Example sentences of "that [prep] [pos pn] [noun] it is " in BNC.
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| 1 | Accordingly , terms of reference should be agreed formally in writing and MAS should ensure that the investigations is given a tight , commercial focus so that for its cost it is of maximum use to the client . |
| 2 | If the word Gruyère on the packet can induce people to buy the product in question ( I have tasted it ; and it seems only fair to say that of its kind it is of a matchless ignobility ) then it becomes clear that it is a too innocent belief in authenticity and the efficacy of the ancient formula which has made us such easy victims of the purveyors of the farmyard-fresh Surrey chicken from the battery house , the mountain-brook trout from the breeding tank , via the deep-freeze , the hedgerow-ripened blackberry pie-filling out of the cardboard box . |
| 3 | Kylie has managed to maintain her sense of humour because she more than anyone understands that in her business it is better to be written about than to be ignored . |
| 4 | You have to remember that in his position it is very difficult to meet women . ’ |
| 5 | I hope that it is not too perfunctory a way of dealing with this interesting point to say that in my opinion it is comprehensively answered by the judgments in Bishopsgate Investment Management Ltd. v. Maxwell [ 1992 ] 2 W.L.R. 991 which Mr. Rawley , for the defendants , brought to your Lordships ' attention . |
| 6 | I was struck by the fact that no one referred to how enjoyable it is to drink alcohol and that no one mentioned that in our culture it is absolutely normal to consume alcohol to excess on some occasions and that most people will have experienced the effects of over-indulgence at some time . |
| 7 | Eryngium alpinum I have saved almost to the last , not because it is common , which it is , but rather that to my mind it is the loveliest representative of the Umbelliferae family ( which includes , strange though it may seem , the carrot ) . |