Example sentences of "be [adv] that [pers pn] [vb base] " in BNC.

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1 And although you 're right that they 've been selling flowers for a long time , they underwent a massive re-fit recently .
2 ‘ She was a dream I held dear , but ‘ t is the woman you are now that I love — sweet and true and courageous . ’
3 Yeah but my ones , my platforms are out that I 've got .
4 Well it 's impossible at the moment , with the media coverage and the erm information about war and the situation in the Gulf , not to touch children , however careful the adults around them may be , and it 's very important for us as adults to not be so caught up , in our excitement perhaps even , about what 's going on and all the razzmatazz that may be attached to the sort of glory of whose ever side they may be on that we forget the extent to which children are very much affected by how they see the adults around them respond to what 's going on .
5 The objectives are surely that we do the Liberal Democrats some real good , both nationally and in this area , in the longer term as well as for next June .
6 Similarly , C. S. Lewis 's The Allegory of Love is praised by Kathleen Tillotson for charting the nature and evolution of two " principles " , or fundamental movements of the human mind — romantic love and allegory : " It is rarely that we meet with a work of literary criticism of such manifest and general importance as this . "
7 But Mr Bliss is right that we have to assume that the abductors are politically motivated terrorists — ‘ '
8 My hon. Friend is right that we have the most generous system in the developed world for supporting students .
9 SIR JACOB : It is right that she do n't seem desirous to drown the remembrance of her original in her education .
10 ‘ Oh , it 's only that I feel I 've been wasting my life !
11 ‘ It 's only that I think , maybe , that it 's more the vice of America — no , not vice , I do n't think , but difficulty — to be moralistic in politics .
12 It 's only that I have n't been able to get to the bank , being ill and all that , and I have n't got any money for the rent .
13 I think we have to be a little bit careful about this because , of course , erm the feeling is not that once they 've been in the job for a little while that they are still amateurs , it 's merely that we do n't require them to know a great deal about what they 're going to do before they start .
14 It is merely that they wish to question me , for I had responsibility for the food last night .
15 It 's basically that we feel the group has to be thrown into different circumstances if it 's going to be stimulated , if it 's going to change .
16 ‘ In the present circumstances it is enough that we help each other , neh ? ’
17 It is enough that we see these things and sit with her while she drinks manzanilla or brandy to wash the sight away ( though we are never told why she drinks ) — these things are enough to make us participate in what we surmise she must be feeling .
18 The old man explained his views on the matter afterwards to a Christian friend , ‘ For an ordinary man in normal circumstances it is enough that he believe faithfully in God .
19 It is only that I feel I may make a new friend and be rewarded with company .
20 ‘ It is only that I have never been proposed to so abruptly , so boldly before . ’
21 It is only that I live in Dresden and that I fight like this that keeps me sane .
22 He can measure every clause of what the income is , against what the expenditure is so that we have some control to ensure that the church life grows and we do n't stumble .
23 Now if you notice Carol 's movements , they are always in a an upward direction and the reason for this is so that you do n't drag the skin , so when you 're whatever you 're doing with your face , whe , when you 're cleansing , toning , and moisturize , always try and keep the movements going up because you do n't want to stretch the face , you do n't want to make any any loose skin any looser than it is
24 and if er , what they 're trying to do is so that you work say twenty three hours the class contact , you , you ca n't be averaged for more than two hours a week , so you need twenty three hours for the first two terms
25 the purpose of updating is so that you have current information , yes
26 As their letter informed me , it 's enough that they know they 're being watched . ’
27 ‘ It 's enough that you listen .
28 It 's enough that you have to pay for the licence , which is erm , what is it eighty pounds
29 A second reason is perhaps that we have not obtained many of the much-trumpeted benefits that we were promised from the original Common Market .
30 that 's so that we do n't have to mess about with it , it , it
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