Example sentences of "it be [verb] that " in BNC.

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1 ‘ But do n't you think Sunil might have been in danger had it been realised that he had the run of the Admiral 's computer ? ’
2 D'Indy may be excused for missing the point of Rameau 's ‘ tied ’ and slurred crotchets : only in our own time has it been realised that these denote the kind of tremolo recently studied by Stewart Carter .
3 If so , has it been confirmed that they will pay full compensation for this privilege ?
4 However , while there is extensive evidence of assortative mating ( O'Donald , 1980 ) , of the importance of plumage characteristics in courtship ( Williams , 1982 ) and of female preference for males who can defend superior breeding territories ( Pleszczynska , 1978 ) only very recently has it been demonstrated that consistent female choice for any continuous morphological character in males is an important source of variation in male reproductive success .
5 Rarely , though , has it been demonstrated that only one species is associated with dispersal , in contrast to several examples known of one-to-one pollinator-pollinated relationships .
6 Only in the last ten or so years has it been realized that infection can be spread quite easily by these practices and may pose problems as far as treatment is concerned .
7 Only recently has it been discovered that they come to these special places to gather specific minerals such as kaolin which neutralise the poison they have absorbed from the seeds they eat at this season of the year .
8 Has it been said that they hope to repeat the experience or ?
9 The discussion about the service policeman 's job prospects might have been more sanguine had it been known that civil servants in Whitehall were reading a provocative paper on full employment policy .
10 it does n't who 's responsibility would it be to see that the old brochures were withdrawn and the new brochures were put on in there place ?
11 Let it be recorded that Namibia , with Gerhard Mans prominent , also played their part in opening the game .
12 Ribald measures of organisational capacity in relation to breweries spring to mind ; let it be noted that Dorchester ran its municipal brewhouse efficiently and profitably in the great days of Puritanism , but not thereafter .
13 Let it be noted that J , head of was actually in the room at the time of this meeting .
14 Nor can it be concluded that this state of affairs is anything other than unfair to residential workers and the institutions they serve in order to help young people .
15 Can it be demonstrated that what at first sight appears to be a paradigm case of indigenous , national forces dispossessing transnational corporations , is in fact a clear illustration of the emergence of the transnational capitalist class in Nigeria ?
16 The United States began consultations with friendly powers in October letting it be understood that a UN temporary commission would be proposed , charged with supervising elections and reporting back to the UN Security Council and General Assembly at Lake Success .
17 STV propagandists let it be understood that each major party will put up a candidate for every seat .
18 When the parties are evenly balanced in the Commons or when the Government has to depend for support upon minority parties , the Prime Minister may well let it be understood that he will not resign or call an election on an adverse vote in the Commons except on an explicit issue of confidence .
19 ‘ Let it be understood that I was not mad with you , ’ he said as a bleak expression crept into his eyes .
20 Officials let it be understood that Turkey would not object to Kurdish autonomy in a federal Iraq , but Özal , interviewed on March 29 , said that the Kurdish leaders " were clearly told they should definitely not consider a separate state " .
21 Similarly , if a person is able to accept supervision , how can it be argued that they are not able to consent to the medical arrangements given during it ?
22 Nor could it be argued that private property ensured an efficient allocation of resources since the market no longer resembled the model of perfect competition .
23 Should it be perceived that no lasting peace is possible with the mining industry , measures such as a swift expansion of nuclear capability ( perhaps using the PWR ) and possibly more electricity links with France may be adopted to avoid the risk of another strike .
24 Nor can it be denied that he has done nothing .
25 Alfred Rosmer gave an amusing but enlightening insight into Bukharin 's character and role in 1920 , and let it be recalled that he was only 32 years old in that year .
26 Nor can it be contended that this harsh judgement on Socrates was in any way typical of Athenian democracy 's attitudes towards its critics or even its enemies .
27 Parents and children both desperately need each other 's love and respect and it is important to let it be seen that you still accept and value one another , even in the midst of the turbulent years of the teens .
28 Parents need to listen as well as to talk and to let it be seen that they recognize the teenager 's viewpoint , even when they take an opposite view .
29 ( And at the risk of labouring the obvious , let it be said that Pound is often a very funny writer , in verse and prose alike . )
30 Nor could it be said that the British welfare system identified , or even defined , let alone assisted , the genuinely needy groups as effectively as did some systems prevailing elsewhere .
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