Example sentences of "be [vb pp] that [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have been told that on coming to the village to work in the cement factories and receiving his first weeks wages he asked if it was all his as it was more money than he had ever had in one week . |
| 2 | It had been alleged that after hiring Mr Mullan 's taxi for a journey from Gourock to Greenock , he produced a hunting knife and stabbed him on the chest . |
| 3 | This has often been criticised because we are told that in drawing an analogy we normally know ‘ both sides ’ that we are comparing ( eg ‘ does n't he look like a horse ? ’ , where we can look at both and judge ) , whereas in this case we can only look at one side , the object that we are comparing with God . |
| 4 | It has been shown that in performing sequences of three such movements aphasics are worse than non-aphasic left brain damaged patients who in turn are worse than patients with right brain damage . |
| 5 | They are , but it must be recognized that by adopting certain accounting policies over others , management can influence the future expansion and direction of ( as in this case ) a major nationalized industry . |
| 6 | It could be said that by doing so he was simply in some way earning his living . |
| 7 | It could be argued that in agreeing to a single date the project leader is taking decisions more properly the province of higher management . |
| 8 | It could be argued that in agreeing to a single date the project leader is taking decisions more properly the province of higher management . |
| 9 | In company law it can equally be argued that by casting trustee-like duties on directors so that they are required to act only in the interests of the shareholders the law aims to ensure that the will of the shareholders is implemented . |
| 10 | Nevertheless it could be argued that by practising as an illustrator , working to deadlines and within an acceptable style , Minton was gradually weakening his compulsion to paint . |
| 11 | Finally , it can be argued that by focussing on pecuniary compensation , other victim issues are ignored by the ‘ Son-of-Sam ’ model . |
| 12 | It should be noted that in emphasizing the experience of reading Richards does not make the kind of distinctions between reader , author and text that have played an important part in a number of modern literary theories . |
| 13 | It should also be noted that in determining the amount of income available up to the end of any year one looks at the aggregate amount of the income arising under the settlement in that year and in any previous year which has not been distributed and one deducts an amount equal to tax at the rate applicable to trusts on the aggregate amount of income , arising under the settlement in the year of payment and any previous year , which has not been distributed . |
| 14 | It should also be noted that in granting permission for a particular use a local planning authority may impose conditions restricting that use and thus prevent the changes in use allowed by the Order . |
| 15 | But it could also be inferred that by throwing the competition open to the architects of all nations , the sponsors were thinking in terms of a classical solution . |
| 16 | Finally , it should be remembered that in looking for linguistically significant aspects of speech we must always be looking for contrasts ; one of the most important things about any unit of phonology or grammar is the set of items it contrasts with . |
| 17 | This stands in marked contrast to the emphasis on parental responsibility in recent child-care law developments , although it must be acknowledged that in extending parental rights in education the government has been keen to stress the duty of parents to involve themselves in their child 's schooling in various ( often ‘ consumerist ’ ) ways . |
| 18 | It needs to be emphasised that in marking intonation , only stressed syllables are marked ; this implies that intonation is carried entirely by the stressed syllables of a tone-unit and that the pitch of unstressed syllables is either predictable from that of stressed syllables or is of so little importance that it is not worth marking . |
| 19 | Whatever the truth , it is to be allowed that in speaking of them as effects in the ordinary way , to the extent we do , we may make use of a conception other than the one we have been examining . |
| 20 | Consequently , without having to decide whether the right of registration is a retained power or whether the Community could legislate at any time in that field , it must be held that in exercising that competence the member states must comply with the general rules of the E.E.C . |
| 21 | By the early part of the 20th century it had been discovered that by using an iron catalyst , hydrogen and nitrogen could be reacted at 400°C and at more than 100 atmospheres of pressure to create ammonia . |
| 22 | It is claimed that by having sharply separated black and white regions of the skin , rotary breezes will be created between the black and white zones and that these will have a cooling effect . |
| 23 | It is accepted that upon gaining independence a new State is bound by the customary international law then in existence , and that a State is bound by customary international law even though it may not have directly consented to it . |
| 24 | It is felt that by doing this the planning department can gain a better understanding of the information needed by the business units , their concerns and possible ways in which they could be assisted . |
| 25 | It is agreed that in arriving at a figure appropriate to be rewarded for the care given by the plaintiffs to the date of trial . |
| 26 | Here it is proposed that in acquiring the meanings of words , children operate on the basis of two fundamental principles — the Principle of Conventionality , and the Principle of Contrast . |
| 27 | Hence it is provided that on winding up , a voluntary arrangement , or appointment of an administrative receiver under a floating charge , preferential debts , which include certain payments to employees , will have priority over the claims of ordinary creditors and shall similarly have priority over any floating charge . |
| 28 | But it is hoped that in doing so , it will also help him to continue his untiring work for the Third World and enrich the lives of those poor people , particularly in Africa . |
| 29 | However , it is hoped that by bringing in additional path material it will be possible to reopen it by Easter , with access being limited to certain ‘ clean ’ areas . |
| 30 | It is hoped that by examining the experience of family life of these couples a greater understanding may be achieved of how donor parentage affects the marital relationship , parent/child relationship , and relationships within the wider family . |