Example sentences of "[be] that [pers pn] do [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , the strategy is placing renewed pressure on LAG : ‘ Lignite Action 's position has always been that they do not want to allow any form of boreholing or test-drilling by the company because this will give them a foothold into the area and once in , it will prove more difficult for them to be ousted again ’ . |
| 2 | No my philosophy with customer relations has always been that you do n't give somebody a refund , you give them some tickets to fly again so it 's keeps them flying |
| 3 | Could it be that they do not have the stomach for the hard grind which seems to be necessary to pick up those all important computer points ? |
| 4 | The final reason for ignoring human actors can only be that they do not matter . |
| 5 | But I 'll I 'll have to find out from them , it may be that they do n't want me to send anybody else to it because I made the initial contact with them . |
| 6 | Er I mean it could just be that they do n't like it , so anything which they do n't like is grating or |
| 7 | Well it may be that they do n't know how to , or that they set out such patterns of relating together that they have n't got the means of coping with it . |
| 8 | One reason why we find it so hard to understand the development of form may be that we do not make machines that develop : often , we understand biological phenomena only when we have invented machines with similar properties . |
| 9 | It may be that we do n't have to use all of that . |
| 10 | So it might well be that we do n't get the S I S people that we previously thought we might do . |
| 11 | I doubt very much whether we 'll have a score on that because it tends to be that we do n't find out what happens in Italy until er the following morning . |
| 12 | ‘ I imagine so ; there was certainly a big turnover … perhaps the answer to that question ought to be that I do not know . |
| 13 | ‘ Can it be that you do not remember me , Mikhail ? ’ he pleaded . |
| 14 | Can it really be that you do not remember ? ’ |
| 15 | It may be that you do not recognise the deep-seated reasons why you hold some animals in higher esteem than others . |
| 16 | ‘ But the difference with you Englishmen ’ , Mr Lewis said , ‘ seems to be that you do n't really hate the Germans any more . |
| 17 | Or it might be that you do n't want to talk about her because there is something to hide ? |
| 18 | It may well be that you do n't actually do that , it may be that you have one to one meetings with people or group meetings er which could be when you have to put across your point of view . |
| 19 | Mostly it 's that they do n't travel well , whatever flightcases you use . |
| 20 | Another thing Jean you can get the boys today is to clear their drawers out if there 's that they do n't would you bring the plate down if there 's clothes |
| 21 | No that 's that you do n't |
| 22 | It 's that I do n't want it . |
| 23 | ‘ The crux of our argument is that we do n't need to have toxic wastes and the fact that plants like Rechem exist , providing easy options for companies , is acting as a disincentive for companies to clean up . ’ |
| 24 | The trouble is that we do n't see . |
| 25 | What we are trying to say is that we do n't have to look to our mothers for everything . |
| 26 | The negative aspect of the off season is that we do n't see as much wildlife , like rattlesnakes , scorpions and tarantulas . |
| 27 | The distinction between the individual and what is being looked for can be confused : the problem is that we do n't always know how much . |
| 28 | What they do n't seem to realise is that we do n't keep spares in the office , so all we can do is send them on to Ablex anyway , so you 'll have longer to wait . |
| 29 | ‘ What they do n't know is that we do n't look like that either . ’ |
| 30 | The most we can hope for is that we do n't actually believe it . ’ |