Example sentences of "it [modal v] [vb infin] be that [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may have been that the editor did n't know how to cut a scene , or that the financiers called in a hack to re-edit the picture . |
| 2 | Often in such circumstances , it may have been that the dog was teased in the past , by a stranger who encouraged it to bark by tapping repeatedly on the window , for example . |
| 3 | Or it may have been that the shares were not purchased but were subscribed for and were issued to the investors by Euramco . |
| 4 | It may have been that the Palaeoindians moving through America from |
| 5 | It might have been that a long time ago , when people believed in prayer . |
| 6 | When passing the 1976 act , it might have been that no particular attention had been paid to a situation in which injuries were sustained before birth , but parliament had clearly stated that a person had to sustain injuries and die from them before relatives could claim damages . |
| 7 | But it could have been that the whole truck was a set-up : corral the gringos then fleece them . |
| 8 | What it will say is that the chemistry can be modified to take account of the particular mineral and its final base . |