Example sentences of "[is] [that] [noun prp] " in BNC.

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1 He did bring a picture with him : one of Gifford 's that Edwin was going to frame for us . ’
2 On the other hand , it 's that L.A. sound , and that 's what the Utopia is all about .
3 ‘ It 's that SAS training ’ the duty officer went on .
4 That 's that Jim Rose Feeling for you …
5 It 's that Dee who 's having the party .
6 ‘ I wonder if it 's that Jack the Ripper , ’ she laughed , and followed Dad out to the shed , leaving me with Liza who had just come in .
7 ‘ It 's that Jack Dollop again . ’
8 ‘ And if it is n't that , ’ said the soldier , who was a man of fixed purpose , ‘ if it is n't that , it 's that Cathbad forever trying to get his hands on your- ’
9 It 's that Angela is it ?
10 Oh , what a buzz it must give the dolt to have the impressionable whispering ‘ ooh , there 's that Shaun Ryder , he was a DRUG ADDICT . ’
11 The other story I recall to mind about this time is that Cranwell in those days must have been the coldest spot south of the Arctic Circle and the ration of coal to fire the single stove in a billet of 22 erks took little account of the temporary hutment , Some genius had laid down that the ration of coal would he 1lb of coal every other day was sufficient to ward off armies of brass monkeys that descended on Cranwell in winter .
12 Whitford 's view is that Irigaray 's work has been read out of context , and that we need to give much more careful attention to the psychoanalytic dimension of her thought .
13 The problem is that XPG is like defining an English language .
14 The problem is that XPG is like defining an English language .
15 The supreme irony is that Thorn EMI has issued a video tape of Monty Python film sequences ( apparently identical to those locked by dispute in the BBC 's vaults ) , shot for German television and owned by the Monty Python team !
16 What is certain , however , is that Moltke , on 8 September , for the second time instructed a young staff officer , Lieutenant-Colonel Hentsch , to visit the command centres of all the German armies to assess the situation .
17 The only thing that is certain is that Albie died in debt .
18 What he does n't seem to know is that Albie had been talking to Carmichael .
19 The consequence is that Broad Lane 's two largest personalities have banged their heads together and come up with an undisclosed compromise in an effort to prevent Wivenhoe 's first relegation in 30 years of undiluted success .
20 The intention is that OECD member countries ( comprising the industrialised West and Japan ) will use these statistics to review and monitor their own country 's policies , and , suggests an OECD official , use " peer pressure " on negligent members , " prodding laggards into action " .
21 All the people that he painted that Ehrenburg knew resembled their portraits : ‘ What is extraordinary is that Modigliani 's portraits resemble each other ; it is not a matter of an assumed style or some superficial trick of painting , but of the artist 's view of the world …
22 The hope among many is that Lamont , or as looks increasingly unlikely , his successor , will be able to pull back from the second rise when he comes to the December 1994 Budget .
23 He thinks that he wants a reconciliation , and up to a point he does ; but what he hopes most of all is that Alfred will give his blessing to the new play he has written — a drama of sibling rivalry called Brother Mine .
24 But there 's a fly in the ointment and the fly in the ointment is that General Douglas MacArthur was a war hero , General Douglas MacArthur was one of the most popular men in the United States and Harry Truman was one of the least popular men in the United States .
25 What seems more likely is that Basquiat could be the beneficiary of a process operating in the market ( and among some critics ) , where artists who appear able to retain their market value in the next decade are promoted and shown , whereas others considered beyond rehabilitation are ignored .
26 The next possibility is that Stalin had planned a ‘ near miss ’ followed by a purge .
27 What is important to stress is that Nizan 's life and work must be seen in the context of his youth .
28 Underneath the scorn , the subtext is that Morrissey 's art lacks a vital virility .
29 The tragedy of The Smiths is that Morrissey could only become the victim of the perfection of his style .
30 My gut reaction is that Morrissey is NOT a racist .
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