Example sentences of "[prep] [subord] it be [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Danker , ’ said the man in battle-dress , and to me : ‘ Hullo , old boy ’ as if it was inevitable that I should have come there some time or other , and went on throwing the ball about . |
| 2 | Rachaela lost herself in the house as if it were essential that she must . |
| 3 | He shifted his body towards her and spoke as if it were important that she , of all those present , should understand . |
| 4 | He would stoop slightly and listen attentively while you spoke to him , as if it were important that he heard every word , gently sliding his spectacles up the bridge of his nose as he did so . |
| 5 | It 's an emotive issue and raises questions like whether it 's appropriate that a company such as Daimler-Benz which played a major role in the Third Reich , should be allowed as they want to , to build their headquarters near Hitler 's bunker . |
| 6 | The question must for the moment remain open as to whether it is inevitable that the economy should move in this cyclical way as it copes with the new microelectronics technology . |