Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] exactly this " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is exactly this power that the nominalist is trying to analyse and explain . |
| 2 | Koons says that it is exactly this childlike aspect that makes her vulnerable to the tacky mandarins of the porn industry , whom Koons loathes , despite the mountain of mad flesh in Made in Heaven . |
| 3 | An MoD spokesman commented ‘ It is exactly this sort of thing which experts must sit down and work out . ’ |
| 4 | It is exactly this historical awareness that makes his anthology something special . |
| 5 | It is exactly this assumption , however , that shows the extent to which Western society is indistinguishable from all other cultures , for each , according to Lévi-Strauss , has always assumed that it represents the full meaning and significance of human society : |
| 6 | It is exactly this point which D. J. Enright makes in the observation that ‘ Plato may once have thought more highly of speech than of writing , but I doubt he does now ! ’ |
| 7 | It is exactly this latter view of the nature of reference which the discourse analyst has to appeal to . |
| 8 | It is exactly this problem which causes a percentage of artificial hip joint failures . |
| 9 | It is exactly this kind of function which gives the first three examples their odd effect . |