Example sentences of "[noun sg] be that [pron] [adv] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the whole time that the kids have been going away we 've never had a single problem over religion and the biggest boost is that they actually want to meet each other again after the holiday , ’ she explained . |
| 2 | The down side is that we probably have the toughest Xmas/New Year you could image ( excluding Crewe ! ! ) . |
| 3 | ‘ The result is that we now have a more sensitive version of the traditional pig-sticker , which is ten times more accurate than the old tool in testing and calculating the hardness or softness of clay . ’ |
| 4 | The result is that you often know your grandchildren better than your own children ! ’ |
| 5 | The result is that I rarely hear students chatting about science — it would simply take too long to formulate a question and answer . |
| 6 | Tomorrow 's World presenter Maggie , 36 , said : ‘ One thing we have learned from alcoholism is that you never know what 's going to happen . ’ |
| 7 | The obvious advantage is that they provide sack-loads of fun and laughter , and the disadvantage is that you sometimes have to wait three hours for them to find their boots in the morning and finish flossing their teeth . |
| 8 | Another attractive feature of an actuary 's work is that you never stop learning — both on your own account and from your colleagues . |
| 9 | The pity is that they always kick the wrong person . ’ |
| 10 | The reason for thinking that chloroplasts have this origin is that they still retain their own DNA and their own protein-synthesizing machinery . |
| 11 | The thing that makes this worse is that they really have meant well and were , I believe genuinely concerned . |
| 12 | The only difference is that they now want to leave the skip on site for a week at a time . |
| 13 | Part of the problem of having a broken human nature is that we easily deceive ourselves . |
| 14 | The trouble with reading about population is that you really have to decide what you think before you choose your reference book . |
| 15 | But the truth is that they just wake up . |
| 16 | ( It is tempting to say that they are rare , but the truth is that they only seem rare because we avoid them . ) |
| 17 | The use of girls above ground increased after 1815 , but the truth is that we really know very little of the actual numbers of women working in mines . |
| 18 | The trouble with some of those who make much of their support for the health service is that they also oppose any measures taken to make it more effective . |
| 19 | As Colonel Gordon Wilkinson puts it : ‘ The big thing about services catering is that you never know what 's going to happen next . |
| 20 | The thing about selection is that we never vote . |
| 21 | The argument is that you only have one life , that you are the most important person in the world and that if you do n't take responsibility for your own development , who else will ? |
| 22 | A piece of hot news is that we now have an offer from BR to visit the Shrewsbury signal box on the 6th of April , though the number of visitors is limited to twenty . |
| 23 | Another saving is that you only pay a single charge for postage no matter how many books you buy . |
| 24 | They also make mistakes , but part of the game is that they never apologise . |
| 25 | One thing that can be said for this type of control is that you only need a minimum of movement in the pot to switch between crunch and scream . |
| 26 | My feeling is that we probably need to create a set of interlocutors on a regional basis who can have the right kind of influence on EC regional and social policies . ’ |
| 27 | I am , however , open to reasoned and informed argument and I await with interest your correspondents ' blueprint for reversing our economic decline , bearing in mind that the stark choice is that we either increase our earnings or we accept a quite considerable reduction in our living standards . |
| 28 | The reason I want to learn ISL is that I often go to Dublin and feel ashamed of my inability to communicate . |
| 29 | One of the problems with many children who experience difficulties with language and communication is that they also experience limited opportunities for engaging in social routines . |
| 30 | The second reason is that they always give us a packed lunch ! |