Example sentences of "be [pers pn] [adv] that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ludens 's own relations with Marcus might have been called , from Ludens 's point of view , promising , even satisfactory , were it not that they were also precarious . |
| 2 | The general public could hardly be described by Ritchie as viewing cruelty to domestic pets with ‘ horror ’ were it not that its sympathies were outraged by perceived wrongs . |
| 3 | It might therefore have been recommended were it not that it would take someone already well-versed in galactic studies to interpret a text badly translated and poorly proof-read , abounding in misspellings and obscure turns of phrase . |
| 4 | Er y do you find it difficult to find people to look after the children , or is it just that you , you would n't want to go out ? |
| 5 | Why is it lately that I go to , before I start my my work |
| 6 | Well Mr er Deputy Speaker I er do n't wish to er follow the honourable member of one of my er neighbours but I actually think it 's really part of grown up politics to ensure that the political opinion of a nation is adequately represented in the forums of that nation whether it be in this place or in the European er parliament and to that extent I make no bones about it that erm I wish that we were debating a different electoral system and Mr Deputy Speaker going back to the minister 's introduction erm it is a fact , I did n't wish to intervene because I did n't , it 's a short debate and I did n't want to take up er extra time , but it is a fact is it not that our electoral system unique across Europe means that our deadline as opposed to what the French are going to do is different to all the other member states . |
| 7 | ‘ Or is it only that I do n't understand why as a consequence of being a mere male ? ’ |
| 8 | Why is it then that we have no difficulties in practice in observing magnetic fields ? |
| 9 | Why is it then that he refuses to acknowledge that the defence is bad and needs improving ? |
| 10 | yeah , yeah , well I , I see all that , then , what , what is it literally that you 'd ask me to do , would you take out an application for judgement on order fourteen , would you be expecting me to give judgment or , or , what other courses do you expect , be expecting hoping would take ? |
| 11 | In fact , so bowled over was she initially that she had actually gone out to dinner with Travis one night . |
| 12 | Was it simply that he wished to remain in Istanbul , and , if so , did he wish to do so for professional or for personal reasons ? |
| 13 | Or was it simply that she looked like a large , mobile bag of laundry ? |
| 14 | Why was it then that she almost envied the girl ? |
| 15 | Why was it then that he could n't remember where she had been shot ? |