Example sentences of "that it [verb] be [vb pp] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reporting the statement , Reuters said that it had been assumed that Pol Pot was directing the Khmers Rouges from secret bases . |
| 2 | It was standard procedure for such conglomerates to collect contemporary art , now that it had been recognized that such art was plentiful , reasonably affordable , and able to yield substantial returns . |
| 3 | The majority of their lordships rejected this argument and held that it had been intended that a customer who accepted the offer by buying four gallons would thereby become entitled in law to have a World Cup coin . |
| 4 | Helen whispered to Sarah that it had been confirmed that she was pregnant and the baby was due in late November . |
| 5 | ‘ But I understood that it had been arranged that one of us was to go into each room . ’ |
| 6 | Deal or no mysterious deal , now that it had been established that he had not tracked her down all she wanted was for him to go . |
| 7 | The sufferer from alcoholism is so frequently involved in traffic offences that it has been said that just two drink-driving offences are a strong indication of alcoholism . |
| 8 | Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that it has been calculated that there is one racial attack every 30 minutes and that the savagery of such attacks has increased ? |
| 9 | However , now that it has been decided that a Sunday game of 50 overs per side is a better idea ‘ for cricket ’ , many are already beginning to rue the demise of the 40-overs game . |
| 10 | The influence of Leavis is such that it has been claimed that : |
| 11 | ‘ It does not appear to me , however , that it has been established that there was sufficient use of the track by cars in the early 1930s to provide the foundation of a claim for a public right of way for vehicles . ’ |
| 12 | The Earth and the Moon are so close together that it has been estimated that the exposure of both planets to asteroids and comet debris has been much the same . |
| 13 | ‘ Now that it has been shown that it adds to the greenhouse effect we will start a programme to further reduce the use of SF 6 and to study replacements in the foundries , said Sven Plahte of Hydro 's magnesium division . |
| 14 | I do not consider that it has been shown that she exercised her discretion inappropriately or wrongly . |
| 15 | Human language is much more powerful — so much so that it has been suggested that the ability to speak is what really distinguishes people from animals . |
| 16 | The refuge theory has also been questioned in terms of the botanical information originally used to formulate it , in that it has been suggested that the ‘ refugia ’ may represent regions where collecting has been at its most intense . |
| 17 | Essentially , it appears only to have been willing to investigate the necessity for Community legislation to the extent that it has been alleged that the existing law already complied with the objectives of that legislation , i.e. to determine whether the Community legislation was redundant . |
| 18 | Maybe the day will come when Mark will ring me from the museum and tell me that it 's been decided that I must add to the catalogue the pedigree of the wrapping or package in question : Ice lolly wrapper ‘ Captain Marvel ’ , Walls , 1985 , found , Whitechapel Road , EC , condition : poor . |
| 19 | Now that it 's been revealed that this really was her true story and not a jolly pack of lies , there 's no fun in reading it . |