Example sentences of "[noun sg] it [be] 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 | What a pity it was that he should have to live in that depressing room . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | You must describe to yourself precisely what behaviour it is that you are going to observe . |
| 6 | If there is any criticism of this super volume it is that there are not enough explanatory captions . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | She said most of it was it was n't the actual looking at the hole it was that she was hurting him pushing it in . |
| 9 | If the encyclopaedia has a weakness it is that it sits on the fence on controversial issues . |
| 10 | Wh what I mean to say is I could n't in advance guess which field it was that you were going to want at any particular moment . |
| 11 | 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 ? |
| 12 | But in the meantime she was unwilling — no — afraid to know what secret thing it was that they were carrying . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Let Lucy articulate , lay herself on whatever uncomfortable line it was that she had elected to draw . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | I do n't know whose idea it is that it goes on and on . |
| 18 | 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 ) . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | A Private Bill proposal almost invariably emanates from the person or organisation in whose interest it is that it should be promoted . |