Example sentences of "this [be] a [noun sg] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is a problem the recent Science and Technology White Paper is trying to address . |
| 2 | It seems to me that this is a situation the reverse of liberal and even the reverse of democratic , in the sense in which the word has hitherto been understood . |
| 3 | ( It is true that we are all equally well-versed in the tedium of everyday existence ; but , unlike sex , this is an area the cinema generally avoids ) . |
| 4 | This was a ruling the Medical Officer er instituted . |
| 5 | This was a game the boys played with the sofa cushions . |
| 6 | If this was a challenge the American film industry reacted to it in a determined and ultimately triumphant way . |