Example sentences of "[det] be the [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the bill is n't it ? can I have the card ha , ha , ha , ha , , my ability to leave , loose these things is , is wonderful , |
| 2 | The fact that this is the case is illustrated by events in recent history , such as devastating forest fires in the USA in 1988 , the virtually annual floods in the Indian subcontinent in the wake of the monsoon rains , and the continuing drought in parts of the African continent which have taken the lives and livelihood of countless people . |
| 3 | That this is the case is exemplified by several works of fantasy and science fiction . |
| 4 | That this is the case is significant . |
| 5 | Again , that this is the case is not contradicted by the fact that , in many spheres , I may have much more in common with first world men than with third world women . |
| 6 | To what extent this is the case is a matter for debate ; however , the fact that trade with the developing nations is intended to play some part is indicated by the Guidelines for the Economic and Social Development of the USSR for 1981–5 and for the Period Ending in 1990 adopted at the 26th CPSU Congress in 1981 , which envisage ‘ [ the development ] , on a long-term and equitable basis , [ of a ] mutually beneficial exchange of goods … with developing countries ’ ( in Koshelev : 1982 , pp. 8–9 ) . |
| 7 | This is the trouble is n't it ? |
| 8 | This is the point is n't it ? |
| 9 | Now this is the key is it ? |
| 10 | If , on the other hand , the frequency of reinforcement is changed after the initial increase to an intermittent one , that is the person is rewarded only occasionally , then there is a further increase , and the behaviour is maintained long after the reinforcer is withdrawn . |
| 11 | That is the hypotenuse is n't it ? |
| 12 | For simplicity we shall further assume that bthat is the disc is completely immersed into the magnetic flux . |
| 13 | That 's the , that 's the medium is it ? |
| 14 | And that 's the law is n't it ? |
| 15 | That 's the spelling is n't it , that 's the spelling thing rather than actual letter forms . |
| 16 | Well that 's the recession is n't it ? |
| 17 | that 's the description is n't it ? |
| 18 | That 's the test that 's the test is n't it ? |
| 19 | That 's the test is n't it ? |
| 20 | Well that 's the boy is n't it . |
| 21 | Yes obviously that 's the date is n't it O one ninety four ? |
| 22 | That 's the price is it ? |
| 23 | your , that 's the moon is it ? |
| 24 | Well that 's the plan is n't it ? |
| 25 | That 's the kitchen is it ? |
| 26 | The Thinker , that 's the lowdown is n't it ? |
| 27 | Okay , that 's the question is why , why does it have that structure ? |
| 28 | That 's the bit is n't it ? |
| 29 | Yes that 's the attitude is n't it , in the main . |
| 30 | What you need to worry about is thirty seven millimetres long , that 's the length is it ? |