Example sentences of "[adj] be [det] thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is that thing called change . |
| 2 | The the first question is this is this thing about nerves is n't it because that 's the first feeling you have when you got up get up here is and as said I 'm dry already and I have n't even been up there and done it yet the voice is dry and you know then you feel a bit shaky and all that sort of thing and why do we why do we feel nervous ? |
| 3 | It must be disconcerting , to say the least , to have hordes of complete strangers wandering round your garden for seven months of the year , but this is another thing with which Lady Amory has come to terms . |
| 4 | Well this is another thing I raised with Keith that I |
| 5 | Cos this is another thing , sometimes they 'll say discount , and I get ta I get students who said to me , what does this mean ? |
| 6 | I 've just had a a quick word with Maureen , this is another thing that 's come up . |
| 7 | that it came to make the amazing sounds , okay , and then after that , er , this is another thing it leads to is there 's going to be a break down in your sound machine , okay , there 's gon na be a break down in your , in your entire robotic machine , movement in our machine , and that break down could be due to some of the workers going off and getting some of them erm you know , one , er part of the machine breaking down on the whole , sound changes , the movement changes and we 're going to watch how this robotic machine changes as it breaks down , it could be sound shut down it could be it could be anything you choose , but I want it anyway , leave it to you so all you do is choose a profession , think of something that is , comes to life to you , in movement and in sound , okay , so let's get into groups of , see how many they are , one , two , three , four , five , six , seven , eight , nine , eighteen , nineteen , twenty , okay let's get into groups of four then , okay is that right , one , two , three , four , one , oh five , four , five , just get your group into a work in , I thank you if you do n't get |
| 8 | This was another thing which had caused him to feel bitter . |
| 9 | As I say , I 'd al been in things at chapel , Silas Marner and things , but er this was another thing , and of course , that 's where I met my wife , at er Row , which is the boys ' clu was the boys ' club 's Headquarters . |
| 10 | I mean is this being true to yourself and letting yourself down and you know not saying what you feel you should 've said erm perhaps now I wan na talk about one area in particular and that is this thing about you know submissiveness it seems that most people look at things that disturb you either as submissive or aggressive . |
| 11 | Er now that is another thing Peter about that hanging sheet . |
| 12 | No , no , that 's that thing called . |
| 13 | No , no , that 's that thing called . |
| 14 | That 's another thing I 've learnt in the police . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ That 's another thing , ’ Ma said , to the centre tile of the fireplace . |
| 16 | ‘ That 's another thing . |
| 17 | And the Sikh boy , that 's another thing . |
| 18 | And by the way , that 's another thing . |
| 19 | And that 's another thing I heard : it was n't only bairns and young lasses he collected , but furniture and foreign crockery , mostly from China , they say . |
| 20 | And that 's another thing you must learn : you should speak only when you 're spoken to , unless you wish to make a serious request . |
| 21 | And that 's another thing . |
| 22 | " That 's another thing ! |
| 23 | Yes that 's another thing |
| 24 | That 's another thing . |
| 25 | That 's another thing . |
| 26 | ‘ That 's another thing a Jew can not do — carry money on the Sabbath . ’ |
| 27 | That 's another thing you see that that that today you had a a tin ladle and it ever the ladle sort of leaked or developed a hole in ti you did n't discard it and throw it away , you used to go and buy what was called a , which was two little tin washers with a little bit of , I ca n't remember if it was f a fabric or or rubber , two pieces and you put one on one side and one the other and then a little screw and bolt went through , nut and bolt went through it and tightened it up and that stopped your leak , and that ladle then lasted a lot more a lot longer time . |
| 28 | That 's another thing they used to do in those days they never do now , a lot of men when they bought a pair of boots , they had them what they called plumped . |
| 29 | Everyone 's house , and that 's another thing , if you wanted to paint as your house inside , the cupboards and the doors , they were painted brown and that was a lifetime 's job , they were never done again , not like you do now with this freshening up of paint every so often . |
| 30 | And that 's another thing I mean where erm as I got I mean cleaning was sort of a a spring clean was springtime and that was it . |