Example sentences of "it be that " in BNC.
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| 31 | Could it be that Sweezy and Rosdolsky were correct ? |
| 32 | Could it be that the natural wealth visible throughout the land is just too much to ignore ? |
| 33 | Could it be that they are discriminating unfairly against a gipsy family ? |
| 34 | Or to reverse it , could it be that in the deepening turbulence of our generation God is not only judging a culture which has abandoned him but also , as it were , shaking up the bag and testing the foundations to see if we Christians are as ready as we think for the critical years ahead ? |
| 35 | Could it be that the calories supplied by a diet high in natural fibre were being digested and utilized in a different way by the human body ? |
| 36 | With stress on ‘ comes ’ , could it be that she gets a lift back ? |
| 37 | Could it be that the friend is actually someone whom you recognize from a previous life , and that is why you immediately feel that you have a mutual link ? |
| 38 | ‘ Could it be that any living creature has its inception with the creation of a discontinuity in space ( a vortex ) through which life energy flows , sweeping biological molecules , matter , and perhaps even entire embryos along with it in predictable , spiral trajectories ? |
| 39 | Could it be that Mr Young and Alicia Padstow , his companion of 15 years , have finally married ? |
| 40 | On one he inscribed Michelet 's words : ‘ How can it be that there is in the world one woman alone — deserted ? ’ |
| 41 | Could it be that the UK products are either deficient in non-price factors or alternatively too expensive relative to goods being produced elsewhere ? |
| 42 | Are mama and my sisters truly in sanctuary — or could it be that some grave misfortune has overtaken them also ? |
| 43 | Could it be that he and the king his brother hear Mass at St. Peter ad Vincula , the chapel outside the White Tower ? ’ |
| 44 | Could it be that 't is not the younger prince who has stolen her heart ? |
| 45 | Could it be that he was aware of Van Butchell 's intentions and saw this as a means of bringing his technique to the notice of the public , being able , at the same time , to lay any charge of indecency at Van Butchell 's door , if it arose ? |
| 46 | ‘ Can it be that you do not remember me , Mikhail ? ’ he pleaded . |
| 47 | Could it be that the only people they really care about are the ones who can afford big cars and foreign holidays ? |
| 48 | Could it be that the Universe 's first white holes have yet to form ? |
| 49 | Could it be that our assumption that matter and energy are returned to the Universe in discrete regions is wrong , that in fact they are returned piecemeal all over the Universe ? |
| 50 | Could it be that there is a nip in the air ? |
| 51 | Could it be that thoughts are turning to knitting now the Autumn season is upon us ? |
| 52 | Could it be that some machines have been neglected all summer ? |
| 53 | ‘ Could it be that your machine is due a jolly good clean and ‘ MOT ’ to make sure everything is in good working order before you start your Christmas rush ? ’ |
| 54 | Can it be that you condone his actions ? |
| 55 | Could it be that it might shake up the cosy , old fashioned world of the LTA ? |
| 56 | 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 ? |
| 57 | But why should it be that Peggy gets a lift from knowing that she has ‘ beaten ’ Boris ? |
| 58 | Could it be that John Akers and the IBM Corp board have a malicious sense of humour after all ? |
| 59 | Could it be that the success of Microsoft is due partly to the fact that Bill Gates is an avid reader of your newspaper , therefore winning the ‘ severe contest between intelligence , which presses forward , and an unworthy , timid ignorance obstructing our progress ’ ? |
| 60 | Could it be that this underlying sense of obligation has weakened over time ? |