Example sentences of "that it [be] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it gave lots and lots of work to our colleagues and you know , when , when I say that er I think I made a comment that at that time , er had made the , the , the comment about er the winds of change and that er you know we were never better off , well really the unemployment figures were so low at that time that it 's to my mind you know , a truism . |
| 2 | I was just gon na say , I I think we should possibly stop blaming the media or whatever actually happens and perhaps echo what the the lady earlier said , I think that it 's in our hands , we 're the women that could make this happen ! |
| 3 | You beg , steal or borrow £1,000 , then get your bank to certify that it 's in your account before you return the cash . |
| 4 | As is usual , our report is provided on the basis that it is for your information only and that it will not be quoted or referred to , in whole or in part , without our prior written consent . |
| 5 | A complainant would have to show that fewer women than men could comply with such a requirement and that it is to her detriment that she can not comply . |
| 6 | It comes in the evening after a busy day and tells me that it is past my bed-time . |
| 7 | Q.T 's are also reminded that it is through their efforts that class members see the range of goods we now sell ( a price list is attached . |
| 8 | After all the doubts and uncertainties , wrote Harsnet , most of which I did not admit to myself , or else tried to pretend were an integral part of the project , sense now that it is on its way . |
| 9 | This amazing £250,000 Japanese import is apparently so sophisticated that it is beyond its capability to frank more than one all-purpose hybrid place of origin on its postmark , viz ‘ Cumbria ’ occupying the whole upper half of the disc , with ‘ Dumfries & Galloway ’ ( nearly three times the length ) squeezed into the lower half . |
| 10 | How he could do so at all is something beyond our finite comprehension , and the full significance of the intersection of eternity with time in Jesus is only grasped along with the awareness that it is beyond our power to understand or explain . |
| 11 | The Evangelical Alliance is canny in hoping it.can win similar victories by persuading publishers that it is in their commercial interest to avoid offending decent consumers . |
| 12 | On the other hand , rather than move away from an area where similar firms operate , some firms may consider that it is in their own particular interest to move into such a location . |
| 13 | It is less likely that any significant number of such staff will be persuaded that it is in their own interests to initiate sweeping reforms . |
| 14 | Western governments , and the populations that vote for them , have to be persuaded that it is in their own interests , quite apart from any considerations of common humanity , to start the reconstruction of the developing world . |
| 15 | The sensible ones know that it is in their interests to do so . |
| 16 | We must ensure that farmers realise that it is in their interests to restore the habitat and hedges . |
| 17 | The art of persuading a nation that it is in its own interests to make sacrifices is known as leadership . |
| 18 | ‘ But I think you will also see , sir , as the details unfold , that it is in its nature a far from simple case . |
| 19 | One of the consequences of this reluctance to surrender autonomy is an extreme difficulty in organizing any collective action unless everyone can be convinced that it is in his or her best interest . |
| 20 | One must , however , question d'Ohsson 's and Hammer 's statements that Hizir Bey became the premier Mufti , and , as is explicit in d'Ohsson and implicit in Hammer , that it is in his time that the office of Mufti originated or at least first gained importance . |
| 21 | Consider advising the client that it is in his interest to maintain profitability through any warranty period . |
| 22 | Where this is overlooked , it is not unknown for the continuing partners to have difficulty in persuading their former colleague that it is in his own interest that changes need to be made . |
| 23 | Colette Crowley told the court : ‘ Having considered the matter carefully , and in view of the various charges that my client faces , we believe that it is in his best interests that this application be made . |
| 24 | even such persons who worry about the ‘ lost ’ of land as Erik Eckholm , acknowledge that it is in our power to have more land if there is a will to work for it . |
| 25 | The wisdom of the ancient world saw that it is in our points of greatest personal weakness that we are most defensive , and where we compensate addictively in our emotions . |
| 26 | Most of us know that it is in our best interests to play it — we 've never been taught the lines , but we soon catch on to what we 're supposed to say . |
| 27 | Somehow , the châteaux owners have been able to persuade us that it is in our interest to pay for the wine before it has been bottled and to finance its cellar maturation , which in the case of the better wines takes from ten to fifteen or even twenty years . |
| 28 | It is precisely because British farmers have a competitive advantage in the production of sheepmeat , beef , cereals , dairy and other produce that it is in our interests to have a truly and genuinely single free and open common market in the EEC in agriculture produce . |
| 29 | This is such a complex matter , with so many variations to take into account , that it is in your own interest to act slowly . |
| 30 | ‘ I do n't doubt that it is within your ability . ’ |