Example sentences of "be [that] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | I am that I am . |
2 | Oh , how glad I am that I did n't die . |
3 | But first I want to say how sorry I am that I had to send Dawn to you instead of coming myself as I promised . |
4 | ‘ As sure as I am that you 'll leave New York as you arrived — empty-handed . ’ |
5 | May I start by saying how pleased I am that you have recognised Michael Buerk , Alistair Cooke and the Today programme team . |
6 | ‘ After all you 've done in the past for Rosemary and me , and are still doing , ’ he went on , ‘ I got to thinking yesterday that I could have been a sight more energetic in letting you know how delighted I am that you 're going to marry my cousin . |
7 | ‘ Have n't I shown you how delighted I am that you did ? |
8 | In fact the more I look at her the more convinced I am that she resembles one of the Yorkies . |
9 | Ian Luder , head of Arthur Andersen 's executive and personal taxation services group , says that ‘ the more that I have been working on employee schemes , the more convinced I am that there is an impact ’ . |
10 | And , Sir , I come to crave of you a boon , that you will give me Rodrigo of Bivar to be my husband , with whom I shall hold myself well married , and greatly honoured ; for certain I am that his possessions will one day be greater than those of any man in your dominions . |
11 | It is important to remember just how similar the physical features are that one must respond to in facial speech and facial expression judgements . |
12 | For the chances are that one will be shrouded in a cool mist , while the other bakes in blazing sunshine . |
13 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that the two essential components for a policy of nuclear deterrence are that one possesses the capability and that a potential enemy does not doubt one 's willingness to use it in order to defend oneself ? |
14 | For example , in the educational dimension , the aims for a child aged 3–4 are that s/he is provided with opportunities for intellectual growth and pre-school learning and is well-prepared for starting school . |
15 | Feelings within the BBC are that somebody has to go and that the 69-year-old Mr Hussey is likely to be the one . |
16 | One of the claimed advantages of expert systems are that their knowledge basis can be amended quickly and easily . |
17 | Rough guesses suggest they number round 300,000 and all predictions are that their numbers will increase . |
18 | Her game shows enormous improvement from a year ago , and the indications are that her breakthrough into the top 100 will come soon . |
19 | The chances are that her shock has been compounded by an unexpectedly extreme reaction . |
20 | While mass transport hindrances at cellular-subcellular lipid bilayers slow response times , the advantages of an enzyme ‘ immobilised ’ in its natural site are that its in situ regeneration may be possible , natural multienzyme metabolic pathways may be exploited , and even the generation of coenzyme and intermediate reagents may occur . |
21 | Undoubtedly the method works in Purdue , and reports are that its adoption elsewhere has been generally successful . |
22 | Early indications are that its findings and recommendations will not please the market lobby . |
23 | The advantages of these are that they last much longer and cost much less to run ( the saving well outweighs the higher asking price ) ; their disadvantages are that the light they give is not quite so ‘ warm ’ and does not come on instantly . |
24 | Their two main disadvantages are that they can discolour with time unless an ultra-violet light stabiliser is incorporated in the plastic , and that it 's difficult to fit security devices to them ( make sure good locks are fitted as standard by the manufacturer and frames are strengthened ) . |
25 | Marjorie Perloff has remarked that young American academics and students have a shared culture based on having read or studied the same books : ‘ they have , by and large , taken courses that expose them to writers like Freud , Nietzsche , and Marx , whereas the odds are that they have not taken a course in , say , the lyric poetry of Goethe , the fiction of Stendhal , or the theatre of Molière . ’ |
26 | ‘ Latest indications are that they will miss out , but it is n't impossible , ’ said a spokesman for Schroders . |
27 | ‘ Latest indications are that they will miss out , but it is n't impossible , ’ said a spokesman for Schroders . |
28 | Latest reports are that they are breeding successfully . |
29 | The attractions of these products are that they store well , are easily obtained and offer a high profit margin . |
30 | Peel told the NME : ‘ The Wedding Present 's virtues are that they make records which are direct and uncomplicated and it seems that these are now being regarded as vices in some quarters . ’ |