Example sentences of "[coord] that is [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you delay the answering of letters , of course that creates more letters chasing up the first ones and that is again where you are getting your priorities wrong , admittedly on a very small items . |
| 2 | Townsend leads a team which shows only one change from the side that beat Lithuania 1-0 in Vilnius in June and that is only because centre half Paul McGrath is suspended . |
| 3 | But that flakiness and that is obviously when it was new he did n't let it dry out , he just painted |
| 4 | So the sum has to be one , times a half , is greater than two , which it clearly is n't , cos one times a half is a half , and that is less than two . |
| 5 | Sometimes the women say she is a saint , but that is only because she has kept me here , and they do not like her . |
| 6 | Nothing can be more daunting for a beginner than to step up and smash his fist or foot through a neatly arranged stack of wood or tiles , but that is only because his mind constructs a barrier . |
| 7 | You need to make a conscious effort especially to get the tune right — at the beginning you will probably feel that you sound strange and maybe affected , but that is only because the intonation patterns are new to you . |
| 8 | ‘ He is mischief-making on behalf of Tucker but that is only because King likes to hear himself talk , ’ said the champion , who is both personable and articulate . |
| 9 | I still think I am the more domineering , but that is only because she is so polite + generally does n't put up a fight ! ( or used not to ! ) |
| 10 | Bereaved people may seem reluctant to accept invitations out , but that is often because they feel that they will be in the way or make an odd number at any gathering , and the hurt and embarrassment this creates is awful . |
| 11 | It is rare for such declarations to be made — but that is usually because people have n't given any thought as to how best to behave and therefore have nothing to declare . |