Example sentences of "it be simply [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If it were simply that it would hardly be convincing , would it ? ’ |
| 2 | It 's simply that people need to see their leaders and would feel hurt if they believed themselves forgotten . |
| 3 | It 's simply that it is not by any means obvious how PR is supposed to deliver all these goodies . |
| 4 | It 's simply that on even the sunniest days you are unlikely to meet other walkers in the sorts of numbers typical elsewhere . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's simply that while we 've been playing well in possession , we have n't been doing the job when the opposition have had the ball . |
| 6 | " Hazel — dear old Hazel — it 's simply that I know there 's something unnatural and evil twisted all round this place . |
| 7 | The parking spaces for the erm bungalow residents erm are are generally spread around in in a , in such a way as to be as close as possible to the bungalows that they serve , they 're not if you like , specific car park , but on this drawing they 're , they 're identified it 's simply that the proportionate parking that the planners require for a construction of new houses is there and then over and above that there is further parking which , if you like , will satisfy the need of the bungalow residents , though they may not necessarily be identified specifically . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's simply that you and I share a father . ’ |
| 9 | It 's simply that I 'm not prepared to see him branded a fraud and a charlatan merely in order to prolong your receipt of them . |
| 10 | It 's not that I 'm totally assured that this time round I wo n't be quite so foolish , it 's simply that I know it 's possible to progress to that stage beyond ‘ falling in love ’ — if I do n't opt out as soon as he starts to look less like Prince Charming and more like Mr Very Ordinary and Boring . |
| 11 | It 's simply that the radio is turned up loud . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's simply that we all thought it so unnecessary , Mr Barnett . |
| 13 | It 's simply that he wants to create a better atmosphere , and show that after all he 's a reasonable man , and we should n't be too hard on him in these days . |
| 14 | , D O E. Er I 'm sure that members of the panel appreciate why I 've remained silent during the discussion of item two D , but does anyone in the room who does n't fully understand , it 's simply that the Secretary of State of exercises role in relation to a new settlement . |
| 15 | Whether we avoid certain foods because God has told us to , or whether it 's simply because of the E numbers ; whether our purification rituals are there to chase out demons in the name of spiritual purity , or germs in the name of hygiene … we all have a sense that beyond the boundaries of our lives lurks Chaos . |
| 16 | because there 's no job opportunities over here , it 's a lovely country but it 's simply because of the work factor . |
| 17 | It 's simply because he likes water ! |
| 18 | Erm , so I 'll agree with Mr Grigson that we do suggest there are more households changing their own dwellings , but it 's simply because we 're trying to iron out of the problems that we feel have occurred within the major estimates . |
| 19 | We 'll come onto this later , later on , but er , it can be shown quite easily , why farm , how farm , why farmers er , behave what you may , from what economic theory would tell you is , is an irrational manner , alright , and it 's simply because they 're trying to minimize their , their risks . |
| 20 | Perhaps it 's simply because they do n't really know how to go about it . |
| 21 | So physiologically what happens is that the principal flux through the channel is that of sodium , and that 's simply , although although the er channel is non-selective it 's simply because the sodium is at high activity outside , low activity inside and potassium is reasonably close to equilibrium . |
| 22 | If I 'm protesting , it 's simply because you 're infuriating me beyond belief right now ! ’ |
| 23 | It is simply that I was brought up in the East of Scotland and have lived in places whither the Orangemen walketh not , neither in triumph nor provocation . |
| 24 | One 's reason for doubt lies not merely in the way selection is made : it is simply that those selected have to be very independent indeed to withstand or divert the direction pushed by permanent staff , all of whom seem already to be behaving with unwonted circumspection . |
| 25 | Or maybe it is simply that a second to them is a vastly longer subjective experience of time than it is to us and other creatures , possessed of a slower metabolic rate . |
| 26 | It is simply that it left us stranded . |
| 27 | Having said that , it is entirely possible that one is being hopelessly naïve and that it is simply that the AIDS test has replaced the screen test as the sine qua non for any ambitious ingénue . |
| 28 | ‘ It is simply that I have different ideas than the gentlemen who give places to men … . ’ . |
| 29 | It is simply that the type is more or less stable , established by convention , whereas the token is not since it is conditioned by context . |
| 30 | When they decide on a particular form of credit , their decision commonly has nothing to do with cost : it is simply that that form of credit is almost automatically part of the buying process that they 're used to . |