Example sentences of "of course this [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course this is a self-destructive and lonely ‘ solution' ; Lucy herself admits that she has got caught up in a pattern of starving and bingeing which she is at the moment unable to see a way out of . |
| 2 | Of course this is where a mountain bike could come in handy , but you 'd have to put up with walkers pointing at you and shouting ‘ tosser ’ , and landowners chasing after you with a stick as another slice of expensive path slides into the burn after being cut neatly away by fat tyres . |
| 3 | Of course this is tricky if you 're driving , but ask your passengers to distract you with an Ossianic ballad to keep you from thinking about the importance of Santa Claus Land and The Happy Haggis takeaway to our great Scottish heritage . |
| 4 | To many people the word ‘ spiritual ’ has , of necessity , to be linked with religious belief — but of course this is not so . |
| 5 | Of course this is so . |
| 6 | Now this does not merely pose the cyclical nature of development under capitalism , although of course this is implied , but rather it suggests that even in those periods of upturn or growth there will be oscillations and deviations , so that the cycle itself is contradictory . |
| 7 | Of course this is a work where even Karajan 's detractors can only suspend prejudice in the face of his two superlative versions on DG , but Rostropovich communicates a sense of stark yet searing tragedy which makes his performance , of the first movement in particular , very special . |
| 8 | Of course this is something of a joke nowadays and the clerk usually starts the ball rolling by reminding the archers they are now under rule seven , ‘ so do n't damn well forget it ’ , and duly pays his shilling . |
| 9 | Of course this is easy to say but difficult to do . |
| 10 | Of course this is of small comfort for Christianity . |
| 11 | Of course this is not quite accurate language does not exist independently of speakers , and it is they who introduce innovations — but the point is well taken . |
| 12 | Of course this is a cumulative list and no one teacher ( I hope ) can put a mental tick against all of these elements . |
| 13 | Females are larger than males , though of course this is n't much help unless you have a pair for comparison . |
| 14 | It would be tedious to quote more than a few examples of the evidence from parliamentary commissions , the STC , union reports and surveys etc. , but the following quotations are typical : " About the only work which the women can do is to stand or sit at their formes and set up type ; and to distribute the types back again into the cases , but of course this is only a portion of a compositor 's work " ( an employer ) ; " " As far as mere type-lifting is concerned , she may do , but there is other rough work in connection with compositors " work which I do not think a woman is qualified for " ( a union leader ) ; " Women … get the best , i. e. the simplest jobs … they are kept always at pretty much the same kind of work " ( an employer ) . |
| 15 | Of course this is not always possible . |
| 16 | I do not wish to nail my colours to this mast , but one of the characteristics of the last decade has been the shift of interest of innovative aspects of capital as displayed in my locales , from a concern with the restructuring of production ( although of course this is still going on ) to a concern with land and its potential . |
| 17 | Of course this is not an absolute distinction , as historical descriptions depend on some kind of theoretical orientation , and theory depends on systematic observation and description of linguistic forms ( otherwise there is nothing to have a theory about ) . |
| 18 | Now the other group realizing that of course this is serious research project were of course |
| 19 | That 's during the war yes and er , of course this is the first world war I were referring to and erm , the people appreciated this and we used to give it to them like you know . |
| 20 | I was just checking here in from the book by and I was looking at the chapter here on Roses Rivetus and er and it was on the mission to Munster here that er Third Combat Mission once a day for three days ' running was to Munster it was this ill-fated mission that made the reputation as the bloody Hundredth and of course this is the one that he only came back from . |
| 21 | ‘ Of course this is a truly shocking affair , ’ Wheeler continued in a tone proper for instructing young ordinands in the correct way to deal with the conventional tragedies of life . |
| 22 | Of course this is only an analytical convenience , but it will simplify much of the discussion and will help lay bare the inner workings of the market in the complex world of production . |
| 23 | Of course this is not strictly true , but it makes the explanation simpler , and after all it does n't really make any difference to the cost whether you pay for your bulb or tyre when it fails or at the next service . |
| 24 | Of course this is not necessarily the case in a more complex setting such as memory for driving situations . |
| 25 | Yes , and , and sometimes of course this is , this , this becomes a conscious rationalization for what people are doing are n't they ? |
| 26 | It 's well run , there 's a good attendance , they 've got some very very good results on examinations this year , and of course this is all extra to their school work . |
| 27 | Of course this is an illusion , but the exact nature of the change is now difficult to discern , except perhaps among such essentially novel agriculturalists as the settlers in the American West , ready to change farm and crop according to the prospects of prices or speculative profits , equipped with machinery and already buying the city 's products through the new-fangled device of the mail-order catalogue . |
| 28 | Unless of course this is a Lloyds bank . |
| 29 | I think if that were the case , you would have far fewer problems , but er , of course this is n't the position . |
| 30 | About er refurbishment and closure programme Mr talked about , a a refurbishment and closure programme is a Tory programme , not a Labour programme and of course this is all verified by Mrs coming along to the committee and saying please do n't close Barleythorpe Hall , please tell the people that you 're going to re-open Barleythorpe Hall , please do not allow them to think that it 's going to close . |