Example sentences of "this is it " in BNC.

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1 Bernard Shaw once described Romeo and Juliet as ‘ the impetuous march of music ’ , and if ever there was a play of rich language , this is it .
2 But now I have started it , am well on with it , this is it , this is me , no avoiding the fact .
3 I have done what I wanted , or thought I wanted , I have pushed as hard as I could , and this is it .
4 This is it .
5 If ever there was proof needed that public opinion works , this is it .
6 If this is it , I am sure I am going out on the highest note possible . ’
7 ‘ As you were saying , Piper , if Jerry breaks through the Brigade 's positions , every bastard has had it , … maybe this is it coming up ? ’
8 ‘ And this is it ? ’
9 Not only does it set you free to live in the present but you had better start enjoying it , because — at the age of 40 or 50 or whatever — this is it , the future has arrived !
10 So , no sooner did the record go into the charts and we were going ‘ yeah , this is it — hooray — we 're taking off ’ , they dropped the record and we had to wait for the guys to come back to earth .
11 If there is a last straw , this is it .
12 I think this is it for him .
13 This is it , ’ Emily said , watching for Mungo 's reaction .
14 This is it , thought Sam .
15 This is it , ’ said Jackie softly .
16 People have been talking about the need for a ‘ killer application ’ and this is it . ’
17 If there is any instant antidote to stress , strain and long-distance flights , this is it : to drift like a long-winged bird over a strange and beautiful planet .
18 ‘ Are ye sure this is it ? ’
19 This is it . ’
20 This is it .
21 This is it , she thought .
22 This is it , lad .
23 Nicholson believed he had arrived : ‘ I said to myself , ‘ This is it .
24 ‘ Now I 'm thinking , this is it — the perfect habitat for the bar-tailed lark .
25 This is it , I thought .
26 I could see right away Tom was looking for his caddie , and so I thought , ‘ This is it — do or die . ’
27 This is it .
28 This is it !
29 This is it : the very last words on the very last page of the very last issue of Punch .
30 ‘ We may do the odd Christmas special , but as far as series go , this is it , ’ says Harry , who does n't believe in letting new ideas develop into a formula .
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