Example sentences of "be that no " in BNC.
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| 1 | The facts are that no such dossier was produced by Murrin in 1989 . |
| 2 | When passing the 1976 act , it might have been that no particular attention had been paid to a situation in which injuries were sustained before birth , but parliament had clearly stated that a person had to sustain injuries and die from them before relatives could claim damages . |
| 3 | I have in fact no explanation to offer as to how he came to die , and it may be that no trustworthy explanation will ever be achieved . |
| 4 | First , it may be that no one ( as yet ) has made the critical observations which would allow the pattern to become evident . |
| 5 | ‘ I know that no harm was intended and it may be that no harm was done . |
| 6 | He had burned it himself on the fire he had made against the fruit-garden wall and it might be that no copies of it existed , yet in his mind 's eye it recreated itself , the child for ever stilled , its face a waxen mask , the old doctor haggard with sorrow and lack of sleep , the mirror no breath had misted held in his hand , the parents in each other 's arms . |
| 7 | The proper conclusion appears to be that no single theory can underlie all potential agency situations , and that these must be examined on a case by case basis . |
| 8 | The most important objection , and it alone is a decisive one , must be that no Englishman could conceivably use e as a means of representing [ ae ] . |
| 9 | No logical contradiction is involved in the assertion , ‘ The brick fell upwards when released ’ , although it may be that no such statement is ever supported by observation . |
| 10 | One effect of the local management of schools ( LMS ) might , ironically , be that no school can choose or afford welfare officers . |
| 11 | The most telling point against Janette Richardson 's methodical interpretation may well be that no commercial benefits to the merchant can be imputed to his generosity and hospitality towards the monk ; the monk is invited to his house simply " " to pleye … in alle wise " " , " to have fun in every way " ( 59 – 61 ) , and is able to borrow a hundred francs from the merchant even at a time when cash in hand would be particularly useful to him in his business ( 255 – 92 ) : this , significantly , is the immediate context of the merchant 's reflection : Derek Pearsall nicely describes the poignant ambivalence of a single action that is motivated simultaneously by instinctive self-interest and by the " " inner springs " " of human virtue in the Shipman 's merchant 's desire both to be and to be recognized as generous . |
| 12 | If the telephone conversation amounts to no more than an inquiry or preliminary discussion , it may be that no contract is made then . |
| 13 | No dates have yet been fixed for the new clean show could it be that no one wants to hear it ? ! |
| 14 | No , ca n't be that no do n't worry about that . |
| 15 | The truth of the matter , he wrote , is that no one wants to be rescued . |
| 16 | The irony is that no VAT would be levied if hoteliers were to set up a separate sandwich bar business next to their property and handed out sandwiches and drinks . |
| 17 | Usually the problem is that no one is really taking charge and telling the others exactly what to do . |
| 18 | One reason I have written this code of ethics is that no one has to take short cuts ever . |
| 19 | The feeling is that no amount of legislative safeguards can entirely eliminate the risk of a chemical spill , wreaking havoc in this watery landscape where a network of mountain streams fed by high rainfall could quickly wash the damage into the drinking water , or down to the mussel farm and salmon fishery at the mouth of Killary harbour . |
| 20 | The first is that no one and no book can teach us to pray . |
| 21 | But the blindingly obvious fad is that no one is around to be disturbed . |
| 22 | The central problem with the set-up , however , is that no single body is charged with calculating the opportunity costs of environmental bossiness . |
| 23 | ‘ The one thing I learned is that no one does any building during times of political instability . ’ |
| 24 | One Serb said : ‘ The problem is that no one knows what will happen . |
| 25 | The trouble is that no other country is prepared to pay even as much ( ie , little ) as the Russians for surplus EC butter ; much of it would go rancid in the Community 's cold stores . |
| 26 | The result is that no party has a majority . |
| 27 | But the real wonder of pop biopics is that no one has made a movie about Jim Morrison before now ( The Doors opens on March 15 ) . |
| 28 | One is that no actual endangerment is required : the explosion need only have been inherently likely to endanger life , and the offence is committed whether or not anyone 's life was put in danger . |
| 29 | It makes me mad because the idea is that no guy would fancy a fat woman , that fat women are just a joke . |
| 30 | The impression you get is that no individual is taking care of your particular conference . |