Example sentences of "be that [pron] [vb past] it [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not say what it was but it may be that we found it in the safe this morning . |
| 2 | The most likely explanation is that they saw it as a way to keep the Catholic-educated Mary out of Scotland , while maintaining their formal loyalty to her , thereby maximizing their opportunity to advance the Protestant cause while minimizing the need to clash directly with their sovereign ; there was , after all , no sign that Mary was particularly interested in the internal affairs of her kingdom , and although it was a gamble , and a risky one , leaving her to continue to enjoy life in France appeared to be the best chance they had . |
| 3 | The surprise here is that they did it with the best , very purest intentions , poor lambs . |
| 4 | Our answer is that they bought it for no money down because there were able to . |
| 5 | What surprises me is that he said it in public . ’ |
| 6 | And I fancy that erm a large part of his animus against latterday Oxford philosophy was that he suspected it of covert idealism , erm a preoccupation simply with the knowing mind , insufficient attention to the facts of the world as presented by science . |