Example sentences of "that be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can that be done ? |
| 2 | May all that be behind me . |
| 3 | Or would that be too soon ? |
| 4 | ‘ Mid-afternoon — would that be all right ? ’ |
| 5 | It 's just that the powers that be treat us teachers like dirt . |
| 6 | So what can that be ? |
| 7 | Let that be a lesson to you , Clare , she thought , to lose your temper and try me with your emotional immaturity . |
| 8 | The police station was not yet half a dozen years old , but ever since its completion the powers that be , like fussy housewives , had been unable to let well alone , adding innovation after innovation , perpetually trying to improve their handiwork . |
| 9 | ‘ Now who can that be , ’ Frau Nordern said , exasperated . |
| 10 | How can that be right ? ’ |
| 11 | Can that be right ? |
| 12 | Did the architect get eight out of ten from the powers that be ? |
| 13 | ‘ Should n't that be in Africa by now ? ’ she asked . |
| 14 | Would n't that be splendid , Miss Lilian ? |
| 15 | Mrs Hollidaye said , ‘ Yes , would n't that be splendid ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Would n't that be proof ? ’ |
| 17 | The blood of childbirth and menstruation , which follows a passive and unstoppable cycle , can be construed ( by the powers that be ) to fall within this category , and so it is required that cultural regulation step in with restrictive legislation . |
| 18 | It 's always been around in comic culture , but as cynical publishers try to cash in on the success of Howard Chaykin 's gross Black Kiss , there 's so much of it that the powers that be have noticed . |
| 19 | If you weigh slightly more one morning than the next , why should that be ? |
| 20 | He said that ‘ the powers that be ’ had presented him with a summons and the Protestant people had presented him with that book and he thought a parallel could be drawn between the two . |
| 21 | Another argument is that advertising has only been around for a while , so how can that be the reason for all our hang-ups , but that 's not true either . |
| 22 | And something that happens to us at least five days in every month — that affects , amongst other things , our sexual feelings , and our body size and shape — why should that be unimportant ? |
| 23 | ‘ Let that be a lesson to you ! ’ the young soldier warned , taking a spotless handkerchief from his pocket to wipe some Jewish blood from the tips of his manicured fingers . |
| 24 | Could that be something to do with the fact he could n't read it ? |
| 25 | ‘ Sir , would that be the honey-glazed Virginia ham or the Down-Home Hickory-Smoked ? ‘ |
| 26 | ‘ Sir , would that be three eggs or four ? ’ |
| 27 | And do yourself a favour by not wanting tea instead of coffee : ‘ Sir , would that be hot tea or iced tea ? |
| 28 | The powers that be have decided that various lists have to be drawn up , including one of all those who survived . |
| 29 | To help people to be better people , happier people , how can that be dangerous ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ What possible reason would that be for disliking you ? |