Example sentences of "[noun] it is that [pron] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ If there was a problem with this piece it is that it is not unique ’ , said Millerand .
2 ‘ The mystery of the coming of a new creature is a great mystery ad incomprehensible , Mrs Virginsky , and what a pity it is that you do n't understand it . '
3 As can be seen from the above it is possible to give questions a greater focus of purpose by considering what process it is that you wish the pupils to go through .
4 You must describe to yourself precisely what behaviour it is that you are going to observe .
5 If there is any criticism of this super volume it is that there are not enough explanatory captions .
6 Friday twenty eighth of June passes without incident apart from a quick visit from the local constabulary asking us to consider what a dangerous stunt it is that we are trying to pull .
7 If the encyclopaedia has a weakness it is that it sits on the fence on controversial issues .
8 Or stood in despair as your children big or little , carry on ignoring your repeated demands that they stop whatever undesirable thing it is that they are doing ?
9 Equally , the discomfort associated with gonorrhoea is usually of a greater order , and men who have suffered repeated attacks of both infections can usually tell which infection it is that they have on any given occasion .
10 You should enquire what type of scheme it is that you would be joining and if it is a money purchase one , how in particular members ' entitlements are calculated .
11 If there 's one thing that is clear about desktop publishing it is that it is NOT publishing , a fact that often seems to escape those who sell it .
12 Moreover , different and indeed contradictory things happen to B according to which component of A it is that I choose to measure .
13 I do n't know whose idea it is that it goes on and on .
14 If I have any criticisms of this section it is that it underestimates the difficulties of writing software and ignores the influence the historical development of computing has on the acceptance of new ideas ( what Seymour Papert calls the QWERTY phenomenon ) .
15 For the clinical and educational professions ( and the lay notions which derive their values from them ) , their very practice makes it clear what fact it is that you ‘ come to terms ’ with : you have not given birth to a member of the human species as we define it , and to which we allocate certain rights and social roles , but to an object of pathology — a ‘ monster ’ , to use a technical term employed in medical anatomy .
16 A Private Bill proposal almost invariably emanates from the person or organisation in whose interest it is that it should be promoted .
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