Example sentences of "that be [conj] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir Thomas had quarrelled with my husband over some business matter and persuaded the powers that be that my husband was no fit person to hold the position , whatever the quality of his poetry . |
| 2 | An uninformed reader of ‘ Safety : the perils of self-regulation ’ might be forgiven for concluding that the powers that be and their executive arm , the Health and Safety Executive , had been less than wholehearted in promoting and enforcing safety ( Talking Point , 12 January ) . |
| 3 | To them , the danger is not so much receding as increasing : but that is because their definition of what constitutes danger is very different from ours . |
| 4 | That is because its validity required |
| 5 | The judge had to ensure that the trial was fair and thus evidence should only be excluded if necessary to ensure that fairness , that is if its probative value was outweighed by its prejudicial effect . |
| 6 | Accordingly when a pare of men went underground formerly , they made it a rule , to sleep out a candle , before they set about their work ; that is if their place of work was dry , they would lay themselves down and sleep , as long as a whole candle would continue burning ; and then rise up and work for two or three hours pretty briskly ; after that have a touch pipe , that is rest themselves for half an hour to smoke a pipe of tobacco , and so play and sleep away half their working time : but mining being more expensive than it formerly was , those idle customs are superseded by more labour and industry . |
| 7 | The most upsetting thing for me has been to see her medical notes and realise that she could have got the right treatment at home … that is if her country was n't being torn apart by war |
| 8 | That is until his bike left the road . |
| 9 | Rodney ( 4.4 ) : That 's 'cos my head is growing . |
| 10 | You know , you 've met the kind of person who 's so sure they 're right they wo n't listen to anything , you know , they 're , they 're self-righteous and arrogant and that 's because their superego is very very strong . |
| 11 | Well I think see now , that 's because their paper |
| 12 | Yeah that 's because your family works still is n't it ? |
| 13 | She paused and added thoughtfully , ‘ It 's strange , but although I 've stayed down here a lot I 've never met him , but perhaps that 's because his wife was an invalid and he devoted all his time to her . |
| 14 | Rosa : That 's if your patroa says something to you that really ticks you off , but because she 's your boss you just go away without saying anything . |
| 15 | I do n't think I want to do that , but I 'll come earlier and give a hand — that 's if your housekeeper has no objection . ’ |
| 16 | But in the first instance , as I say we , I was one of six children and er I do n't think there was one working while they was , I mean they was all born before there was anybody old enough to work , you find , that 's And our Albert , me dad had Albert up and he er never give me mother any wages for Albert . |
| 17 | That 's cos his , when he runs and he tries to get his ball |
| 18 | That 's cos his head 's a scrotum , that 's not actually a hair ! |
| 19 | It was quiet , but perhaps that was because their entrance had been so noisy . |
| 20 | Tears ran down his cheeks , but that was because his eyes could n't blink . |
| 21 | Your report is most misleading in implying otherwise , but perhaps that was because your reporter was n't there either ! |
| 22 | We did n't have many chips , but that was because my mother did n't want to go to the bother of making them , nor did she like the mess that boiling , spluttering fat can make . |
| 23 | He liked Mrs. Blick one of the old school , always addressed by name , a caring sort Good Morning Mrs B. Over the years their relationship has developed so that Art now called her Mrs B. He had once served at a library committee but that was when her husband was alive many years ago . |
| 24 | October which is a pity really cos that was when our weekend |
| 25 | Ah well that was when my son came in the business . |