Example sentences of "be the [adv] [verb] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The numbers that I have given publicly hitherto are the best estimate that the senior chief inspector and I can make — about 175 at the end of the transitional period . |
| 2 | It was thought that " if the certaine or standing water had been drained , that all the 7 works would conic into one , and that then it would be the best worke that ever was in these parts . " |
| 3 | My figures were the best estimates that the senior chief inspector and I could make of the numbers required to carry out the policy that I have laid before the House . |
| 4 | One hundred and seventy-five people is the best estimate that the senior chief inspector and I could produce between us of the numbers required to carry out the functions of the new independent HMI . |
| 5 | I repeat what I have always said : 175 is the best estimate that the senior chief inspector and I could make of the number required after the transitional period to carry out the duties that I have described . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's the best offer that the councils could ever get involved in , ’ says an enthusiastic Lloyd . |
| 7 | Dagenham boss John Still said : ‘ That was the best match that I have been involved with in 14 years of management . |
| 8 | Obviously not , as he clearly stated that he thought ‘ Strangeways , Here We Come ’ was the best work that The Smiths had ever done . |
| 9 | We also went White Water Rafting , this was the best thrill that you can have on water without the use of an engine apparently , I agree . |
| 10 | It was the best excuse that had ever been offered to a radio reporter in search of an interview ; ‘ No , I 'm sorry , I ca n't speak to you . |