Example sentences of "and [det] be [det] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prime Minister Harold Macmillan told cabinet colleagues , ‘ We can not do very much , but we can seem to be very busy — and that is half the battle nowadays . ’ |
| 2 | And that 's all the problem is . |
| 3 | And that 's all the help I got from my G P . |
| 4 | Wading into those skinheads — and that 's all the gratitude I get ! |
| 5 | And that 's all the information ? |
| 6 | Enya as entity began with the Ryans , and that 's all the truth we need . |
| 7 | And that 's all the thanks we get . ’ |
| 8 | Erm I think if I could start by explaining the Borough Council 's position on this matter and that 's that the Borough Council is committed to the concept of an orbital road system around Harrogate and Knaresborough and that should be as part of a balanced transportation package for the area . |
| 9 | He never gives in and that 's half the battle in fast bowling . |
| 10 | The more I researched , the more I realised that I was missing the dog that did n't bark — and that was all the stuff that was being done by women to men , that nobody wanted to talk about . |
| 11 | For instance , they gave us just two power lines per side on a huge concert stage , and just one spotlight , and that was all the lights they gave us , and they gave us half the PA . |
| 12 | And they 'd visit one another and take their knitting with them and sit and yarn , and that was all the enjoyment . |
| 13 | And that was all the evidence I needed . |
| 14 | He shook the sauce bottle and that was all the noise there was . |
| 15 | The figures were promising , but not spectacular , and that was all the ammunition the next round of opponents needed to fire a broadside across Doctor Who 's bows . |
| 16 | We 've suffered the shame of your mother 's whoring and this is all the thanks we get . " |
| 17 | She lifted a hand in acknowledgement , and this was all the encouragement he needed to come in . |
| 18 | Now he was trying to get something done in this nightmare , and this was all the thanks he got . |
| 19 | On Saturday night , they had worked hard on their holiday for the sake of the Prince of Wales , and this was all the thanks they got . |