Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] the thing is that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well the , I mean the thing is that erm over the past erm we 've been recommended to people |
| 2 | I know , so I mean the thing is that we 've always said have n't ya as long as you can sort of get 'em down |
| 3 | Well it 's neither here nor there but I mean the thing is that we do n't as it is we 're not losing anything because you 're getting yours , half of it 's coming back as , as gross interest . |
| 4 | You see , we 've never been very happy with the people and she , she does do things if you ask her , I suppose the thing is that I should come down more often and say . |
| 5 | I don' think er that women mind at all , I do n't think that that people in general really take that much notice of it , I mean I personally er have no objection or would not try and dissuade these gentlemen from wearing these things , but I personally would never wear one , and one of the reasons I would never wear one is apart from maybe two cases there you can always tell , and I think the thing is that when I would feel very uncomfortable walking down the street and everyo I 'd feel that everyone was there going wig , wig and the other thing is , there 's a young lady at the back there made a very valid point , er |
| 6 | You see the thing is that we want the economy to pick up . |
| 7 | Yeah but you see the thing is that if I come and meet you by the time you no point . |
| 8 | But you see the thing is that how , what complicates all this is that at the same time the Communist Party is trying to achieve greater equality and how that this is n't their , their sole objective . |