that after they were born , children had to wait for six years before they could be sent to school and forgotten for most of the day . |