Example sentences of "[conj] it is [adv] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | And when in 1937 a questionnaire was distributed to authors about their attitude towards the Spanish Civil War , he sent the reply ( which he said that he never expected to be published ) that , " While I am naturally sympathetic I still feel convinced that it is best that at least a few men of letters remain silent " . |
| 2 | Indeed , it has been suggested that it is here that the ‘ site ’ of psychosis lies ; not in a strictly anatomical sense but as a functional property , determining the way the corpus callosum modulates the flow of information between the hemispheres . |
| 3 | go into a wedding , you go in believing that it is forever that 's it ! |
| 4 | of my households are single-person households — I do not think that it is quite that high — I shall make absolutely certain that every one knows the Labour party 's policy for them . |
| 5 | The majestic mountains of Abruzzo soar to nearly 10,000 feet in this rugged , central region of Italy , and it is here that natural unspoilt habitats ensure bears , eagles and chamois still roam wild . |
| 6 | The right to hear ambassadors , and other foreign speakers like Alcibiades , was an important prerogative of the Assembly , and it is here that Spartan foreign policy must have taken some of the dramatic about-turns attested in the classical period — though technically the Assembly could only decide and not debate ( Ar . |
| 7 | In the remaining branches of manufacturing and production , however , the share is much lower , and it is here that fixed contracts are the most important means of engaging temporary labour . |
| 8 | She finds herself to be even more mysterious than she knew , rather like her author , who likes to say that ‘ I have another person within , and it is perhaps that person who writes my books ’ . |
| 9 | It is true that many people cling to office , or are permitted to do so , and it is often that barnacle-like permanence which gives committees and boards a sense of dull sameness and an unwillingness to reform . |
| 10 | Well if it is then that 's right , but it 's not |
| 11 | The position I have attempted to outline in this first chapter is that of the ‘ meaning ’ theist , but it is also that of the ‘ meaning ’ atheist . |
| 12 | He knows he is doing wrong but it is just that , in certain situations of moral dilemma he has to act in ways that involve violence . |
| 13 | Ellen had once assured me that I was only happy because I did not think too deeply , and probably she was right , but it is still that shallow contentment which makes people bring me their troubles just as the senator was now bringing me his two children . |
| 14 | Forty years ago , the forests along the eastern fringe of the Andes were as inaccessible as anywhere in the world ; but it is there that is found wild cocoa with the greatest genetic diversity . |
| 15 | ‘ But it is precisely that . ’ |
| 16 | But it is seldom that junior staff complain about too much delegation as opposed to too little . |
| 17 | But at another level it is imperative that we do so because it is here that policy , theory and practice intersect . |
| 18 | Our interest lies chiefly with the main board since it is here that investor pressure or the lack of it has its main significance . |
| 19 | Here is something that seems very like intelligence , and we must ask whether it is really that , or merely another clever but mechanical programming finesse that we do not yet see . |
| 20 | The Passacaglia Interlude ( IV ) itself is unusual in that the ground [ 21 ] and the variations do not coincide — there are 39 statements of the ground and ten variations , or nine if one counts the viola solo [ 2 I ] as a theme ( for the variations ) rather than a variation ( on the ground ) , though it is certainly that as well . |
| 21 | If you can knit double jacquard on your machine , this makes a gorgeous garment and is particularly useful for larger sizes as it is just that little bit firmer but can still be very light and floating . |
| 22 | It is therefore doubtful whether he would have reached this result in the absence of a general trust clause , for it is precisely that which transforms the words retentis tibi hortis meis into a trust . |