Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] that it be [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're offering a gift , you know … the fact that each one is a piece of work , so much has gone into it that it 's something very special , and I understand that it 's very nerve-wracking for them to offer it , to perform it … |
| 2 | Mrs McMahon felt herself incapable of assisting Terry to dress because it had only just burst upon her that it was her daughter getting married and she would leave and never be seen again . |
| 3 | It proves to them that it is their situation which defeats them , not themselves , and there is nothing that anyone can do about it . |
| 4 | You should explain to them that it is your responsibility to ensure that contracts are exchanged in such a way that this scenario does not arise . |
| 5 | ‘ It seems to me that it is we who are being treated like criminals but I do n't suppose I have any choice . ’ |
| 6 | I understand there are problems er but as a general principle it does seem to me that it 's something that needs to be looked at and the minister has said that a lot of these matters will be dealt with by a statement of practice and er he was asked by the honourable gentleman , the member for South Hams I think , er er er what the status of er these people were . |
| 7 | At the risk of having you bellow down the phone to me that it 's none of my business , I think you made a big mistake . |
| 8 | Just for a second , for one brief surprising second , the old man admitted to himself that it was he who had created this pitiful excuse for a man , and his conscience , that bothersome thing which he had buried long ago , rose to haunt him . |
| 9 | Has it not occurred to you that it 's your father who dissuades Matthew from making friends of his own age … talks him out of seeking other work ? |
| 10 | Helpless in the grip of emotions that refused to be denied , she finally admitted to herself that it was what she wanted ; what she had wanted since he had kissed her , oh , so gently , in the kitchen . |
| 11 | She looked around at the other people in the water , and when she saw Matthew , brown and sinewy , poised on the board for a swift controlled racing dive , she admitted to herself that it was him she was searching for . |
| 12 | ‘ You were supposed to explain to him that it 's your job to stay with him . |