Example sentences of "to [det] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | My first reply to that is : ‘ It does n't have to come right . |
| 2 | Added to that is her instinctive feeling for people — what to do and say that will please them most . |
| 3 | The answer to that is probably that Long Engagement was 15lb out of the handicap at Sandown and Desert Orchid therefore achieved relatively less . |
| 4 | But the only answer to that is for the West to build the most solid alliance it can with the only Germany it 's got . |
| 5 | ‘ Some people might say nothing came of our talks , ’ Khrushchev remembered later , ‘ My answer to that is yes and no . |
| 6 | No doubt it will be said that the British public have said chemist when they should have said pharmacist for so long that it would be impossible to change , but the obvious answer to that is that decimalisation presented little problem . |
| 7 | If someone was looking for The Bar in those days — because there was no name written up or sign for it , no lights at all , and not even a number on the door , Madame liked to keep it that way even when she did n't have to any more — I mean when she opened up we may all have been in a sort of hiding , and not many people knew about The Bar and our life there , but it was n't that way later , and now you know we can have lights and advertising and you see boys queueing up outside every night , very public , and I like to see that — but in those days , in those days if somebody arranged to meet you for a date there , and it was their first time and they were n't sure how to find us , you 'd joke with them , and you 'd say well first there is a wedding , and then there 's a death , and there 's the news , and then there 's us ; meaning , first there 's the shop with the flowers , the real ones , and next door to that is the undertaker 's with the fake flowers in the window , china , all dusty ; and then the newsagent 's and magazine shop , and then right next door to that is The Bar . |
| 8 | If someone was looking for The Bar in those days — because there was no name written up or sign for it , no lights at all , and not even a number on the door , Madame liked to keep it that way even when she did n't have to any more — I mean when she opened up we may all have been in a sort of hiding , and not many people knew about The Bar and our life there , but it was n't that way later , and now you know we can have lights and advertising and you see boys queueing up outside every night , very public , and I like to see that — but in those days , in those days if somebody arranged to meet you for a date there , and it was their first time and they were n't sure how to find us , you 'd joke with them , and you 'd say well first there is a wedding , and then there 's a death , and there 's the news , and then there 's us ; meaning , first there 's the shop with the flowers , the real ones , and next door to that is the undertaker 's with the fake flowers in the window , china , all dusty ; and then the newsagent 's and magazine shop , and then right next door to that is The Bar . |
| 9 | The answer to that is that nine times out of ten you do not know what you really want , you do not know your own mind and have not made a choice . |
| 10 | The entrance is used for loading and unloading wagons and vans and next to that is the part in which oil , paint and varnish are stored . |
| 11 | My reply to that is that the quiet passage of a canoe going with the current is less likely to disturb the otter than a walker tramping along the bank of the river . |
| 12 | All I can say to that is that I have a higher opinion of your judgement than he has . |
| 13 | You wo n't convince me that the answer to that is necessary for your enquiry . |
| 14 | When I asked him a question he 'd say , ‘ The answer to that is — in fact the several answers to that are … |
| 15 | They must now be forced to carry out their business in a proper way , and the key to that is Government action . |
| 16 | The answer to that is , ‘ Not any ! ’ |
| 17 | Discs have to that is The La 's , who have been compared to The Beatles , for Chrissakes , and The Stairs , who are , let's face it , a doped-up R&B group . |
| 18 | They could be seen , eaten , and listened to that is until the show went on tour to Australia . |
| 19 | The only reliable guide to that is the demand at present . |
| 20 | I feel it is our duty to try to get — I will not say on our side but to work with us — the section of Labour which is national and imperialistic ( Applause ) We have got to get on our side if we can , the section of Labour which recognises that for all classes , employers and employed , production is the one thing to be aimed at ( Applause ) , and that anything which is detrimental to that is detrimental to anybody . |
| 21 | The answer to that is simply to make sure that we use radiation of a wavelength short enough to be compatible with whatever accuracy we choose to specify . |
| 22 | Maxted 's reply to that is best not repeated . |
| 23 | Yes , surely erm , the alternative to that is , without the state actually supporting the monarchy , the monarchy can still exist , you ca n't just go out and shoot Prince Edward today ! |
| 24 | Your circulation to that is poor and that wants looking at quite urgently . |
| 25 | So if I , I would n't , my answer to that is never go to jail cos it 's , you 're losing your freedom are n't you ? |
| 26 | The answer to that is not straightforward . |
| 27 | The answer to that is |
| 28 | My answer to that is that I do n't feel that my job is to do PR . |
| 29 | ‘ Hey , there 's a punchline to that is n't there ? ’ |
| 30 | And the answer to that is that the People of this Country govern Parliament . |