Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] it be [conj] " in BNC.

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2 However , LIFESPAN PMR will display a warning message and the cursor will remain where it is if :
3 I do n't know if it was because it never happened , or because they did n't think I was the right person to talk to . ’
4 And charitably she added : ‘ To this day , I do n't know if it was because of what he looked like or because of what I looked like . ’
5 I do n't know whether it 's that we want much , too much
6 I do n't know whether it 's cos they 're so sort of worked up that they 've got no control over what they 're doing but umm .
7 I think you 'll find , I do n't know whether it is but mum , my mum went to a car boot sale once and they were n't selling nothing over ten pounds , so the car boot sales
8 I would n't say it was any better , I do n't know whether it is or not , but I 've just done one good thing , it 's got the bed shifted
9 I do n't know whether it was that he wanted me to see my ‘ virtue ’ triumph over his ‘ vice ’ , or something subtler , that sometimes losing is winning .
10 I do n't know whether it was because I ignored him that he threw the drink over me , ’ she added .
11 I do n't know whether it was because he realised how hard it 'd be for us to get enough for both of us , or whether he knew he was off his head and needed someone around who was n't , y'know what I mean , to look after the kids and sort things out , like .
12 I do n't know whether it was because I was in there for drugs .
13 Er the heating had broken down and I do n't know whether it was because of the heating or because of the tablets or whatever but they 're , they 're alright now .
14 But erm er so I thought that was er so that was the only thing that I would actually pick up on there erm and the one thing I noticed this time , and you did n't , I mean this was n't the case when you did erm the role play this morning , but this time , and I do n't know whether it was because you had less confidence with what , with actual talking about the product , but you had very little eye contact with Maggie .
15 The hon. Lady persists — I do not think that it is because she does not understand — in making the bogus comparison between in-patient and out-patient waits now and in 1979 .
16 If the husbands ask why there should be such a penalty , then I can only answer that it is because Parliament has enacted as it did . ’
17 Now we , we , the title tells us that 's in Cornwall , it does n't really matter where it is but erm just a hint of the sea , a , a super place to live I should think there .
18 Yeah well I I had erm access to quite a lot of you know , quite good clothing , er both children 's and adult 's and erm while I did n't feel that it was that people should have to depend on someone else to give them clothing , erm in some ways it went against the grain to do it .
19 I thought then I 'd be able to use it as an airing cupboard but it still did n't work but it 's like you said it 's because it 's got such a good
20 If Alina was looking cynical , Angelica could only suppose that it was because she 'd earned the right to be .
21 If , nevertheless , it is accurate , and Eadric was known as someone unwilling to oppose the Scandinavians , one can speculate that it was because he profited from the raising of tribute by acquiring the lands of defaulters .
22 The Secretary of State has given nothing today but bland generalities , and the situation will continue as it is until there is a change of Government policy .
23 They assume that everything will remain as it was before unless they are given specific notice that some aspect has changed .
24 I suppose I should say that it 's because it would be best for her but of course it is n't , it 's because it would be best for me .
25 I du n no if it 's cos it 's new , but it feels spongy .
26 I du n no if it 's because it 's melted a bit but when I tried it before
27 I mean I du n no whether it 's because they do n't want to lose votes or you know I mean they they were there sort of pontificating about we should all come little children and let's talk .
28 So I du n no whether it 's because we 've got used to it
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