Example sentences of "[that] it is [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The referral form is physically passed to the social worker or social work assistant in the allocation process , indicating that it is that person 's responsibility to initiate action on behalf of that client . |
| 2 | He defined shared values in the 1980s in the broadest sense , But I maintain not only that it is valid to speak about shared values in that sense , but also that it is that commonality that defines us as a society . |
| 3 | With Kiesling he argues that it is that femininity signifies inferiority to Thomas , and not femininity as such , which makes a woman unsuitable . |
| 4 | What makes The Rape so durably haunting is not its ( rather banal ) conceit of a woman viewed literally as a sex object , but the fact that it is that woman with that neck and that terrifying and terrified hair . |
| 5 | When you look more closely at this apparently innocent use of words , it is easy to see that it is all part of a very carefully engineered process . |
| 6 | On a fast , gusty launch a wooden glider will treat you to a series of creaks and groans , and occasionally bangs , which are alarming until you realize that it is all pretence and that the structure is not in the least danger of breaking up . |
| 7 | Then there is toughened glass , which is homogeneous in the sense that it is all glass , but the outside , which is susceptible to cracks , is put into compression at the expense of a tension in the protected middle . |
| 8 | Let us admit that good taste and proper judgement have to be worked out slowly and painfully and personally , and that it is each man for himself . |
| 9 | The task here is to make people feel that it is some way superior , " Nothing works faster than Anadin " , is probably one of the best examples . |
| 10 | The first contends that the word ‘ appropriate ’ has built into it a connotation that it is some action inconsistent with the owner 's rights , something hostile to the interests of the owner or contrary to his wishes and intention or without his authority . |
| 11 | The depression on the ‘ blade ’ and the overall shape suggest to me that it is some sort of agricultural implement , such as a weeding paddle or potato lifter . |
| 12 | Er are you saying that it is any part of the Council 's case that this land th it it 's it is er a possibility that having this land as a strategic reserve er can er is of assistance , or are you saying that it is simply er having included it in , it might form part of a strategic reserve ? |
| 13 | How can I avoid seeing that it is this kind of government that threatens my grandchildren ? ’ |
| 14 | They go on to note that it is this feature of the market that necessitates detailed regulation to protect the interests of the shareholders , a principal objective of the City Code on Take-overs and Mergers being , for instance , to ensure a fair distribution of the take-over premium among the members . |
| 15 | I believe that each of us has what I term a spirit ( but which I am quite happy for others to call the soul , the higher self , the inner self — or any of dozens of different names ) and that it is this spirit which has a journey to make through several lifetimes . |
| 16 | Dora says that it is this originality which is one of the strengths of Le Mystere ; ‘ Most of the women have no real training as singers . |
| 17 | In the case of Venus thermal tides make a very large contribution and it can be shown that it is this component of the overall circulation that may drive the 4–5 day zonal circulation and thus speed up the axial spin ( section 4.2 ) . |
| 18 | wolf suggests that it is this sector that provides the catalyst for rebellion and he shows how , in six major revolutions in the world , it is the middle peasantry who have formed the pivotal group for peasant action . |
| 19 | When a speaker takes the trouble to use a restrictive relative clause in a noun phrase equipped with a definite article but no attributive adjective , it will naturally be presumed that it is this clause which makes recognition possible ; there is no need for such an assumption when the clause is non-restrictive . |
| 20 | Studies to detect the exact mutation or deletion in the APC gene are needed in this and other atypical families before conclusive evidence that it is this locus and not another locus close by such as the MCC gene that is affected . |
| 21 | The truth is that it is this party and this Government who have consistently sought to defend employees and trade union members over the past 12 years , and that is what the country will bear in mind when we come to the general election . |
| 22 | Now , is it not possible that it is this rule which is the explanation of our referring to the feelings produced in our bodies by prolonged contact with hot or cold objects , as ‘ hot ’ and ‘ cold ’ ? |
| 23 | Now ultimately I think that it is this definition of ‘ autonomy ’ in terms of origin , and the associated distinction between an ‘ inner ’ self which can in some way spontaneously generate its ‘ own ’ actions , and ‘ external ’ influences which are not ‘ part ’ of the self , that will need challenging . |
| 24 | Troilus self-control , his patience , is admirable : he perceives that the Cressida whom he ‘ loved ’ is no longer unified , that it is another girl who is giving ‘ The fragments , scraps , the bits , and the greasy relics Of her o'ereaten faith ’ to Diomedes . |
| 25 | Conversely , some econometricians have argued that it is more cost effective to use a ‘ drip ’ system , advertising more or less continuously over a long period at a very low weight . |
| 26 | The ‘ new approach ’ they propose , is ‘ a programme consciously directed towards broadening the ideological and cultural content of Britain 's mass media so that it is more representative of the spread of interests and views within the community ’ . |
| 27 | before before the meeting proper may I refer you to first of all the voice amplification system is currently working but er there are some difficulties with it and it may during the day deteriorate to a state that it is more trouble than it 's worth . |
| 28 | The advantages in determining serum 7α-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one concentration are that it is an even simpler method , that only a serum sample is needed , that no radioactivity needs to be used , and that it is less time consuming . |