Example sentences of "that it be something [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am rapidly coming to the conclusion , ’ said Busacher thoughtfully , ‘ that it is something personal with Madge Grimsilk and me . |
| 2 | All consciousness does in its own right is to tell us that it is something internal which fulfils a certain role . |
| 3 | It could be , or I 'm just wondering if it 's actually squirrels , because although the , the excreta contains berries erm a squirrel will eat berries , it will also eat nuts and of course they do bury their nuts and I 've actually seen squirrels in other parts of the country digging holes and starting a bit of a larder and of course there are a lot of , of erm squirrels in Croydon so I think unless you actually see the animal you can only speculate that it is something small like a vole or , or a squirrel . |
| 4 | For no special reason except that it was something new to show him and it avoided the long grind out to the airport the brief shuttle flight and another cab queue . |
| 5 | That it was something new is further indicated by Sidonius 's extraordinary description of Syagrius as " a new Solon of the Burgundians in interpreting law " , implying that a Roman aristocrat had devoted himself to drafting edicts for Chilperic and his Burgundians . |
| 6 | For a time she had even innocently believed that Luke 's father 's recent death had been responsible for the anger she had sensed in him , until she gradually grew aware that it was something personal , directed at her , his dealings with most of the station 's personnel characterised by charm , his impatience with any inadequacies purely professional . |
| 7 | But Breeze still had an uneasy feeling that it was something more . |
| 8 | All you could feel was that it was something bony . |
| 9 | He had no doubt that it was something devious , and her tone indicated she had already made her choice for him . |
| 10 | To us , the black laver bread looked dreadful , poisonous , but we understood and respected that it was something Welsh , something special . |