Example sentences of "be that [pron] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It could have been that someone forced him down , and held his face under . |
| 3 | So deep in thought had she been that she reached her destination before she 'd made any definite plans about how to proceed . |
| 4 | Berowne 's only explanation had been that he felt it was time for his life to take a new direction . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He did not say what it was but it may be that we found it in the safe this morning . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | It could be that he felt I represented authority or the establishment in some way , or perhaps I was just convenient |
| 11 | Ms Armstrong considers Mr Fallon to be sexist : the reason appears to be that he called her a woman . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Had it been a professional job all that would matter from your point of view would be that you followed their instructions and moved at their pace with my help . |
| 16 | Prior to his arrival Sotheby 's ( still specialising heavily in books at this date ) had an unwritten agreement with Christie 's that they sent them any pictures brought to their offices and in return Christie 's sent them any books they received for sale . |
| 17 | One of the most important aspects is that we saw ourselves as town traders — that magical area where buyer and seller come together . |
| 18 | The irony is that what gave me and other lesbians the |
| 19 | ‘ The only problem is that they taught me to swear like a trooper . ’ |
| 20 | The answer is that they told us that they tried this several times and it did not work . |
| 21 | Whilst it is no doubt true that the heaviness of early Soviet ICBMs and the ‘ dirtiness ’ of their warheads stemmed from crude propulsion and guidance systems , all that matters is that they accomplished what they were designed to . |
| 22 | The most likely explanation is that they saw it as a way to keep the Catholic-educated Mary out of Scotland , while maintaining their formal loyalty to her , thereby maximizing their opportunity to advance the Protestant cause while minimizing the need to clash directly with their sovereign ; there was , after all , no sign that Mary was particularly interested in the internal affairs of her kingdom , and although it was a gamble , and a risky one , leaving her to continue to enjoy life in France appeared to be the best chance they had . |
| 23 | Erm one of the problems fish have on this is that they lay their eggs in gravel or something like that and where males have their own nest sometimes another male comes along and er takes it over , hijacks it piracy and interestingly enough what happens in those situations a pirate male will come in , displace the existing male from his nest and fertilize a few eggs and then buzz off . |
| 24 | The thing is Danny is that they said they 'd only bought the thing in July . |
| 25 | The surprise here is that they did it with the best , very purest intentions , poor lambs . |
| 26 | The only thing , today , is that they escorted us without any weapons . |
| 27 | The only of the government is that they waived it and the only other way is the A A who just see the pound notes coming in . |
| 28 | Our answer is that they bought it for no money down because there were able to . |
| 29 | ‘ Doc says the best bet , given the mark on her cheek is that someone slapped her one and she fell back . |
| 30 | All I can say is that someone hit me at about 40 or 50mph up the back as I was turning into the corner . |