Example sentences of "[det] be [det] that [noun] " in BNC.

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1 If this were all that Goody claimed he was saying there would still be problems of definition but it might provide some insight into the specific nature of classical Greece and the specific forms of literacy developed there .
2 If you are content with what you do then this is all that matters .
3 Of course it can be argued that since he adopted the Liberal cause in the 1920s , he was practically at one with Liberalism , and that is all that matters .
4 Their uncle got here and that is all that matters , ’ Rose smoothed , turning to chat to the girls in the back .
5 That is all that matters .
6 On the contrary , if the gene can pay for itself in terms of reproductive success , that is all that matters .
7 We are together and that is all that matters for now . ’
8 ‘ There 's a real danger in the field of design these days that you become known for a specific style , like a particular type of chair , for instance , and that is all that people will ever want you to do . ’
9 ‘ I do n't think you could honestly say it was going well just now , but it will do soon and that 's all that matters . ’
10 That 's all that matters , ’ says Marcelle .
11 If she is wise , she will soon get the message , and think to herself ‘ Oh well , so long as they 're happy , that 's all that matters ’ — an attitude that has been the saving grace of many mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationships .
12 It 's just a question of us getting three points , that 's all that matters . ’
13 and that 's all that matters
14 Still , it worked , and that 's all that matters .
15 It does n't matter — they 're in the wild and breeding successfully , I 'm pleased to say , and that 's all that matters .
16 It does n't sound very much like Michael Caine , but then it does n't sound like your own voice either and that 's all that matters .
17 ‘ Well , so long as he does know about it that 's all that matters .
18 That 's all that matters .
19 ‘ As long as she gets the items , that 's all that matters .
20 That 's all that matters , you and me and having babies .
21 ‘ Well , that 's all that matters , then , kid , ’ I said , and we went off to Fortnum and Mason for a Peach Melba .
22 That 's all that matters . ’
23 I have you and that 's all that matters .
24 But as long as the old folk are happy , that 's all that matters .
25 All we 've got is memories and love , and that 's all that matters
26 I 've learned that as long as you 're happy with yourself , that 's all that matters .
27 ‘ As long as the reds and whites pot the Cup in Dublin on Sunday week , that 's all that matters , ’ smiles Anne .
28 ‘ It 's nice to get honours but as long as Derry bring the Sam Maguire Cup home that 's all that matters — personal displays come second to the performance of the team , ’ he maintains .
29 The arrived erm we 're here and erm let's have a go and that 's it , you know , as long as we erm take part , that 's all that matters .
30 She said and that 's all that matters .
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