Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] that it be [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | Who remembers or cares that it was he , who as minister of local government , introduced the poll tax and defended it passionately to the death ? |
2 | Prince Bernhard had said no such thing , but Sharpe had decided it would be more efficacious to assign the opinion to the prince than to confess that it was his own view . |
3 | To us , the black laver bread looked dreadful , poisonous , but we understood and respected that it was something Welsh , something special . |
4 | Sequoia Systems Inc is joining the rush to fit out Unix systems with all the aids and facilities that mainframe users take for granted , and reckons that it is one up on its competitors with software that continuously monitors all the functions of a computer system and immediately notifies operators of problems in operations or applications — even if it did have to go out-of-house to get it . |
5 | Last time we went the , the came on and declared that it was your birthday and wished you a very happy birthday and you were standing up there , bouncing up and down . |
6 | ‘ They both have trades that are drastically needed and felt that it was something they could offer to help these children , ’ explained Mark 's girlfriend , Sarah Howe . |
7 | However , you need to be able to establish and prove that it was you who created the copyright . |
8 | Once , when they had gone on a nature walk , Eve had pointed to a small cottage and said that it was her house . |
9 | He came round at once , and said that it was nothing to worry about ; Susan was worn out , that was all , and must stay in bed for a few days . |
10 | Dad wasted no words and said that it was his bird in the box whereupon C … tried to brazen out the situation by saying he had found the cockbird in the garden and was taking it to the market in the morning . |
11 | While Billy was at the bar ordering another round , Yanto told the girls about the motorbike and explained that it was their first outing on the machine . |
12 | ‘ The Khatun observed that you would miss your wife , and suggested that it was our duty to find you another . ’ |