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

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1 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 .
2 Their uncle got here and that is all that matters , ’ Rose smoothed , turning to chat to the girls in the back .
3 ‘ 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 . ’
4 ( In good humour he has already turned back to the mime : the two SPIES awaiting execution at the hands of the PLAYER ) Audiences know what to expect , and that is all that they are prepared to believe in .
5 If polling day is 9 April , a certain amount of time is needed to get business through the House , and that is all that the guillotine is for .
6 We are together and that is all that matters for now . ’
7 ‘ 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 . ’
8 and that 's all that matters
9 Still , it worked , and that 's all that matters .
10 It does n't matter — they 're in the wild and breeding successfully , I 'm pleased to say , and that 's all that matters .
11 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 .
12 I have you and that 's all that matters .
13 ‘ But we got you free and that 's all that really matters .
14 All we 've got is memories and love , and that 's all that matters
15 And that 's all that happened .
16 Thank you very much , Jo , Peter and Dick , and that 's all that we have time for today .
17 Thank you very much , Low , and that 's all that we have time for today .
18 She said and that 's all that matters .
19 You know what they mean and that 's all that matters .
20 And it does n't matter about anybody else , because the wedding 'll take place and grandad has to sign the register , dad has to sign the register and the mother can sign and that 's all that matters .
21 The overemphasis on nuclear weapons and missiles at the expense of conventional forces was seen by many observers , both military and civilian , to have gone too far , too fast , and too soon ; but the political prize of ending National Service had been seized and that was all that mattered to the Macmillan Government in 1957 .
22 And that was all that mattered as they cruised down the freeway , alone together in Zitney 's gleaming red hatchback .
23 She soon realised that Stephen 's mother thought she was demeaning herself by ‘ hobnobbing with the peasantry ’ but Stephen was grateful for her interest and that was all that mattered to Tamar .
24 But small or not , she could fight and that was all that counted .
25 Its bow-wave made a dark miraging ripple on the creamy blue surface of the sea , and that was all that remained of civilization when the boats had disappeared behind the western headland .
26 She loved him , and that was all that mattered .
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