Example sentences of "[coord] simply [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are speaking here of presuppositions , but just as easily we could spell them out in terms of specific things , such as God 's holiness or justice or love , or simply that ‘ Jesus loves me ’ . |
| 2 | Is it a function of ageing or simply that the mode of communication may become more restrained and that the emotional experiences are as rich as ever ? |
| 3 | Some women have suggested reclaiming cunt , pointing out that the word has connections with cunning ( knowledge , magical power ) , or simply that it denotes a powerful and female area of the body . |
| 4 | It is far better to recognize that external circumstances have changed , or simply that one made a mistaken series of assumptions about one 's own relative strengths , rather than to plough on in a situation where plainly the goal you have set yourself is unattainable . |
| 5 | ‘ Is it that you ca n't think of anything plausible , or simply that you refuse to make excuses for what you are ? ’ he wondered insultingly . |
| 6 | I mean what we 've heard that in fact erm they had met in prison , but was that known to you at that time or simply that they were known to each other and that had a record ? |
| 7 | All the actors interviewed seemed to feel , and state quite naturally and simply that there was really nothing else for them to do but act . |
| 8 | The consensus that emerged about the teachers who had mattered to them was neither that they were strict nor that they were liberal , but simply that they were interested in them as people . |
| 9 | I am not claiming that the belief is wrong , but simply that we have no facts on which to judge the issue . |
| 10 | If ‘ it is raining ’ expresses the belief that it is raining , but says not that I , the speaker , have that belief , but simply that it is raining , it would appear that it differs in meaning from ‘ I believe that it is raining ’ . |
| 11 | Not , says UI , to kowtow to any kind of preconditions SunSoft wants UI to meet for the firm to close on the desktop issue , but simply that USL does n't have resources to do all the development work coming down the line . |
| 12 | By this we mean not that it is chaotic but simply that there is no government above the states which comprise it . |
| 13 | I can not , therefore , say that subsequently A hit the photographic plate and B collided with the gold atom , but simply that an electron hit the photographic plate and an electron collided with the gold atom . |
| 14 | But simply that I can not see a case |
| 15 | It is not that we are afraid to do so but simply that the occasion never really arises . |
| 16 | This ‘ business ’ characteristic does not require that he should regularly carry on business as an agent but simply that on the occasion in question he was acting as a business proposition . |
| 17 | It was not a case of there not being any money , but simply that the Minister would not darn well apply it . |
| 18 | It does n't mean they in themselves could not be profitable but simply that they have these cash flow problems . |