Example sentences of "the strange thing is that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The strange thing is that these bites are not difficult to hit once you have detected them . |
| 2 | The strange thing is that I ca n't say I was unhappy in the Service , and generally speaking I enjoyed myself , even coming to realise as time went by that it was an experience I would hate to have missed — and yet , for years afterwards I used to have nightmares about my life in uniform . |
| 3 | The strange thing is that the SERC itself has looked at similar issues in a report on the ‘ decline in physics ’ ( ie ‘ little ’ as opposed to ‘ big ’ physics , which includes the solid state physics that underpins materials science and microelectronics ) . |
| 4 | The strange thing is that not all amateur operators seem to understand this and only about half the country 's licensed amateurs are members of the RSGB . |
| 5 | ‘ The strange thing is that he has always been the soundest of horses and never taken a lame step in his life . |
| 6 | ‘ The strange thing is that outside the camp , many of the torturers led normal lives , ’ Dr Haritos-Fatouros says . |
| 7 | ‘ No , the strange thing is that I was the only applicant . |
| 8 | But the strange thing is that , since then , Sykes and Morris have fallen out . |
| 9 | As an astute contemporary observed , " the strange thing is that de Gaulle did not , at any time , suggest that he could save [ the French people ] from [ war ] ; the suggestion was rather that if war was to come … it would be better for France if he were in charge " . |
| 10 | I mean what the strange thing is that I was reading about |