Example sentences of "it [be] [that] [pron] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , in the case of the universe , could it be that we are living in a region that just happens by chance to be smooth and uniform ? |
| 2 | Could it be that they are discriminating unfairly against a gipsy family ? |
| 3 | Erm , I ca n't remember the exact conversation but the basics of it were that we were looking for somebody called Lawrence and he was at the present time at erm and that he was in possession of a gun and that the caller was concerned for the safety of the occupants of those premises . |
| 4 | It 's that we 're struggling on . |
| 5 | Well plus plus the fact that erm it 's not that you have n't got one , or it 's not that we 'd need you to drive it 's that you 're denying us the privilege of being able to send you . |
| 6 | But part of their argument as I see it is that they are trying to seek to minimize the impact er in terms of unemployment levels by shifting the structure er and trying to well possibly counter the effects of a fallout in the primary sector . |
| 7 | Or stood in despair as your children big or little , carry on ignoring your repeated demands that they stop whatever undesirable thing it is that they are doing ? |
| 8 | Well I mean , if we 're talking about sort of and they 're looking for a sense of identity of whatever it is that they 're having of |
| 9 | The only pity of it is that they 're running out of Forster novels to film . |
| 10 | Friday twenty eighth of June passes without incident apart from a quick visit from the local constabulary asking us to consider what a dangerous stunt it is that we are trying to pull . |
| 11 | Our eyes do not wander randomly around the page when we are reading , but certain sorts of words are fixated more often than others ( O'Regan , 1979 ) , and this means that we must know in advance of a fixation where it is that we are going to look next . |
| 12 | The method concerns itself both with what the underlying unit actually is , and also with how likely it is that we are observing a real effect rather than some random one . |
| 13 | In verses three to five the psalmist reminds us who it is that we are coming to . |
| 14 | Right , so if it gives of If you heat it in er and it gives of carbon dioxide , have a guess at what it is that we 're heating ? |
| 15 | Couple of points though about this erm , how the parish council is recognized within the organization because it 's important and that did our day as well and , I suppose in a way it 's the one , one or so positive things out of this that we kind of latch on to , that the communication part is important and erm there may be others that feel the same way that we 're not actually communicating what it is that we 're doing , so , so maybe |
| 16 | Erm , what we 'd like to know for for all of our sake 's really , is who we are , and where we 're from , what we 're doing here , how long have we been doing whatever it is that we 're doing here , erm where we come from , a little bit abo about our history , and any details , usual points , that you just Er , my name 's David . |
| 17 | Make a comment on stage even , for Christ 's sake , about how sad it is that we 're staring down the barrel of a gun at a fuck of a lot of young corpses , widowed wives and fatherless children ? |
| 18 | Make a comment on stage even , for Christ 's sake , about how sad it is that we 're staring down the barrel of a gun at a fuck of a lot of young corpses , widowed wives and fatherless children ? |
| 19 | But let us be clear about just what it is that it is seeing . |
| 20 | The disparity between the revenue raised by the BBC in Scotland and the resources allocated by London to Scotland , reported today , highlights just how crucial is the debate over the BBC 's charter and how vital it is that it is made much more prominent in Scottish life . |
| 21 | Another difficulty with the idea of the novel as an intentional act of communication is that until the writer has completed it he does n't know what it is that he is communicating , and perhaps does n't know even then . |
| 22 | The position was that the plaintiffs effectively retained possession of the surgery premises and the defendant er moved out of the premises and er went and found other surgery premises and er the position as I understand it is that he is carrying on his own practice today from other premises , the plaintiffs are such as now surviving , are still continue to practice from the former part of the premises . |
| 23 | Anyway , the upshot of it is that he 's written a song , for his daughter , based on the Basil Brush thing . |
| 24 | ‘ One of the odd things about it is that he was wearing brand-new clothes , ’ he added . |
| 25 | Each causes you to observe what it is that you are trying to remember . |
| 26 | You must describe to yourself precisely what behaviour it is that you are going to observe . |
| 27 | " The important thing is to know what it is that you are dying for " , noted Nizan in 1935 . |
| 28 | Okay what I ask you to do as with being assertive , first of all be clear about what it is that you 're going to try and do , be clear about what it is and what the situation is , explain it to the partner and then try it and let's see how it doing . |
| 29 | It 's extremely unwise to quote your Chairman of Committee , if the Chairman of the committee actually A has n't been informed that he 's being quoted , or B has not actually agreed with what it is that you 're quoting . |
| 30 | What you actually do is erm list what it is that you 're gon na critically evaluate . |