Example sentences of "[vb infin] [is] that the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What I do know is that the scale of success we could be embarking upon far out-strips anything I experienced at Liverpool . |
| 2 | What I do know is that The Da completely missed the point , as usual . |
| 3 | I 'm not very good at that sort of thing but … one thing we do know is that the Bravoes know we 're involved . |
| 4 | What it does ensure is that the chef has complete control over some of the most vital tools of his trade , with computer guidance as an important aid . |
| 5 | Well it certainly is but er I 've grown potatoes myself for years and never had any trouble with them boiling into the water but this year I can not get a good potato , all of my usual favourites like Estima which I 've found is a usually good all round potato , it it 's a monkey for boiling into the water and one thing I can only assume is that the weather 's had a lot to do with it , my ground 's been waterlogged most of the season . |
| 6 | I was majorly unpleased as you can imagine at the time but I think what it does show is that the Indians have got a terrific sense of humour . |
| 7 | One reason why endothermy is not as common in the animal kingdom as one might expect is that the energy costs of endothermy are high . |
| 8 | What does matter is that the Cabinet has got right not only the level of spending but where the money is to go . |
| 9 | the one thing we will certainly mark is that the answer which you get does depend on the way in which you read some of the statements or some of the principles . |
| 10 | What the public should remember is that the murderers the rapists have n't gone away … they 're in Bullingdon prison now and pretty soon they may be housed in Oxford prison |
| 11 | Scottish Office Minister of State Lord Fraser , launching the package in Edinburgh , said : ‘ What we must always remember is that the victim is never to blame . |
| 12 | However , what you should always remember is that the picture must contain a reasonable amount of detail if it is not to look dull . |
| 13 | ‘ However , ’ Corbett continued , clasping his sword belt around his waist , ‘ one thing I do remember is that the preacher was really a gentle man ; he told my mother that Holy Mother Church merely wished to frighten its children except — ’ Corbett narrowed his eyes and looked through the doorway ‘ — for murderers , those who slay , especially the sons of Cain who plot with ice-cold malice the destruction of someone they hate . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Hey , lost in music and lost for words , you yell and purr but all you can understand is that The Smiths are special and you 'll hug them to your heart … |
| 15 | Er we 've got one month in which to do it basically erm so what I would suggest is that the officers of the three unions represented here apply for paid release first of all to or , presumably it will be Geoff the Chief Personnel Officer . |
| 16 | The best conclusion that one can draw is that the objectives model provides a useful tool for certain purposes , especially the basic levels of knowledge and skill acquisition , but that is should not be used exclusively nor without judgement . |
| 17 | What you 've got ta recognize is that the circumstances have changed . |
| 18 | What you must recognize is that the answers given to the questions will affect the outcome of the research . |
| 19 | The first point we may note is that the coefficient of variation of lifetime consumption is ( where finite ) an increasing function of the extent of inheritance . |
| 20 | The best news that Mr. Lennon can have is that the Castle Court complex now employs some 2,500 people . |
| 21 | Much as I hope this will never occur , all that would happen is that the patient would either open his eyes and come completely out of the hypnotic state , or that he might doze for some ten or fifteen minutes before waking as if from a nap in an armchair . |
| 22 | What will happen is that the magistrates will judge if someone 's found guilty , that because they 've committed the offence , that they deserve to be fined so many units . |
| 23 | But erm we ca n't spend money we have n't go , we ca n't spend money and erm I mean er if we spent if we went on spending money , then what would happen is that the Trust would simply well it would go it would n't exactly go broke but jobs would have to be cut and that sort of thing , people would be very badly affected by it so you just have to wait . |
| 24 | ‘ But what should happen is that the workflow should be built into the software so that it automatically decides what needs to be done , by whom and when , then sends it to the relevant person , noting the deadline , and recording outstanding requests . ’ |
| 25 | What would happen is that the physiotherapist would actually train the mother to do it , she would show her what exercises need to be done and they have to be done almost constantly , several times a day and whenever there 's a spare moment , so therefore it 's not feasible for it to be done in a hospital is it ? |
| 26 | Very little mess occurs , about the worst that can happen is that the jet gets clogged causing the ink drops to get oversized or the reservoir is removed without being capped . |
| 27 | The most this can mean is that the people who voted for the party did so knowing that it was planning to do certain things , and that therefore these voters can be assumed to have consented to those plans . |
| 28 | What I do stress is that the judge should approach the exercise of the discretion with a predilection to give effect to the child 's wishes on the basis that prima facie that will be in his or her best interests . |
| 29 | One of the few complaints which I would make is that the actor looks much too spruce for someone who is living rough in every sense of the word — forever dossing down in stations and trains and consuming endless quantities of the most vicious liquors . |
| 30 | However , what the questions and responses do illustrate is that the notion of a discipline or subject , which is the basic building-block of the undergraduate curriculum , far from being straightforward and clearly defined , is in fact extremely complex . |