Example sentences of "[be] that [pron] [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 | It could have been that someone forced him down , and held his face under . |
| 8 | So deep in thought had she been that she reached her destination before she 'd made any definite plans about how to proceed . |
| 9 | Berowne 's only explanation had been that he felt it was time for his life to take a new direction . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 ? ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | If the speaker is lying , for instance , it may be that what caused his utterance was something quite opposed to belief in what he meant to say , or a favourable attitude towards what his utterance was meant to commend . |
| 16 | Well , it might be that we regard it as whether everybody else interprets it that way . |
| 17 | One effect on the rest of us will be that we cause ourselves endless trouble by losing them . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | It may well be that we send what we consider to be the fuller report there . |
| 20 | No well we might well it might be that we say we want a combined party , I do n't know , |
| 21 | 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 ) . |
| 22 | Do you think it will always be that we have one ? |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | He did not say what it was but it may be that we found it in the safe this morning . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | It could be that he felt I represented authority or the establishment in some way , or perhaps I was just convenient |
| 28 | Ms Armstrong considers Mr Fallon to be sexist : the reason appears to be that he called her a woman . |
| 29 | The outcome will be that he claims he can book you a flight only to the international airport on Sal Island . |
| 30 | Could it be that someone took him up on the extravagant wagers he offered constantly during the election and that he 's been forced to three ball his monkey suit to meet his gambling debts ? and then there was the letter in Saturday 's Darlington and Stockton Times from stop-at-home Nick ThorneWallis , Labour chairman of Darlington council 's transport committee . |