Example sentences of "[adj] that it be [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Professional counsellors faced with the same client would be clear that it is their task to explore emotions and they allocate the time to do it ; social workers have the mixed task of practical and emotional support but they have a restricted caseload and the time to build up a relationship . |
| 2 | ‘ This is very interesting , ’ she said , ‘ but I 'm afraid that it is nothing more than a performance . |
| 3 | ‘ However , I 'm afraid that it is you who are mistaken , regarding your future marriage plans , ’ he added , taking her arm and issuing her out of the front door . |
| 4 | Although a degree of corruption was inevitable , it seems in Æthelred 's reign to have gone so far beyond what many of his subjects considered acceptable that it was their main preoccupation when they considered having him back . |
| 5 | It was decorated with purple tulips , and it was hardly ever used , for Mrs Maugham was not unaware that it was something of an anachronism . |
| 6 | And , I feel that when I go in your room now very much that it is your room , and I feel the same when I go in Glenys 's , it 's her room |
| 7 | Wendy says : ‘ He feels very much that it is my baby , not at all jealous . |
| 8 | How appropriate that it was his try which sealed Ireland 's glorious victory over England at Lansdowne Road last Saturday . |
| 9 | It was only later that he found out that nearly everyone suffers from the same delusion in one form or another ; at the time he was convinced that it was his own personal idiosyncrasy . |
| 10 | The agreement recited that John had left all his estate to his executors by his will but that , shortly before his death , he had declared in the presence of several witnesses that he wished his widow to have the cottage for her life or so long as she continued a widow ; and that , though this wish was never put into writing , the executors were convinced that it was his desire and were willing and desirous that it should be put into effect . |
| 11 | ‘ Almost for the first time since I was a child , ’ I thought , ‘ I am glad that it is my birthday . |
| 12 | Cos in a very profound sense this is true , and I was so glad that it was I think a very serious part of the flow of Dr Stuart 's report that he mentioned that the er s sense of the ministry of the whole people of God as being much more than a distant objective for us , but something of absolutely essential , vital importance to the whole life and service and outreach of the church . |
| 13 | He added : ‘ I was very conscious that it was my first League goal here since May , but it was well worth waiting for . ’ |
| 14 | Unfortunate that it was her turn for the floor . |
| 15 | In context it seems more likely that it was his impatient response to Lipchitz 's well-intentioned nannying . |
| 16 | ‘ It is Obvious that it 's us , ’ averred Mr Wahlberg . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's rude to try and understand what 's going on when it must be obvious that it 's none of your business . ’ |
| 18 | He had been given a lesson from a great player and it was obvious that it was one he would never forget . ’ |
| 19 | It is not an easy ride , by any means , and you must be sure that it is what you really want to do . |
| 20 | Are you sure that it is yours ? |
| 21 | I agree with the statement but I am not sure that it is our particular job to convey this message . |
| 22 | In the first car he was stopped ten or more times for no reason at all and always asked the same questions : is this your car … are you sure that it 's your car … are you sure it is n't a stolen car , and then asked to produce his driving documents . |
| 23 | Even so , she felt sure that it was something to do with her , that there should only have been the Maxwell girl there . |
| 24 | I was sure that it was my father 's . |
| 25 | Perhaps it was as well that it was she and not her sister who was here , she thought at one point — and then immediately realised how ridiculous that thought was . |
| 26 | ‘ He 's never brought any woman home before , ’ Travis replied promptly , and to her horror tacked on warmly , ‘ I could n't be more pleased that it 's you , Leith . ’ |
| 27 | not a chance , he , he never even earned that much money in all his , no but I mean having , having had the income tax done that to you however ridiculous that it is you 've got to do something about it |
| 28 | There was , however , a senior general , Catroux , representing the Free French in Egypt at the time , and it is more probable that it was he who interviewed Stirling . |
| 29 | It was convenient that it was We Will Rock You , because here was this nursery rhyme and the version Queen did was very big and macho . |
| 30 | If you can find someone else whose fault it is , then you can give up worrying that it is your own . |