Example sentences of "thing [prep] [art] [noun sg] [be] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The important thing for the conductor is that he must learn what it is possible to ask for . |
| 2 | The good thing about a spreadsheet is that you do not need to worry about the order in which you list items — you can sort on any field later . |
| 3 | So , also there 's something to be said for , I mean , a basic technical thing about the type is that you want to be able to tell the letter apart . |
| 4 | ‘ The best thing about the course is that I can work at my own pace . |
| 5 | The most significant thing about the system is that it allows the operator to lay out pages on the screen . |
| 6 | The thing about the solo is that it should really be a chance for the guitar to take over from the vocalist and really hit you in the heart like vocals can , and I 'm sorry but these heavy metal solos can never really hit you because it 's just music by numbers . ’ |
| 7 | The ironic thing about the film was that it was n't different at all just a rehash of the best TV sketches . |
| 8 | Sure thing It seems that the only certain thing about the race is that it will be run at Doncaster . |
| 9 | The good thing about the airlift was that pilots had clear visibility all the way into Tabubil — a rare happening in an area where rain is often measured in feet over a 24-hour period . |
| 10 | ‘ The tragic thing about the budget is that the Chancellor acknowledged quite unashamedly that unemployment will continue to rise for the foreseeable future . |
| 11 | ‘ I suppose the unusual thing about the allotment is that I grow just about everything , ’ he said . |
| 12 | The interesting thing about the panto is that her real life brother , Stephen , will play the supporting role of Prince Danilo , who , I seem to remember , ends up marrying Snow |
| 13 | To judge from this book , the most surprising thing about the paper is that it did not collapse long ago . |
| 14 | The good thing about the forest is that you can have a lot of people around and still not have everybody in one area , you can still get a feeling of wilderness . |
| 15 | In Hamlin 's opinion , the crucial thing about the result was that others would be grateful to Gloucester for knocking the champions down a peg or two . |
| 16 | The one good thing about the display is that it did not damage any of the glorious neo-Renaissance interiors , originally designed as a bank by A. Weihl in 1892–4 . |
| 17 | But they 're different , the thing about the fully-fashioned is that it is shaped . |
| 18 | One thing about the strategy is that it seems to me the ultimate goal is perhaps to get rid of the warlords |
| 19 | The great thing about the game is that you 're teaching them a little bit of culture |
| 20 | The important thing about the Bible is that its words be translated into actions . |
| 21 | My final point is this : the saddest thing about the war is that it shows a gross lack of proportion . |
| 22 | The Precision in a way is too middly , but the thing about the Jazz is that you can get more top and bottom from it at the same time , and that 's the sound I like . |
| 23 | ‘ This is the first thing of any scale that we have attempted , ’ admitted David , ‘ but the good thing about the ARC is that people 's anxieties are shared . |
| 24 | A worrying thing at the moment is as I said we 're in close contact with is that the Malaysian Government is sending representatives over to visit the European Community Ministers in May , to try and say that there 's absolutely nothing wrong with what 's going on in their country with the logging , and they 're saying that people like Friends of the Earth are calling for a ban on timber , not because they care about sustained yield , but because we want to be able to sell our own wood , and this is to depress their trade . |