Example sentences of "it [be] that [pers pn] [vb base] " in BNC.

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1 who else could it be that we know , you know ?
2 Could it be that we encourage more of the public to buy books ?
3 Could it be that they do not have the stomach for the hard grind which seems to be necessary to pick up those all important computer points ?
4 ‘ Might it be , I 'm only hazarding a guess , you realize that , but might it be that they want you to get them out here again ? ’
5 At the time of her conversion , she was sometimes ecstatic with love ; on one occasion she returned home , and was so on fire with love which God had manifested to her that all she could utter was : ‘ O Love , can it be that thou hast called me with so much love , and revealed to me , at one view , what no tongue can describe ? ’ — Von Hugel .
6 Can it be that you condone his actions ?
7 ‘ Can it be that you do not remember me , Mikhail ? ’ he pleaded .
8 Can it be that you have no idea of the power a young , nubile girl can exercise over a young , impressionable male ? ’
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