Example sentences of "[be] that [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this morning , I must say , I found it quite offensive and it may well have been the urge to demonstrate just how foolish his insinuation had been that caused me to set off up the footpath . |
| 2 | Been that has she ? |
| 3 | If you 're that advanced you have to pay for yourself . |
| 4 | It may well be that had they known of it they would have been even more exigent . |
| 5 | It marks the event and the behaviour we all become party to , namely attending a funeral service , sending flowers , writing a letter of condolence , and whatever else it might be that helps us cope with the situation . |
| 6 | Whatever it might be that interests you , but something that you 've got to be thinking about , in your share time . |
| 7 | " I am the Way , the Truth and the Life " , or " Straight is the Gate and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life , and few there be that find it " , or " Man shall not live by bread alone " . |
| 8 | Though what those powers were that made him think and say such things , he did not know or understand . |
| 9 | Er indeed the directive was promulgated as the minister said but I do n't think it was a bolt out of the blue , it was of course something that we around for some considerable time before that and of course that excuse hardly applies to the delay in establishing the European parliamentary constituency committees , er as the minister er will know very well , it was merely a matter of seven weeks , er the excuse being that had they had another seven weeks they could have had the public inquiry stage , the reality of course was that there was plenty of time to do this in good time and in good order and without the confusion that exists now er around the candidatures and the boundaries of the existing European boundaries . |
| 10 | it 's someone 's given you a list look it 's that learn it . |
| 11 | only when I like a D is that pardon me , ah pardon me no oh er , er Margaret Thatcher knocked at the door the other day |
| 12 | And who is that whooping it up at the bar with a glass in his hand ? |
| 13 | The parents will begin to identify what it is that irritates them so much . |
| 14 | Mr. Chairman , ladies and gentlemen , it is n't that I would like to say a word , it is that told me to say a word , and I realise I am starting off in the right way . |
| 15 | I see it is that had it worked it would have fulfilled their ideology . |
| 16 | It 's getting rather hard to think about what it is that lets me see them as distinct individuals if all that they 're doing are |
| 17 | In this situation it is obviously easier to find the fish than understand what the feature is that keeps them coming back to that swim . |
| 18 | Another way is just to try to define its scope by explaining what it is that distinguishes it from other kinds of policy . |
| 19 | It can be used by anyone to improve whatever it is that interests him or her . |
| 20 | They have taken a long hard look at the way Japanese firms operate and tried to understand what it is that makes them so much more productive and successful . |
| 21 | Think , too , about the circumstances under which you can not keep to your resolves , and analyse exactly what it is that makes you behave the way you do . |
| 22 | ‘ Being around you for any length of time , I 'd sooner know what it is that makes you tick . |
| 23 | What we 've got for the first time I suspect , since any of you joined this company and you take the experience over there as well , is that the time you spend two days together , and actually find out what it is that makes you go and I do n't suppose that happens often , , dropped you off the boat together for more than two hours at a time . |
| 24 | IT 'S the Echo 's Fun Fortnight and today we examine exactly what it is that makes you smile , laugh and be happy ! by Philippa Bellis |
| 25 | Nevertheless , if we are to define what it is that influences our decisions whether or not to indulge our motivations towards crime we inevitably make suppositions about human needs or requirements , which are in turn predicated on assumptions about what it is that gives us pleasure or pain . |
| 26 | This present body of work is the closest that he has come to understanding what it is that attracts him to travel . |
| 27 | This present body of work is the closest that he has come to understanding what it is that attracts him to travel . |
| 28 | Oh yeah is that did you tell him about the test ? |
| 29 | But I have often asked myself what it is that drew me to Sibelius 's music and I think it is that he is a composer who can not really be compared to anyone else . |
| 30 | The other thing want to say is that think you 're in a special position in this country vis a vis the struggle in Ireland because Britain is the country which is ruling Ireland . |