Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [conj] i " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It is since that I studied it , ’ said Greg .
2 It 's mostly that I ca n't sleep . ’
3 Rates of CTT chargeable on the coming to an end of an interest in possession during the lifetime of the beneficiary On a separate matter , it is right that I should inform the Committee , for the avoidance of doubt , that the lower rates of CTT announced by the Chief Secretary on 5th February which would apply to transfers of value occurring during the lifetime of the transferor will also apply where an interest in possession comes to an end during the lifetime of the person beneficially entitled to that interest .
4 It 's only after I 've mastered the basic moves that I can begin to concentrate on the emotions . ’
5 It 's only that I can not stand possessiveness , it diminishes people . ’
6 I hope you do n't mind my telling you , it 's only that I thought you ought to know . ’
7 ‘ It 's only that I think , maybe , that it 's more the vice of America — no , not vice , I do n't think , but difficulty — to be moralistic in politics .
8 ‘ Oh , it 's only that I feel I 've been wasting my life !
9 " I hate to cut you short , " said Richard from the hatch , " it 's only that I can hardly expect my staff to be in time if I 'm late myself . "
10 It 's only that I have n't been able to get to the bank , being ill and all that , and I have n't got any money for the rent .
11 It 's only that I 'm sharing text books with the others
12 Where I have a little concern and that 's only 'cos I do n't know the of all of it , is that you are picking up , yes very minor non-conformances but in practice fairly large numbers in a fairly short time scale what I would be concerned about is when you get your B S I audit that these other areas that you have n't looked at have got equally this lack of attention to detail , that you end up with not only major break down in your system , but sufficient minor breakdowns in your system , to cause them to say that they wo n't give you registration .
13 It 's only cos I fucking told him about it the other night .
14 Yeah , but that 's only cos I ai n't got the car out .
15 It 's only cos I 'm not going out tomorrow night this is .
16 It 's only cos I 'm handsome debonair suave sophisticated and fucking dead horny and hunky .
17 It 's only cos I said
18 that 's only cos I use the keys
19 say anything about you like it 's only if I got nothing else to say really
20 ‘ You know it 's only when I 've had a drink I stop hearing those damned machines . ’
21 And that 's only because I had good teachers — I do n't think that I have any special superhuman gift for it . ’
22 ‘ Well , lad , it 's only because I think you 're worth somebody better than her .
23 I mean that would have been a disaster I mean it 's only because I was upstairs and I thought oh I can smell boiling .
24 ‘ It 's only because I know you so well , Peachcake .
25 It 's only because I know Rome quite well that they 've asked me — Athens I do n't know at all . ’
26 It 's only because I 'm just out of hospital . ’
27 Yeah but that 's only because I er I owe a grand in poll tax you see .
28 It 's all because I got stabbed
29 ‘ It 's been said that I am a much improved player this season ’ , Hamilton says , ‘ but I believe that the difference is merely that I am that much more confident .
30 I suspect that is merely because I have always been able to anticipate when a fox is likely to be present as the result of scent , footprints and tell-tale evidence around the burrow mouth .
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