Example sentences of "[be] [that] [pron] [modal v] [vb infin] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The good thing about having the machines on the vehicle are that we can give him that electric shock as opposed to taking him to the hospital to have that electric shock . |
| 2 | To his surprise , the strongest argument in favour of taking the job had been that it would keep him near to Frances . |
| 3 | They have done that before , and the hope must be that they will do it again . |
| 4 | yep it 's just that some of the cottages tend to be a bit smaller so that it might well be that we can get you something where there 's a perhaps ground floor extension or whatever okay . |
| 5 | On the other hand , if you report all to me it may be that I shall give you money . |
| 6 | Another consequence of keeping cats in this restricted way would be that you would prevent them from acting as predators of some anti-social species , e.g. rats and mice . |
| 7 | If you have a lead rising main , it may well be that you can see it only at the mains stopcock , after which it disappears into the wall to re-emerge in the loft covered with sacking on its way to the cold water cistern . |
| 8 | And the reason I would come up with would be that it must make you feel stonkingly great . |
| 9 | ‘ My guess is that we 'll get him if we play by its rules for a while . ’ |
| 10 | All I 'm saying is that we 'll overdo it if we have the … ’ |
| 11 | The first is that we may find it hard to suppose that facts can cause anything ; surely they are too inert to affect the way the world goes , even where that world is the merely mental world of beliefs . |
| 12 | What it would mean is that we would consider it immoral to treat animals as if they had no intrinsic value , as if they were of instrumental value only , merely means to human ends . |
| 13 | I 'm very surprised your attitude is that we should cover it up and hide it away rather than try and elucidate its value for science . |
| 14 | The the way the company operates is that we will assign you to a golf course . |
| 15 | What we do say is that we will give you an opportunity erm er if you like a platform for er for earning good money |
| 16 | We provide a platform for people to earn substantial money erm you know the only guarantee we give you is that we will give you the opportunity . |
| 17 | The important thing is that we can influence it through aerobic exercise . |
| 18 | ‘ The great thing about this boat is that we can take it out in all kinds of weather throughout the year , and everyone will be perfectly safe on board . |
| 19 | ‘ The great thing about this boat is that we can take it out in all kinds of weather throughout the year , and everyone will be perfectly safe on board . |
| 20 | The result is that we can provide them with the tools needed to design more efficient heat transfer equipment . ’ |
| 21 | The latest word from Malawi is that they may see him after Kamuzu Day , a possible flashpoint , this Thursday . |
| 22 | Now they have brought forward a plan which is that they should lend me sufficient money to rent another house in which Mr Landor is to have the first floor , comprising three rooms , a book closet , and a terrace , and I am to reside on the ground floor and care for him receiving £30 a year for my trouble . |
| 23 | So the logic is that they will prevent him . |
| 24 | The main benefit from working with voluntary organisations is that they will help us into areas of work in the community which we would n't otherwise have an entry to . |
| 25 | The advantage of ni-cads is that they will save you a lot of money if used correctly ; the disadvantage is that the initial purchase cost is high . |
| 26 | If they weep and wail and gnash their teeth enough , their hope is that someone will rescue them , sort out all their problems , love them . |
| 27 | The most I can hope for is that I might meet him over a pint and get him to be indiscreet-tell me if there is any dirt on Desmond Seymour-Strachey , for example . ’ |
| 28 | My greatest fear - my greatest fear is that I shall find I have to kill him. , |
| 29 | Er what we 'll do is that I 'll give you another eight of these , now if they 're a lot better just s give a ring in |
| 30 | All I know is that I 'll regret it all my life if I do n't do this now . ’ |