Example sentences of "[pron] is that [pron] [vb base] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are led to the conclusion that 11a is grammatically but not semantically deviant by the fact that substitutes for bake which normalise the sentence ( e.g. shake , forsake ) , as a class , have no distinctive semantic attributes ( that is to say , members of the class share no characteristic patterns of co-occurrence with other open set elements that differentiate them from non-members ) ; however , they do share a grammatical peculiarity , which is that they form their past participles with — en . |
| 2 | The best thing about him is that I like him . |
| 3 | So I would dearly like to know why it is that you find yourself so enthusiastic … ’ |
| 4 | when you 're clear about what it is that you want you can be assertive |
| 5 | You 're not sure of of where it is that you feel you might . |
| 6 | But what it is that I measure I do not know . |
| 7 | I know they are saying ‘ she ca n't sing ’ but the important thing to me is that I know I can . |
| 8 | What annoys me is that I know I saw the damn thing not too long ago ! |
| 9 | ‘ One thing these workless weeks in Venice have taught me is that I need my profession . |
| 10 | Gravedigger Jose Molina said : ‘ What scares me is that I think I 'll be her first victim . ’ |
| 11 | Quite apart from anything else , the most likely immediate consequence for them is that they lose their jobs . ’ |