Example sentences of "[prep] be that [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 We 're Vice Presidents of Somerset Cricket Club , and the one thing that John is most proud of is that he once slow-bowled Dennis Compton during a match against the MCC . ’
2 There are not many guarantees I can make in this game , but one thing I can assure you of is that you now have 1,000 shares in.
3 About the only practical thing I came up with was that I probably ought to start smoking again .
4 The reason is more likely to be that they only fly in ideal wind conditions .
5 A principal justification for the change was said to be that it unduly restricted the proper development of the law ( Practice Statement , ( Judicial Precedent ) , [ 1966 ] 1 WLR 1234 ) .
6 The consensus view seems to be that he probably did not .
7 The INPFL 's withdrawal followed severe criticisms by interim government officials of Johnson 's action in ordering the execution of a senior commander whose offence appeared to be that he unilaterally complied with provisions of the peace agreement , arranging for his men to hand over their arms to troops of the 7,000-strong Ecowas Monitoring Group ( ECOMOG ) .
8 Maybe three lads to the drawings and maybe two lads to do the calculations , whereas it would be slightly in the bridge office or the works office because of the present resource availability , it tends to be that you only have a smaller number of people doing , doing those tasks .
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