Example sentences of "[adj] thing [is] [adv] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The surpising thing is not that this is happening now , but rather that it was staved off for so long . |
| 2 | Er I could do but then again would you under er so that you can understand er what the actual recommendations are , the important thing is again that we see you face to face . |
| 3 | But the daft thing is really that there is a , an access into the little play area from there . |
| 4 | But the other thing is though that he 's er he 's also saying that , you know , this i if this is an actual situation |
| 5 | To an outsider , though , the surprising thing is not that Spain 's conservatives are inching ahead but that they are making such heavy weather of it . |