Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [is] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But the thing about Robbo is that he is a determined beggar and I know that if I ask him , he will say OK if he 's ready . |
| 2 | ‘ The great thing about Robbo is that he brings that bit extra out of people , ’ said Ferguson . |
| 3 | ‘ All I can say about Chelsea is that Newcastle United would be a bigger club if we got things right here . ’ |
| 4 | The main complaint that I have about d'Compress is that it does not use standard DOS key and mouse commands . |
| 5 | The whole point about chaos is that it roars down on you when you least expect it , like a motorcycle messenger . |
| 6 | The important thing about notes is that you understand them . |
| 7 | Remember that the point about self-access is that the learners make their own choices about how they will use the resources at their disposal . |
| 8 | A further reason for caution with regard to RE through story is that knowing a story does not by itself provide sufficient safeguard against serious misunderstandings which can have far-reaching effects on people . |
| 9 | One of the biggest problems for Ferguson is that opponents always raise their game against Manchester United . |
| 10 | The disadvantage of using water as a medium for cooking is that it absorbs a considerable proportion of the minerals and vitamins in the potato . |
| 11 | The remarkable thing about teacher-in-role is that it allows the teacher to change into a different gear , as it were , as subtly or as crudely as the occasion seems to require . |
| 12 | The good thing about cruises is that you always have the ship 's staff to help you if you have a problem and there are always guided tours laid on at every port of call . |
| 13 | The great thing for Ben is that he has Peter Winterbottom on one side of him and ‘ Lazarus ’ on the other . |
| 14 | The bottom line for liability is that you are only legally committed to an agreement made by an agent when : |
| 15 | The important point about heritability is that we do not need to know anything about the actual genotypes in order to say what it is . |
| 16 | Bad news for shareholders is that the dividend for the year is being halved to 5.25p per share . |
| 17 | A point to note about technique is that when you actually go round the mark in strong winds the daggerboard should be retracted first then the mast track moved back in preparation for the reach . |
| 18 | However , the major weakness of the Keynesian theory of the demand for money is that it is couched in terms of a choice simply between money and bonds . |
| 19 | The major frustration for prisoners is that these courses are so much in demand . |
| 20 | The implication for teaching is that texts or situations should not be devised where only the next level of ‘ difficulty ’ is provided , since these are not necessary . |
| 21 | One of the biggest attractions for fans is that they like to identify with the group ; they want to be part of The Club . |
| 22 | The problem for strategists is that Microsoft is being somewhat vague about is own positioning of NT in the marketplace . |
| 23 | ‘ A problem for Falconer is that he is just on the way back . |
| 24 | The whole point about aerobics is that your exercise is done with plenty of ? |
| 25 | The third criterion for recognition is that the item can be measured at a monetary amount with sufficient reliability . |
| 26 | The best news for schools is that a special price is available making it possible for schools to acquire the discs , a laser vision player and an Acorn Archimedes computer for £899 . |
| 27 | The curious thing about industry is that if we think for ten minutes and draw a picture of the kind of organization we would least like to work in , and hence the one where we are least likely to be effective , we often look about and see just such an environment around us . |
| 28 | One of the basic factors we have to bear in mind about fungi is that , unlike insects , which make their attack at certain predictable times depending on their life cycles , fungal attack in one form or another is about and ready to take advantage of any weakness for much longer periods — in fact , at almost any time of the year . |
| 29 | Of course , being in the same profession may increase a sense of rivalry between you — but what 's good about friendship is that we can take a little of this . |
| 30 | All the cops know about Mahoney is that he worked for Joey Bonanza . |