Example sentences of "thing [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | a per , you know a a theoretical thing in n it ? |
| 2 | Yeah that 's the thing in n it ? |
| 3 | Yeah it 's a soap thing in n it ? |
| 4 | The thermostat 's the worst thing in n it ? |
| 5 | So we 've got one two three four five six seven eight nine timer You 'd of thought it would erase that time on time off thing in n it ? |
| 6 | cos Scott 's , Scott 's in a two football boot , there sort of thing in n it ? |
| 7 | It 's like a feather thing in n it |
| 8 | Well it 's a bloody great thing in n it ? |
| 9 | that 's sort of the same thing in n it ? |
| 10 | Well it 's today 's sort of thing in n it ? |
| 11 | Last thing in n it , really ? |
| 12 | She might wear her shorts thing in n it ? |
| 13 | No , whole thing 's perfectly above board . ’ |
| 14 | Learn , then , that on the stage The worst thing 's not to be the newest Larry But to hear behind your back Tom , Dick or Harry Being greeted by the critics with ‘ Hosanna ! |
| 15 | Cowboys may wear them out of necessity and convicts in the USA may have been given them as part of their uniform , but one thing 's for sure , whatever the reason , most people simply would n't live without them . |
| 16 | They 've used old tiles which of course helps — but the proportion , the way the thing 's built … ‘ by the old people of the old materials in the old unhurrying way' ’ but at the same time ‘ ‘ sweet to all modern uses ' ’ … and who do you think did this for her ? — a young chap called Lutyens , 27 he is — and I 've always heard him derided by the Schultz school as a ‘ ‘ society , , architect . |
| 17 | Time ( and his bank balance ) will tell , but at least now the whole thing 's up and running he can retreat out of the public eye . |
| 18 | ‘ And one thing 's for sure , ’ she continued in her big voice , ‘ your mother will never have a cough . ’ |
| 19 | Thing 's a nuisance . |
| 20 | ‘ One thing 's for sure , lad , we are going to get the swines who are responsible for this . ’ |
| 21 | If you do n't want , the whole thing 's off . |
| 22 | He gave me a sour look and growled , ‘ The whole thing 's too short , from the head down ! ’ |
| 23 | ‘ The whole thing 's a mystery , Master Clerk , and perhaps you should answer questions . |
| 24 | ‘ Bloody thing 's on the blink . |
| 25 | ‘ This whole thing 's a sham , ’ she hissed . |
| 26 | Needless to say , starting that particular sewer again is very time-consuming , and the whole thing 's against the clock ! |
| 27 | But one thing 's for sure . |
| 28 | One thing 's for certain — she lies through her teeth every time I ask her something . ’ |
| 29 | One thing 's for certain , though : committing this kind of money on equipment is a serious business , so buying all the components from the same company makes sense from the back-up point of view , and as the hard work has been taken out of the design — ie. flightcase , patch cables , mains feeds etc. — it makes even more sense . |
| 30 | That 's a tricky one , but one thing 's for sure : it 's much , much harder to make a worthwhile Rickenbacker copy than a worthwhile Fender copy , and I should imagine that Rickenbacker themselves view these particular replicas as a bit of an insult . |