Example sentences of "be that [pers pn] " 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 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 .
10 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 .
11 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 ) .
12 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 . ’
13 ‘ Latest indications are that they will miss out , but it is n't impossible , ’ said a spokesman for Schroders .
14 ‘ Latest indications are that they will miss out , but it is n't impossible , ’ said a spokesman for Schroders .
15 Latest reports are that they are breeding successfully .
16 The attractions of these products are that they store well , are easily obtained and offer a high profit margin .
17 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 . ’
18 Important characteristics of expert systems are that they provide advice in problem-solving based on the knowledge of experts , facilitate learning through experience and allow the use of natural language processing .
19 The problems with unwanted feelings are that they tend to hinder us in the here and now even though the feelings are often associated with past or future events .
20 The advantages of these methods are that they allow for careful preparation of material and can make use of the best teachers available .
21 The advantages of films , video-tapes and MEDIATRON programmes are that they allow the careful preparation of material which is recorded and so can be used many times .
22 If the fish are obtained from the same area the chances are that they all came from the same parents .
23 Drawbacks are that they are carburetted , requiring much wristwork from the driver on the hefty levers which control the warm air intakes .
24 But their big-money approach was rejected , and the indications now are that they wo n't be back .
25 It is an interesting activity , so the chances are that they will quickly forget about the camcorder and behave naturally .
26 Frequently recurring criticisms of the contracts are that they are of up to nine years ' duration , they contain hidden annual increases , that the costs of settling old agreements are added to the undisclosed capital value of new equipment , and that the total cost of a contract is not disclosed .
27 But it was certainly not my intention to say that the ASB in general and on other accounting questions was moving towards unfudgeable figures : indeed , the indications are that they will continue to ask companies and auditors to make judgments so as to distinguish case from case .
28 Yet another way in which people may judge the costliness of different types of credit is how reasonable they think any credit terms are that they have recently been using .
29 Their main advantages are that they are relatively cheap , come in a wide range of sizes and styles , and can be built directly into the brickwork without the need for a sub-frame .
30 Their two main disadvantages are that they can discolour with time unless an ultra-violet light stabiliser is incorporated in the plastic , and it 's difficult to fit security devices to them ( so make sure good locks are fitted as standard ) .
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