Example sentences of "[be] that [pers pn] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The advantages of longitudinal studies are that they make it possible to study change over time , though as a series of snapshots rather than as a continuous process . |
| 2 | First impressions are that he offered them a recipe of component parts from many different guitars and the result is a sort of nouvelle cuisine which leaves this weary plucker scratching his head . |
| 3 | If you find a new diet in a magazine , or you decide to lose weight , the chances are that you pick your day for starting but make no special preparation plans . |
| 4 | The advantages of friendship are that you have someone who can help you in any difficulties , you can have fun together and share the same experiences . |
| 5 | The other advantages of a freezer are that it enables you to store food that can be brought out in an emergency when you have unexpected guests , or to store certain foods in bulk , such as bread , to save you from frequent trips to the shops . |
| 6 | Well the theoretical advantages are that it makes it er a , a lot more er predictable for businesses to trade with Europe . |
| 7 | So deep in thought had she been that she reached her destination before she 'd made any definite plans about how to proceed . |
| 8 | Berowne 's only explanation had been that he felt it was time for his life to take a new direction . |
| 9 | Defence lawyer Tony Cinnamond said , however , that Wightman 's recollection of the events were hazy due to drink and it could have been that he struck her and her head banged against the wall . |
| 10 | Once you 've made your call , they might ask you to stay by the phone erm , to contact you back it might be that they ask you did you want anybody contacted to tell them that , that you 've broken down , they will do that for you . |
| 11 | And I wonder if it seems to be that they prefer you come out of the upper drawer than come up with your brilliant A levels or whatever . |
| 12 | ‘ Might it be , I 'm only hazarding a guess , you realize that , but might it be that they want you to get them out here again ? ’ |
| 13 | The answer must be that they have nothing to do with crofting as such , and little to do with agriculture , although there are agricultural problems . |
| 14 | Well , it might be that we regard it as whether everybody else interprets it that way . |
| 15 | One effect on the rest of us will be that we cause ourselves endless trouble by losing them . |
| 16 | I think our strategy should be that we pare our prices down , to the absolute minimum that we think we can do the work for , take a little bit more off that and hope to get some money back on variations . |
| 17 | It may well be that we send what we consider to be the fuller report there . |
| 18 | No well we might well it might be that we say we want a combined party , I do n't know , |
| 19 | Indeed at times it appears that she thinks that this liberation progresses from age to age ( though in correspondence she tells me that she thinks that the conclusion to history may well be that we annihilate ourselves ) . |
| 20 | Do you think it will always be that we have one ? |
| 21 | And my plea would be that we do everything we possibly can and that 's why I found the quotation from scripture in this section so apposite , that we do everything we possibly can in grace and love and truth to help people to enter into a commitment to the ministry of the whole people of God . |
| 22 | He did not say what it was but it may be that we found it in the safe this morning . |
| 23 | In a rape case the typical defence argument is that the woman consented to intercourse , while in sex murder the defence may be that she provoked him . |
| 24 | I can not quite recall what he said ; it may be that he said nothing , which , rather than utter anything trite , he sometimes preferred to do . |
| 25 | It could be that he felt I represented authority or the establishment in some way , or perhaps I was just convenient |
| 26 | Ms Armstrong considers Mr Fallon to be sexist : the reason appears to be that he called her a woman . |
| 27 | The outcome will be that he claims he can book you a flight only to the international airport on Sal Island . |
| 28 | ‘ So the thing that I would say , if I had to give myself a brownie point , would be that I enabled her to see that she could work actively with the situation . |
| 29 | So then I decided I would like to be that I knew there was a job going on the electricians , so I thought well I 'll I 'll go in for the electrical side . |
| 30 | If you have lost your glasses , it may be that you upset your friends by failing to recognize them in the street . |