Example sentences of "'s [adv] that [pers pn] [am/are] " in BNC.
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1 | It 's only that I 'm sharing text books with the others |
2 | It 's not that they 're his nappies and he wets them — it 's nothing to do with that — it 's just that they 're endless . |
3 | It 's not that the expressions are n't spontaneous or genuine , Bernice said to herself , it 's just that they 're edited . |
4 | It is n't that we have n't any standards left in my time ; it 's just that they 're different , do n't you see that ? |
5 | Oh yes , there ha , I mean there are economies of scale in agriculture , it 's just that they 're , the scope of them er , is less than er the scope in manufacturing so I mean , farms used to be a lot smaller and throughout this century , this last century we 've witnessed an increase in farm size alright , but the I think the optimal , the optimal farm size is erm , I think it 's about three hundred hectares okay , er erm , with three hundred hectares you 'll produce a , a pretty squit proportion of erm total output but farms used to be sort of one , two , three , ten hectares in size as we 've gone through the farms have amalgamated and increased in size and that 's primarily due to economies of scale , but there are a great deal of economies to be reached , once you 've got a combine harvester , once you 've got big machinery alright . |
6 | They 're nice chocolates it 's just that they 're all soft centres and Tony only likes nutty and hard ones . |
7 | After all , some dot matrix printers can actually produce a greater number of dots per inch than a page printer , it 's just that they are bigger dots and tend to overlap . |
8 | It 's just that we 're going to make it into a theatre . ’ |
9 | ‘ It 's just that we 're not a noise band , ’ adds Mike , ‘ we do n't jump around the place but we 're totally comfortable with going out on a stage . ’ |
10 | I had a friend — well , I still do , it 's just that we 're temporarily out of touch — called Alison . |
11 | I was just gon na say Dick , can you , I 'll , I 'll give you a ring back it 's just that we 're in the middle of eating |
12 | ‘ It 's just that we are having a party — after the competition , ’ she added hastily . |
13 | It 's just that I am so evil and perverted and encrusted with slime that it 's rather difficult for me to remember the fact . ’ |
14 | It 's just that I 'm the only one who can see him . |
15 | It — it 's just that I 'm so nervous . ’ |
16 | I do n't mean I should n't — no , I 've got lots of reasons now — it 's just that I 'm uncomfortable with it . |
17 | It 's just that I 'm too involved in what 's happening to play games — at least , to play games with you . |
18 | It 's just that I 'm going to send |
19 | I do n't know if it 's just that I 'm missing you … |
20 | ‘ It 's just that I 'm so lonely , sir ! ’ said the child . |
21 | it 's just that I 'm never gon na get to up to . |
22 | Erm no not really I , I feel alright , it 's just that I 'm so nasty all the while and |
23 | It 's just that I 'm tired of — ’ |
24 | ‘ I 'm so scared of you my spine has turned to jelly , it 's just that I 'm suffering from an overdose of terror right now . |
25 | It 's just that I 'm in a hurry to get away . ’ |
26 | It 's just that I 'm all he has . |
27 | You must think me very silly but it 's just that I 'm so excited ! |
28 | It 's just that I 'm planning to write a book which is rather in his field , and I wanted his advice . |
29 | It 's just that I 'm surprised to hear you make such an admission — ’ |
30 | ‘ I must thank you for all this and giving me food in the week and I 'm sorry for what I said , it 's just that I 'm not used to people being nice to me . |