Example sentences of "[vb base] this is [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or , I mean this is if it 's an average , and sort of an even acceleration . |
| 2 | The reason I say this is that they dive just like a peregrine , folding their wings and plummeting like an arrow into the sea to catch their prey . |
| 3 | The reason I say this is that i ) , there does not appear to be financial problems with the Club and ii ) , there has been no talk of buying another class player . |
| 4 | Western observers in Baku say this is because the Armenians are better organised , rather than that Azerbaijan lacks arms and equipment . |
| 5 | However , I believe this is but a drop in the ocean compared to the vast number of communities that could play some form of active role , however modest . |
| 6 | Leaders of the Colombian Federation of Teachers ( FECODE ) , believe this is because of a shift in policy in the early 1980s , when union members started to challenge educational policy instead of confining themselves to labour demands . |
| 7 | Some argue this is because of the decision to adopt sugar-derived alcohol , not solely to reduce oil imports , but also to add a further barrier against new foreigners . |
| 8 | I surmise this is because they are unaware of the shape of humans . |
| 9 | I think this is because the pop-up is much more noticeable and less selective . |
| 10 | I think this is because we have our own distinct identity and proper base . |
| 11 | I think this is because for the last five months I was pregnant I was so withdrawn and would n't talk to anybody — would n't go out of the house , I used to sit upstairs or here hoping she would n't kick too hard and my dad would n't see anything . |
| 12 | I think this is because they do n't practice being feminine with the boys around and so they get on with the work more . |
| 13 | What emerges when we do this is that the philosophy in question was originally fashioned to suit scientists . |
| 14 | The way we usually do this is as follows . |