Example sentences of "that it be something " in BNC.

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1 We tell ourselves that it 's something we should be starting on " one of these days ' .
2 Erm I mean some people say , quite wrongly , that it 's something that does n't take any part in the reaction but speeds it up , but how can it do that .
3 Copy it to Andrew and then Andrew knows when the I B I S invoice comes forward that it 's something to be
4 Most will have a dim idea that it 's something to do with conservation and looking after nature .
5 They 're offering a gift , you know … the fact that each one is a piece of work , so much has gone into it that it 's something very special , and I understand that it 's very nerve-wracking for them to offer it , to perform it …
6 Now I 'm not for a mom , I 'm not for a moment suggesting that it 's something that would be picked up on a regular basis , but I think it does mean , as you rightly say , that er , if , if , if such a procedure does arise then I 'm conscious that I 'm in a one off situation , I know there 's at least one of our colleagues on our benches who has this on , with children on a more regular basis .
7 There 's so much in what Chris has said is there not , that we , I 'm so pleased that your address is going to be published because I feel that it 's something we shall want to have and to take back to our organisations .
8 The Aldershot method was particularly important for me because I realised that it 's something we use every day or we see every day er and it emotionally prepares the audience the listener for what I 'm going to say .
9 I understand there are problems er but as a general principle it does seem to me that it 's something that needs to be looked at and the minister has said that a lot of these matters will be dealt with by a statement of practice and er he was asked by the honourable gentleman , the member for South Hams I think , er er er what the status of er these people were .
10 There is no way that we can change those without the agreement of all the other members of the community er but I know that it 's something that er my colleagues at the foreign office are extremely concerned with .
11 I do n't know , I imagine that it 's something tha they 're construct some work of art they
12 erm For example if erm two people are walking down the street and there 's a certain amount of jostling , then the victim , if he is a victim , may well consider that it 's not violent , or that it 's nothing out of the ordinary , or that it 's something which is acceptable , and then not take the matter any farther .
13 What I like about them and where I think their strengths are is that they do put science , the physical sciences , in that bracket of activity which is fun , excitement and leisure and enjoyment and that it moves away from the notion that it 's something you do on a wet Friday afternoon at school .
14 What I like about them and where I think their strengths are is that they do put science , the physical sciences , in that bracket of activity which is fun , excitement and leisure and enjoyment and that it moves away from the notion that it 's something you do on a wet Friday afternoon at school .
15 All consciousness does in its own right is to tell us that it is something internal which fulfils a certain role .
16 You can be as active or as lazy as you wish ; the important thing is that it is something you want to do rather than something you feel you should do ;
17 He guesses that it is something to do with education and reflects wryly that ‘ all we got was a bible and a thick ear ’ .
18 Because the theme of betrayal figures so often in fable , myth and legend throughout all cultures , it seems that it is something we must all know about at one level or another and need to have formalized in story form .
19 It may , according to circumstances and the personalities involved , be best to fix a regular mutually agreeable day for visiting , so that it is something to be looked forward to and prepared for .
20 David Held argues that it is something found ‘ in and between all groups , institutions ( formal and informal ) and societies , cutting across public and private life .
21 Such parents know that it is something they have been socialised into by a segregated society , and that things could have been otherwise : that they ought to be otherwise ( It 's not fair … ’ ) .
22 Accurate information about epilepsy is essential to avoid the perception that it is something to be ashamed of or feared .
23 Perhaps most of all , it needs staying power , realism and a belief that it is something worth working for .
24 Equally he knows that it is something he will ignore at his peril .
25 It must be said , however , that it is something of an injustice to him to do this , since his ideas and interests subsequently developed in a number of important ways .
26 But I think that we can persuade them that it is something that Parliament has said a planning application that deals with local issues can be determined locally .
27 ‘ I am rapidly coming to the conclusion , ’ said Busacher thoughtfully , ‘ that it is something personal with Madge Grimsilk and me .
28 I , I agree that it is something that we must make sure that we arrange in future because people do get nervous about the cars out there unattended and er
29 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 .
30 I have n't done precise cal computation of interest , but , erm the rough one indicate that it is something in the region of five thousand , two hundred but I quite agree with his Lordship 's figure of five , two , O , seven , total one is one , two , one , six , three , four , O
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