Example sentences of "[prep] be that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is part of the meaning revealed through the Incarnation and it is this spontaneous integrity of being that mystics glimpse and in so doing serve and inspire the Christian society , of which they are a part , struggling to repair the ravages of sin . |
| 2 | To think of being that man , wrestling with the heavy awkward lumps of metal in that maelstrom of heat , dust and stench , deafened by the unspeakable noise of the vibrating grid , working like that for hour after hour , day after day … |
| 3 | She looked at Roman , so strong and dependable ; any woman would give thanks every day of her life for a man like him , and she had just ruined any chance she had of being that woman . |
| 4 | What I 'm afraid of is that price liberalisation could enable producers of coal , steel and other raw materials to dictate high prices because of their monopoly position . |
| 5 | An important point to be aware of is that insurance and other financial companies may give illustrative projections of their investment performance . |
| 6 | All I could think of was that joke — ‘ What has four legs and an arm ? |
| 7 | The War Office Section MO 9 came into being that afternoon and began steps to raise the special force of commandos named after those Boer farmers of the South African war . |
| 8 | What we are constantly being fed with is that unemployment figures have been falling , that a successful economic miracle has taken place , that unemployment is a thing of the past . |
| 9 | The only sensation he could equate it with was that remoteness that comes during a long run , when the lines of the play get delivered every night , but the actor 's mind is miles away , thinking about anything but the performance he is giving . |
| 10 | Where Raw Stylus are coming from is that area where much of the best British music is currently being produced : the vibrant vibrazone where jazz and soul tunes collide with a hard hip hop feel . |
| 11 | Some people carry on and live it 24 hours a day because they have to be that person all the time and at that time , it was n't like you played a gig , finished the gig and then had a very private life until the next gig . |
| 12 | And I still want to be that person ; I want to be happy ; I want to look good ; I want to command the situation I 'm in . |
| 13 | The more she tried to be that person the more I lost my sense of who I 'd fallen for in the first place . |
| 14 | With intended communication , the communicator wants to be that part of the environment to which the receiver is paying attention and also to design what is attended to — in order to produce some effect . |
| 15 | ‘ This venture has proved to be that rarity in Britain , a classical technology transfer from a British university to a British company followed by success , ’ he said . |
| 16 | For his work with a host of musicians from Marian McPartland to Ruby Braff he has received many accolades , but one that we know he likes was made in the London Spectator recently : ‘ Tate turned out to be that rarity of rarities , a bass player whose contributions actually made musical sense . |
| 17 | The conclusions seem to be that printing in general is fatal , draft standard conditions sent for negotiation are very often caught , but there is not a problem with the unique situation , or one where there is genuine negotiation — even if the starting point is a set of standard terms and conditions . |
| 18 | I express to you the most earnest desire of my heart to be that prosperity and success in social and moral improvement may attend increasingly from year to year the progress of this library . |
| 19 | In the process the message for practitioners seems to be that child abuse and child protection practice should be located in child care practice . |
| 20 | But when Strawberry reached under the seat and produced the first bottle of an apparently endless supply of Star Tiger rice spirit we realised it was not going to be that kind of adventure . |
| 21 | In the short story there does n't seem to be that kind of time — for the characters to digest and integrate the surprise into their lives . |
| 22 | The sun was growing very hot , and the pool was the only place to be that day . |
| 23 | When I look at a picture of a naked man , I can think like Richard Dyer : ‘ I 'd like to feel that man and I 'd like to be that man . ’ |
| 24 | I mean to be that man . ’ |
| 25 | Once Nour had said to me , ‘ Margaret , would you like to be that man , burning all your life , or would you rather marry me ? ’ |
| 26 | Michael Banks actually seemed to be that man . |
| 27 | The true explanation of title by [ adverse possession ] … seems to me to be that man , like a tree in a cleft rock , gradually shapes his roots to his surroundings , and when the roots have grown to a certain size , ca n't be displaced without cutting at his life . |
| 28 | The result of attention focusing is assumed to be that memory for situations in which a driver experienced risk will be concentrated on central information . |
| 29 | The importance of these statutory provisions appears to me to be that Parliament has considered at various times and in various contexts the need for recovery of imposts paid but not due and has legislated in a manner which suggests that no such general principle as the Woolwich contends for was thought to be in existence . |
| 30 | But it does n't have to be that way . |