Example sentences of "[det] be the real thing " in BNC.
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1 | In desperate need of love vibes , the audience descended like a pack of ravenous wolves on St Etienne , not least because this duo of Thunderbird puppets in polo necks are now fronted solely by Stephanie , a dead ringer for the teenage Bardot who gambols about the stage in such a display of unrestrained delight , that you think ‘ this is the real thing ’ . |
2 | This is the real thing , it has no need for added colour or flavourings . |
3 | This is the real thing . |
4 | I know Harry is coming of age tomorrow , but you 've never had any experience of being in love with anyone else , so one has to ask oneself , how can you be sure this is the real thing ? ’ |
5 | This was the real thing ! |
6 | The building of the aircraft — this was the real thing not a toy — and the fabrication of many working parts to fine tolerances brought the students face to face with many new situations . |
7 | This was the real thing . |
8 | The AE would pitch him , convinced that this was the real thing . |
9 | ‘ Oh Gawd — sounds like something out of bleeding Barbara Cartland : ‘ Suddenly she brushed up against him , and he knew that this was the real thing . ’ |
10 | This was the real thing — but her encounter with Fen had come too late . |
11 | When you buy your loved-one a bottle of Chanel perfume or Armani aftershave this Christmas how can you be sure that 's the real thing ? |
12 | ‘ No , ’ agreed Nina as they climbed wearily from the aircraft and back into their ambulance , ‘ that was the real thing this time , certainly no casualty-faking . ’ |