Example sentences of "[prep] [det] be [adv] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason for this is probably that the fields are situated on top of upthrown fault blocks . |
| 2 | One reason for this is probably that subjects who were not told the overall theme of the passage until the end were able to draw on their knowledge of similar stories which they had heard before . |
| 3 | The justification for this is probably that it provides the chargee with an additional incentive to ensure that his charge is registered . |
| 4 | ‘ The reason for this is just that in these matters custom makes us reason and judge so quickly , or rather we recall the judgments previously made about similar things ; and thus we fail to distinguish the difference between these operations and a simple sense perception ’ . |
| 5 | The reason for this is so that the recipient can see at a glance what the letter is about . |
| 6 | Now if you notice Carol 's movements , they are always in a an upward direction and the reason for this is so that you do n't drag the skin , so when you 're whatever you 're doing with your face , whe , when you 're cleansing , toning , and moisturize , always try and keep the movements going up because you do n't want to stretch the face , you do n't want to make any any loose skin any looser than it is |
| 7 | The reason for this is essentially that if expectations are rational , the government has an incentive to ‘ cheat ’ on its monetary rule which it does not have under other forms of expectations formation . |
| 8 | The reason for this was probably that the sediments were deposited largely under sabkha conditions and therefore were particularly prone to exposure and freshwater flushing . |
| 9 | And of course I suppose the advantage of that is too that erm if you needed the money to pay the course fees to get on the |
| 10 | and the design of that was so that it will stay on , built in by design . |
| 11 | The answer to all of this is surely that it is not the legal qualities of limited liability or separate personality in themselves that justify intervention , but the concentration of power in private hands that has come about partly as a result of their existence . |
| 12 | The striking thing about cases such as these is not that they failed — that is only to be expected — but rather that they contain suggestions that a proper claim might meet with success , although difficulty might attend mounting it . |
| 13 | And the argument that my reformers made against that was simply that where you have a huge number of people who are desperate for jobs , there 's no level below which the wages may not fall , under a free market system . |
| 14 | It seems that the children have been too easily persuaded to sell their land and houses , for what matters in a drama like this is not that the children should act out what actually happened in real life , but that it should open up and help them understand the dilemmas of industrialisation . |
| 15 | One of the reasons for following a routine like this is so that you are less likely to make a mistake . |
| 16 | Of course , the assumption behind this is precisely that enunciated by Barnes , that woman are dominated by their reproductive organs . |
| 17 | The proper reply to this is not that the truth of a view , strictly speaking , is independent of the motivations of those who hold it , although that is so . |
| 18 | The answer to these is not that your boss will be mad if you do not deliver . |