Example sentences of "a [noun] [be] [conj] it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only trouble with such a hypothesis is that it is difficult to prove . |
| 2 | The reason vitamin D was regarded as a vitamin is because it is found in our food , and this is important for those who do not receive adequate exposure to sunlight — for example , the house-bound elderly . |
| 3 | You see , the point about a magnum is that it is metal psychology : it scares the shit out of the guy it is aimed at , it makes the guy who holds it feel really proud . ’ |
| 4 | The essence of a club is that it is select and private ; you can not be followed in there . |
| 5 | The premier 's talk of working with councils rings rather hollow in Mr Cawley 's ears : ‘ My idea of a partnership is that it 's a two-way thing , with give and take . |
| 6 | The disadvantage of using a partnership is that it is an unincorporated business , although tax-neutral mechanisms exist to enable it to be incorporated at a later date ( see s162 Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 ( " TCGA 1992 " ) and s343 TA 1988 ) . |
| 7 | Note that a difficulty in the interpretation of such a study is that it is not clear what the objective frequencies of the various information types would actually have been . |
| 8 | A disadvantage is that it is not always easy to ensure that a student gains ‘ core ’ knowledge of the subject . |
| 9 | Now light , presumably erm one of the reasons one chooses a light year as a unit or a distance is because it 's a convenient number , but also presumably because it does n't change very much with any physical factor . |
| 10 | But , the real advantage of a boilie is that it is so tough ( the carp do not know it is soft on the inside ) that a carp takes the bait by sucking it straight back to its pharyngeal teeth in its throat . |
| 11 | You probably already know what a larva is because it is also known as a caterpillar . |
| 12 | The court looks at the whole circumstance of the transaction and considers whether the true nature of the transaction when viewed as a whole is that it is a disguised dividend . |
| 13 | It 's just it 's just a number be because it 's one length divided by another . |
| 14 | Her answer is that ‘ The whole point of a duty is that it is bounden or binding ’ ( 1983 : 52 ) . |
| 15 | The main advantages of a shower are that it 's more hygienic and uses less water than a bath — typically , 70 to 80 per cent less , 30 to 40 per cent less for a power shower . |
| 16 | He ignores the fact that the major argument for including the supervisor 's name in papers to which he or she has not made such a contribution is that it is the supervisor 's reputation which has attracted the research grant or ensured publication . |
| 17 | He ignores the fact that the major argument for including the supervisor 's name in papers to which he or she has not made such a contribution is that it is the supervisor 's reputation which has attracted the research grant or ensured publication . |
| 18 | If the normal and primary way of justifying the legitimacy of an authority is that it is more likely to act successfully on the reasons which apply to its subjects then it is hard to resist the dependence thesis . |
| 19 | The essence of an objective is that it is specific , quantitative , on a time base and measurable . |
| 20 | The entity view of an organization is that it is distinct from any group of individuals associated with it . |