Example sentences of "or [be] it [adv] that " in BNC.

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1 Er y do you find it difficult to find people to look after the children , or is it just that you , you would n't want to go out ?
2 Why is there a shortage of money for our teams and travelling coaches , or is it simply that the LTA 's overpaid employees are anxious to preserve their lifestyles at the expense of British tennis ?
3 Is this due to changing ideas about how the British system of government should be organised , widely held , or is it simply that the government of the day is using its power to change the system in the pursuit of its own political goals ?
4 Miss or is it simply that er when the male rang up to say about Lawrence at has a gun and that he is the caller who is concerned for the safety of the occupiers .
5 Or is it only that I do n't understand why as a consequence of being a mere male ? ’
6 Did you choose to move away from midwifery in that way or did er or was it just that er a job came up ?
7 Or was it simply that she looked like a large , mobile bag of laundry ?
8 Ramsey was asked later , were you getting unintelligible , or was it only that the bishop was a bad listener to Holy Week addresses ?
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