Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] this [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So we may want to introduce a more sophisticated mechanism for determining what the desired level of supply is and what we 'll do is that we 'll say this is actually a special case of a much more general , er more s sophisticated . |
| 2 | The metric used to study this is simply the proportion of propositions in recall which are one-item propositions : fig. 10.6 shows the results . |
| 3 | Any man who would do this is certainly not committed to her , could not possibly be committed to godliness , therefore the whole basis of their relationship is shattered . |
| 4 | Christians would claim this is totally foreign to true Christianity . |
| 5 | I would say this is probably one of the most significant police/customs joint operations that we 've er undertaken for quite some time . |
| 6 | ‘ My dear Dawkins , ’ he said , ‘ You will think this is very strange . |
| 7 | The fact that they can do this is perhaps the chief reason why Britain 's constitutional arrangements have stood the test of centuries . |