Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] it [be] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If there was a problem with this piece it is that it is not unique ’ , said Millerand . |
| 2 | If the book does have one central purpose it is to shed light upon the process of the changing system of higher education in Britain , and if it reaches one clear conclusion it is that both Oxford and Cambridge have performed admirably in recent years . |
| 3 | Both victim and aggressor would be immune from moral judgment ; the former for taking whatever social path it was that made him vulnerable and the latter for unleashing his fury , frustrations or whatever , upon the passive recipient of his cruelty and wrath . |
| 4 | If I have any criticisms of this section it is that it underestimates the difficulties of writing software and ignores the influence the historical development of computing has on the acceptance of new ideas ( what Seymour Papert calls the QWERTY phenomenon ) . |
| 5 | Friday twenty eighth of June passes without incident apart from a quick visit from the local constabulary asking us to consider what a dangerous stunt it is that we are trying to pull . |
| 6 | Let Lucy articulate , lay herself on whatever uncomfortable line it was that she had elected to draw . |
| 7 | If there is one unchallenged law of personal computing it is that , given half a chance , they will make something that used to be simple into a completely bewildering nightmare ! |
| 8 | What a strange freak of human history it is that the Declaration of Independence should be among the lineal ancestors of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ! |
| 9 | If they believed her story , and it was doubtful they would , they almost certainly would fail to realise what an astounding event it was that had taken place in the classroom that afternoon . |
| 10 | What good news it is that SNH have given a £7,000 grant for repair work on the path to Blaven , one of the most spectacular mountains in the Skye Cuillin . |
| 11 | Polybius gives his reasons for reporting the figures : " so that it may appear from actual facts what a great power it was that Hannibal ventured to attack , and how mighty was that empire boldly confronting which he came so near his purpose as to bring great disasters on Rome " ( 2.24.1 ) . |
| 12 | What dreadful news it is that a lethal , new form of algae pollution has been found in one of Scotland 's best known lochs , lovely Loch Awe in Argyll . |
| 13 | The flea — or whatever variation in that species it was that crawled in him — had reached his elbow , and his arm below that pain was now completely numb , the skin of his hand wrinkled and flaky . |
| 14 | What a lasting pity it is that Sir Julien himself , so passionately devoted to the game , was such an abysmally poor performer . |
| 15 | If there is any criticism of this super volume it is that there are not enough explanatory captions . |
| 16 | Or stood in despair as your children big or little , carry on ignoring your repeated demands that they stop whatever undesirable thing it is that they are doing ? |
| 17 | WHAT delightful news it is that Leslie Crowther , right , is back on his feet . |
| 18 | Let me take this opportunity to say what a wonderful thing it is that for almost fifty years now , the British government has spent huge sums of money to keep this unique library up to date . |
| 19 | But in the meantime she was unwilling — no — afraid to know what secret thing it was that they were carrying . |
| 20 | If Eva had any regrets it was that her mother had never been able to put in words just how much she obviously meant to her , and that there had not been more time to spend with her parents over the years . |
| 21 | It would not be right for me to say that he was wrongly ennobled , because I know too little about him to be able to detect whatever surprising quality it was that commended itself to Harold Wilson for admission to the House of Lords . |
| 22 | If anything is demonstrated by the USSR 's record on energy over the past decade it is that the resources , the equipment , manpower and the money do exist broadly to achieve whatever the mighty planning and executive mechanism dictates . |