Example sentences of "point is [conj] [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The point is that they should be reasonable rules . |
| 2 | So that 's okay , the point is that they can substitute in a sentence intransitive verb or transitive verb object grammatic |
| 3 | The second important point is that we must not treat the institutional population as a single group . |
| 4 | The point is that we will never know what God can do with us until we 've ventured forward with a little faith . |
| 5 | But it is n't actually the real point , the real point is that we will continue , well it |
| 6 | In an indefinitely long game , the important point is that we can both win at the expense of the banker , rather than at the expense of one another . |
| 7 | The main point is that we can do nothing to change matters . |
| 8 | The point is that we can not circumnavigate or dispose of these problems by resorting to the familiar logical ploy of treating questions about experiences as if they were simply questions about the logical properties of sentences in which we ordinarily talk about experiences . |
| 9 | We shall not now make the point that contradictions and tautologies are often socially acceptable ; the important point is that we can only see that there is a contradiction in ( 29 ) because , as users of the language , we know how to interpret the rules of intensional combination , and those rules have not been broken . |
| 10 | The point is that we can compute out of sequences of utterances , taken together with background assumptions about language usage , highly detailed inferences about the nature of the assumptions participants are making , and the purposes for which utterances are being used . |
| 11 | The point is that I shall not borrow to pay for them — others can do that . |
| 12 | Another point is that it would make most bit image files far longer than necessary . |
| 13 | Another point is that it could be difficult to direct members to the book shelves , CAL area etc if only one desk was planned . |
| 14 | ‘ The point is that it will happen anyway , ’ says Ditton . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's potentially a very tough , very violent martial art , but the essential point is that it can , and should , be very beautiful and very graceful , ’ he adds . |
| 16 | The point is that it can not be presumed to be , without careful enquiry into the whole range of factors that bear upon educational decisions . |
| 17 | The important point is that it should be used at a time when for some reason pressure is to be taken off members of the class — putting them in what is virtually a ‘ spectator ’ role can give them time to recover from what had perhaps been inadequate non-projected work . |
| 18 | The first point is that you ca n't make a meaningful choice of subjects without adequate information . |
| 19 | The second point is that you may be asked to take a drug test at any squad session . |
| 20 | Certainly , one plus point is that you can record three to four hours of material onto the one tape . |
| 21 | It 's not up to a writer to say whether a book works or not , but the point is that you can have good ideas and write bad novels from them ! |
| 22 | The type of notes you make are personal but the important point is that you can follow them with only a glance . |
| 23 | Whatever your circumstances , the point is that you should have enough money coming in in the Income column to meet the outgoings in the Expenditure column with , hopefully , a bit left over for rainy days and holidays . |
| 24 | The second point is that you should certainly select subjects you think you will enjoy . |
| 25 | The fifth point is that you should keep an open mind about your choice of subjects and be willing to change your subject choice before you become too emotionally committed . |
| 26 | Well the point is if we ca n't find enough players |