Example sentences of "is it [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 But the trouble is it would feel pretty uncomfortable trussed up like that .
2 And the simple answer is it would appear that it 's volcanic in origin .
3 All I would say with regard to that is is it would seem to the regional office that consideration of those proposals that were in conflict with a with an approved development plan would be erm more easily facilitated if there was an approved strategic context against which they could be judged .
4 Trouble is it might have started as a bit of a joke but it 's no joke now — not for me anyway .
5 if you 're gon na do that , I 'll tell ya if you switch it off and switch it back on again if , if it 's the problem I think it is it 'll cure it , if it 's which I do n't think it is , it 's the other one that 's incurable
6 Er as we know round about July August time , the remaining nine P C's will be er turned into civilians wave of a magic wand the biggest problem there is the total loss of our skills base overnight effectively , the second thing is it 'll take a long long time to get them trained particularly in relation to A L O work .
7 United were unlucky … so what 's new … they could or is it should have had a penalty in the second half when Chrissy Allen was brought down …
8 The danger is it could damage the very relations we tend , we need to build .
9 The tragedy of it is it could have been avoided .
10 But the beauty of air power is it can get wherever you want it and go there very quickly indeed , because aircraft can be there in a very short time , ’ he said at the 75th anniversary celebrations at RAF Marham , Norfolk .
11 And the trouble is it can turn septic again , and put the whole thing sky high again .
12 Erm I think you can see that the problem with this kind of biographical approach to history is it can degenerate into trivia .
13 If it is it must have been with croutons , since those lumpy floaters were n't there when the liquid-lunch-from-hell embarked on its inward journey .
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