Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] [adv] that [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's simply that on even the sunniest days you are unlikely to meet other walkers in the sorts of numbers typical elsewhere . |
| 2 | It 's just that at the time it all seemed so beautiful and important , it was like some kind of historical event . |
| 3 | No , I did n't mean that , it 's just that on the telly you look so … so … ’ |
| 4 | It 's just that after four long , very long , years , a little light seems at last to be discernible through the gloom . |
| 5 | It 's just that until now , their efforts have been pretty much restricted to the dreary business of pointing out female ‘ sexism ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's just that in life we believe in doing what you want to do . |
| 7 | It 's just that in these times … ’ |
| 8 | It is simply that at one time the ooze covering the sea floor contained shells of animals — and before that did not . |
| 9 | It is right that in the negotiations , which must remain confidential , they should seek to prevent us from going too far too soon . |
| 10 | It is just that in that particular situation he had to act as he did , and to have acted differently would have meant that he would have been in the wrong though not for the same reason . |
| 11 | It is just that in Scotland it is far more obvious . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It is just that after much brainwork in Rome I have thought to give myself a little holiday on this famous Capri Island . ’ |
| 13 | If God had so wished , he most certainly could have created duplicate worlds ; it is only that in so doing God would have acted without a sufficient reason , and this would be contrary to his nature . |
| 14 | It is only that by doing so , the accounts are reflecting the economic reality more closely . |