Example sentences of "be [adj] [conj] [pron] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Franklin even added point ( excuse me ) to the argument about whether pointed or knobbed lightning rods may be preferable when he showed that blunted ones acted at a greater distance . |
| 2 | It can be controversial and I envisage that fixing zone boundaries would require a procedure of public enquiry etc . |
| 3 | My right hon. Friend must be wrong when he says that we are spending 4.3 per cent . |
| 4 | They are only likely to be resentful if they suspect that their parents are acting from nothing better than outraged respectability . |
| 5 | Some people say that grips should be individual but I believe that it is impossible to change the laws of nature . |
| 6 | I think they 've got their cost structures er a a little bit out of line and I have to be honest that I think that some of them have thought that er all you have to do is , you know , keep a brass plate outside your door for fifty years and the work would roll in . |
| 7 | Well again that may be that erm the evidence will be such that I think that I ought to erm give the decision on it . |
| 8 | A uniform , peaked cap , boots and gun can be frightening when you know that they have the backing of a ruthless system . |
| 9 | I shall be brief because I realise that at least two other hon. Members wish to take part in the debate . |
| 10 | According to the late Dr. K. R. Gilbert of the Science Museum the slubbing Billy could be unique and he believed that there were only five other Jennys left , all in museums . |
| 11 | ‘ There 'll be plenty of lasses hereabouts who wo n't be dry-eyed when they hear that he 's gone . ’ |
| 12 | It calculates that drivers will be angry when they hear that the price of lead-free petrol could reduce performance — especially in West Germany where there are no speed limits on autobahns . |
| 13 | Promotion may be unattractive if it means that you cease to use the skills you have and have to learn a new set , such as administration , or political manoeuvring . |
| 14 | A purchaser of land might well be uneasy if he knew that , even if he had no notice of a trust , the land could be recovered from him by a trustee . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm sure Kinsella 's boss , being a member of the legal profession , will be shocked when he learns that an employee of his was once convicted for embezzlement . ’ |
| 16 | You will have to be ruthless if you find that they do n't press successfully , and either move them to another site in the garden , or give them to someone else . |
| 17 | Although the aims of the charter are laudable , ensuring adequate social security , the right of employees to join a union and the right to strike , among other things , they could be unworkable if one assumes that some closer links between the emerging countries of the Eastern bloc and the West — including German reunification . |
| 18 | Wo n't it be wonderful when it happens that you and I will be able to share a little secret that , in the womb of Walsingham , on our diocesan retreat ‘ a prayer was uttered and a commitment determined . |
| 19 | I imagine that the frustrated passengers would not be amused if they realised that the delay was caused by a restless spirit but the report of the accident can be checked in British Rail 's archives . |
| 20 | He says : ‘ They may be worried because they feel that something is wrong with their child , but can not work out what it is . |
| 21 | Sibling rows can be beneficial because they show that it 's possible to be angry with someone you love , but there 's a vital difference between that sort of infighting and the division that favouritism can cause . |
| 22 | He is not always reliable , but he may well be correct when he mentions that there were other candidates , including John of Salerno , cardinal priest of St Stefano in Celiomonte ( who he says withdrew from the second ballot ) , and possibly Jordan of Fossanova , former abbot of Ceccano , cardinal priest of St Pudenziana , and Gratian , cardinal deacon of SS . |
| 23 | It would not be surprising if you found that the work started arriving either only just on time or even late . |
| 24 | My Lords erm I would only hope that I would be able to do something to my Noble Friend in trying to persuade him that it is n't all that bad erm My Lords I do agree with him though when you I , I think that I 'd be first of all w were to tell him that er not that he would n't be surprised that I thought that his amendment was n't actually necessary , but I do understand his concern , I mean he tries to find his way through the legislation . |
| 25 | The intelligent beings in these regions should therefore not be surprised if they observe that their locality in the universe satisfies the conditions that are necessary for their existence . |
| 26 | Marie would be mad if she saw that , so I rip a page from one of her mags and scrape it up . |
| 27 | This certainly seems to be true if we consider that at the time the activity ( such as using a book ) takes place , the person concerned is certainly doing it in preference to doing anything else . |
| 28 | They would be distraught if they discovered that now she and Thérèse knew . |