Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] that [indef pn] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tolkien 's contention was that something he called ‘ the ulsterior motive ’ — the bogey of Lewis 's Ulster background — lurked beneath the surface of his imagination , and rose when he was off his guard to make him brutal in manners , crude or illogical in thought . |
| 2 | An obvious difference is that one who is enjoying the sight of the gibbons will be intensely aware of their small black faces and long black fingers showing up against white fur , of their swift agile leaps and the poise of their immensely long arms at the moments when they balance perfectly still . |
| 3 | I know he has a reputation for toughness that could match Martin 's any day , but the difference is that everything he does is legal and above board . |
| 4 | I 've always been a huge fan of the whole Memphis sound — as I guess everybody has figured by now ! — but the thing about the Stax band was that everything they did was totally minimal , but it slotted together to make something really strong . |
| 5 | The only real drawback is that anybody who 's seen him live on TV earlier this year will find his set in dire need of fresh material . |
| 6 | The trouble is that anything you do , no matter what , will nearly always increase the muscular tension and make the situation worse . |
| 7 | A second problem with the idea that everything is determined by a grand unified theory is that anything we say is also determined by the theory . |
| 8 | My dim-shit understanding is that anyone who uses a sun openWindows mailtool can send or receive mail in this way quite simply . |
| 9 | The privity of contract principle is that someone who is not privy to ( i.e. not a party to ) a contract can neither rely upon the contract nor be bound by it . |
| 10 | The real message they need to get across this Christmas is that anyone who drinks , drives and kills as a result will be tried by a judge and jury and severely punished . |