Example sentences of "[that] [pers pn] be this [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I believe that each of us has what I term a spirit ( but which I am quite happy for others to call the soul , the higher self , the inner self — or any of dozens of different names ) and that it is this spirit which has a journey to make through several lifetimes . |
| 2 | Dora says that it is this originality which is one of the strengths of Le Mystere ; ‘ Most of the women have no real training as singers . |
| 3 | When a speaker takes the trouble to use a restrictive relative clause in a noun phrase equipped with a definite article but no attributive adjective , it will naturally be presumed that it is this clause which makes recognition possible ; there is no need for such an assumption when the clause is non-restrictive . |
| 4 | Now , is it not possible that it is this rule which is the explanation of our referring to the feelings produced in our bodies by prolonged contact with hot or cold objects , as ‘ hot ’ and ‘ cold ’ ? |
| 5 | The four soldiers , who are now all stationed in Germany but were then in Bordon , each said in evidence that it was this incident which had persuaded them to leave the pub . |
| 6 | When one sees that it was this snobbery which he set out to attack , it is possible to understand why he set about the delicate problem of pain in so breezy a fashion . |