Example sentences of "[v-ing] that it be [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Now I 'm not for a mom , I 'm not for a moment suggesting that it 's something that would be picked up on a regular basis , but I think it does mean , as you rightly say , that er , if , if , if such a procedure does arise then I 'm conscious that I 'm in a one off situation , I know there 's at least one of our colleagues on our benches who has this on , with children on a more regular basis .
2 But she quotes approvingly our television critic , Richard Last , a month or so back : ‘ Melvyn Bragg 's controversial A Time to Dance ( BBC1 ) ended on a believably tender note , suggesting that it was his producer or director , rather than the author , who miscalculated the grossness of earlier episodes . ’
3 Seeing that it 's your brother 's birthday .
4 It would seem to cover the situation where the accused takes the victim 's umbrella dishonestly and the victim buys back the umbrella , not realising that it is his own .
5 She 'd fixed the place where he 'd been , stooped to pick up her baggage , and gone after him , not doubting that it was he .
6 Instead of simply going to bed , she insisted on returning , believing that it was her duty to try and fulfil her obligations .
7 Harris finished and the packed courtroom sat in pregnant silence waiting for Philip Drew to take the stand , remembering that it was his prerogative whether he did so or not .
8 . This reporter 's saying that it 's her mother 's , yo , you 'll see ! she married .
9 Although this is both extensive and varied by the standards of most of the human sciences , though perhaps not of history , what it illustrates is the difficulty of specifying what is to count as data beyond saying that it is whatever material that researchers need to work with in order to pursue their inquiries .
10 Appreciating that it was her notoriety , as the ex-mistress of the Prince of Wales , that was attracting audiences , Lillie soon founded her own company .
11 However , she rejected the offer to return without her husband 's remains , insisting that it was his dying wish to receive " a simple soldier 's burial " in his country of origin .
12 Assuming that it is what it should be , it does no more than incorporate into law a moral right existing independently of the law .
13 He looked after the little girl throughout the journey , everyone , including the Gestapo guards , assuming that it was his sister nestling in his lap .
14 ‘ For nothing , David , ’ said Julia , knowing that it was her fault and not his that they had got so near the brink .
15 And one day he came across a huge seal and killed it , never knowing that it was his own father in his seal form .
16 Do n't think that because it 's actually ringing that it 's somebody ringing , or whatever .
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