Example sentences of "thing be that [pers pn] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The saddest thing is that we 've been persuaded that true travellers know how to haggle . |
| 2 | I know , so I mean the thing is that we 've always said have n't ya as long as you can sort of get 'em down |
| 3 | ‘ But one thing is that we have a meeting at 1pm at Nelson 's cottage . |
| 4 | The main thing is that we have now completed over forty films . |
| 5 | ‘ The fundamental thing is that we have come away from true asset finance , ’ said Tony Foley , director of Leaseplan , which has a portfolio of £60m in asset finance plus a further £150m in vehicle leasing . |
| 6 | The main thing is that we have a comprehensive plan , now and for the future . |
| 7 | ’ The main thing is that we have no choice . |
| 8 | The more unfortunate thing is that we have a much better midfielder for the subs bench in Hodge , who can come on and is lively , aswell as likely to score a goal . |
| 9 | The other thing is that they have a general idea of what Osman wants so they do n't bother about instructions , they just go out and do it . ’ |
| 10 | I think the most likely thing is that he 's had some sort of accident . |
| 11 | ‘ The strange thing is that he has always been the soundest of horses and never taken a lame step in his life . |
| 12 | Peter Bergg , prospective Liberal Democrat candidate for Darlington : ‘ The disgusting thing is that he has borrowed to pay for tax cuts . |
| 13 | The awful thing is that I had a chance to meet him . |
| 14 | ‘ Another thing is that I 've started trying to play real tunes , real melodies — straight from the heart , really trying to commit myself . |
| 15 | The , the thing is that I 've been concerned for some time when it 's finally helped , f f found for next month , because |
| 16 | ‘ THE most disheartening thing is that I have always had a really strong idea about what I want the group to be and I 'm not very good at relating to people who think that their version of what my group should be is more important than mine , ’ complains Stuart Adamson , singer/guitarist with Big Country . |
| 17 | The most common thing is that you 've got twice as many people you can screw . |
| 18 | At one stage , he is told , ‘ The main thing is that you have innate ability , talent , genius , something that 's born inside you ; it has nothing to do with studying . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , Wales has its Max Boyces , Tom Jones , Shirley Basseys and Shakin' Stevens , but there are n't many singers who actually sing about the country , and the funny thing is that it 's taken me about thirty years to start writing about where I was brought up . |
| 20 | Rain said nothing , reflecting that the odd thing was that it had taken Sabine Jourdain so long to outgrow her need of that relationship . |
| 21 | O=only the the only thing was that you had n't got enough room to display everything that you could stock , is n't it . |