Example sentences of "[that] something [is] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm so anyway the fact that it did happen obviously means that something 's wrong even though I 'll argue that it did n't seem as bad as he was presenting . |
| 2 | A value is a belief that something is good and desirable . |
| 3 | The scare quotes sound the alarm , and so alert readers to the idea that something is deficient or inappropriate about the word being used . |
| 4 | But I 'll tell you one thing , I can still see that something is worrying you , you sound as though … |
| 5 | Nothing , simply nothing , is calculated to put a railway enthusiast on his mettle than for somebody or some organisation to say that something is impossible . |
| 6 | ‘ Are you implying that something is still , ah , going on ? ’ |
| 7 | We simply can not form a clear and distinct idea of the fact that something is conducive or inimical to the actualisation of our essences without this influencing our behaviour towards or away from it . |
| 8 | What does it mean to say that something is white ? |
| 9 | But unless one is blind , or does not know the language , surely one would not be likely to ask what it means to say that something is white ? |
| 10 | Some such philosophers say that one notices that something is white through noticing its resemblance to other things . |
| 11 | Some philosophers talk of ‘ resemblances ’ , I suppose , because they think of the question , ‘ What does it mean to say that something is white ? ’ as involving the question , ‘ What reason has a person , on looking at something white , to call it white ? ’ |
| 12 | Mill 's answer to the question , ‘ What does it mean to say that something is white ? ’ arises out of his reflections on the representative theory of perception . |
| 13 | The implications of Mill 's answer to the question , ‘ What does it mean to say that something is white ? ’ for this question , are clear . |
| 14 | For a number of reasons I can not accept Mill 's answer to the question , ‘ What does it mean to say that something is white ? ’ |
| 15 | And I add : do n't fall into the trap of insisting in your own narration that something is exciting , just let the subject-verb-object description do the work for you . |
| 16 | Anxiety is an emotion similar to fear , but unlike fear , which is a response to some specific danger , such as an attacking stallion , anxiety is a state of mind creating a feeling of apprehension that something is wrong without necessarily knowing what it is . |
| 17 | If you feel constantly anxious and frightened about food , if you can not take pleasure in eating or in your body , if you know deep down that something is wrong , then it is irrelevant what you weigh or whether your immediate health is at risk ; you should take yourself and your feelings seriously , and look for help . |
| 18 | If chromosomal DNA from E. coli is introduced into Salmonella typhimurium , for example , the DNA repair system of the salmonella recognises that something is wrong and ‘ tidies up ’ the alien DNA . |
| 19 | But pain is there for a reason ; it is a warning signal , telling you that something is wrong and , as such , should not be ignored . |
| 20 | Even when our bodies give us very clear signals that something is wrong , we will hardly ever take responsibility for any problems that we may incur . |
| 21 | Reassurance that the child is already fully aware that something is wrong can give parents confidence to talk . |
| 22 | However , please do not hesitate to ask if you think that something is wrong — it is usually easier to rectify differences if they are brought to our attention as soon as they are discovered . |
| 23 | The fact that something is wrong with this policy is now being recognised outside the Department of National Heritage , the tourist boards and Parliament . |
| 24 | But the watcher on the promenade has seen that something is wrong . |
| 25 | This seems an absurd consequence and signals that something is wrong with Freeman 's basic assumptions . |
| 26 | He says : ‘ They may be worried because they feel that something is wrong with their child , but can not work out what it is . |
| 27 | Whether problems stem from personal shortcomings , from the structure of society or from some combination of these two broad influences , the focus must be on the family and on signs that something is likely to be ‘ wrong ’ . |
| 28 | If it had been , ‘ What does it mean to say that something is beautiful ? ’ , it would have been more understandable . |
| 29 | People often discuss what it means to say that something is beautiful . |
| 30 | Now it is of course always possible to substitute ( x ) Fx for ( Ex ) Fx , replacing the existential quantifier , that is , with a universal quantifier plus negation , but there is nothing much to be gained by such a swap , for to paraphrase the proposition that something is human by saying that it is not the case that everything is non-human is merely to beg the question . |