Example sentences of "that be [adj] thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh you wo n't need sixteen megabytes even if you decide to improve the let's unpack that thing and then we 'll see how much space we 're talking about how much of that 's padding and how of that is real thing , . |
| 2 | You know if I if I do n't if I 've offended Mr in any way then that is one thing but I do put on bottoms on seats and I bring money into this building . |
| 3 | You should tell people straightaway that you 're pregnant , because that is one thing I regret , not being able to enjoy my pregnancy properly . |
| 4 | That is one thing that we should avoid . |
| 5 | I ca n't see how we 've had a revue in nineteen eighty-eight which has recommended a very specific course of action , none of which appears to have been implemented , I do n't see how we get a report which describes er , the intention of the county council as maintaining the ethos of the County Farms , whatever that is , as I , I do n't recall any decisions like that , and certainly if we 've made one , I 'd be interested in being party to changing it , I think wha what we have to say is we 've got a lot of land , are we using it to the best interest of the people of Wiltshire , and that is one thing it 's addressing , not a , a way of preserving the County Estates as they are , not a way of keeping a hundred and twenty farmers and their families erm , as tenants of Wiltshire , I mean they 're not gon na be out of jobs are they ? |
| 6 | So that is one thing as I develop this theme you 'll you 'll see . |
| 7 | My Lords for reasons that have already been explained to Your Lordships and which I will not pursue yet for , er it seems that everybody 's agreed that it is important that the erm local authority representatives should be in the majority and I have to admit that my amendments do not go that far because I was concentrating on getting the magistrates back where they ought to be , er but er that is one thing , the other is that it er was an interesting point that er the Noble Lord , Lord of Greenwich raised , that my Noble Friend Lord Whitelaw er at columns four eighty and four eight one er questioned whether it was indeed appropriate that er the Home Secretary should make these appointments . |
| 8 | That never the full answer because pushing people into that is one thing they should have . |
| 9 | That is one thing I , I , I do n't know why I just lovebites out . |
| 10 | And tha that is one thing I 'm , I mean I 'm not I 'm not the best driver in the world , but that is one thing I do try not to do cos as you say no matter what the circumstances are , if I go up the back of somebody it is my fault . |
| 11 | And tha that is one thing I 'm , I mean I 'm not I 'm not the best driver in the world , but that is one thing I do try not to do cos as you say no matter what the circumstances are , if I go up the back of somebody it is my fault . |
| 12 | It is , and that is the advantage of Kuwait , and that is one thing which which perhaps the world should appreciate , that we were a haven for ex-patriots to come there and make a living and work . |
| 13 | I mean is this being true to yourself and letting yourself down and you know not saying what you feel you should 've said erm perhaps now I wan na talk about one area in particular and that is this thing about you know submissiveness it seems that most people look at things that disturb you either as submissive or aggressive . |
| 14 | Er now that is another thing Peter about that hanging sheet . |
| 15 | I do n't think that 's logical thing . |
| 16 | As soon as I get my legs out of bed , that 's first thing I pick up , my glasses . |
| 17 | That 's wan thing I detest — |
| 18 | No , no , that 's that thing called . |
| 19 | No , no , that 's that thing called . |
| 20 | ‘ That 's one thing Baron de Coubertin and I do n't agree on . ’ |
| 21 | That 's one thing , at least the Provies give us credit for doing this job . |
| 22 | That 's one thing I 've learnt in the police force . ’ |
| 23 | Steve Pritchard , Burnage : ‘ No … that 's one thing I dislike about The Smiths . |
| 24 | Remember , Miss Carter wanted me to go pupil-teaching and then take a teacher 's course , well that 's one thing I could do ; it 's not too late , I 'm only twenty-two . |
| 25 | ‘ That 's one thing I do n't have to worry about , ’ she said . |
| 26 | Oh well , that 's one thing to be thankful for ! |
| 27 | ‘ No , that 's one thing I 've always said , that with his vanity and with his looks , I do n't think he could have grown gracefully into old age . |
| 28 | That 's one thing Julian Lennon 's Dad never did . |
| 29 | That 's one thing I 'm sure of . |
| 30 | That 's one thing you need n't worry about . |