Example sentences of "be that [pron] [vb -s] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first is that everyone has work but no one really works . |
| 2 | The reason that the buyer selects a packet labelled , say , ‘ cocoa ’ from the shelf is that she wants cocoa and she is relying on the description ‘ cocoa ’ accurately to identify the packet and its contents . |
| 3 | The one thing that can be said in favour is that it sends vegans and animal rights activists incandescent with rage . |
| 4 | What all the programmes indicate is that it takes commitment and enthusiasm on the part of Rover , the schools and their pupils , if such initiatives are to produce the engineers of the future . |
| 5 | Although one character does get to chunter on for half a page about how the real point of fund-raising is its feelgood side effects ( get-away ! ) , there is really no satirical content here at all : the real point of the book is that it features loads and loads of cartoon rumpy-pumpy : randy housewives and naughty underwear , haystacks and giant inflatable condoms , improbable sexual positions and unlikely transvestites . |
| 6 | the major benefit of the system is that it allows partners and managers to tap into the system directly . |
| 7 | And although this research is industry-specific , the hope is that it offers insights and design lessons applicable in many areas . |
| 8 | ‘ The problem with the Touche Ross report is that it makes assumptions that lead it to overestimate the savings associated with smaller , more numerous councils . |
| 9 | The great advantage of capitalism , recognized by Marx , is that it spreads capital and new technology wherever it is allowed to do so . |
| 10 | The value of ITED is that it pinpoints strengths and weaknesses precisely . ’ |
| 11 | The second is that it unites psychology and biology since , in the early formulations , ‘ responses ’ were contractions of muscle groups , stimuli were physical events occurring at sensory receptors , and ‘ learning ’ was a real event occurring in the brain . |
| 12 | Suppose that you decide that the employee 's main payoff from constantly telephoning you is that he receives encouragement and reassurance . |