Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [conj] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is since that I studied it , ’ said Greg . |
| 2 | George continued with deliberate diffidence : ‘ It 's all rather confidential I know of course you 'll respect that ; the problem is rather whether you feel you can disclose anything from your side without an official request from Security and I 'm sure you 'll understand why we 'd rather avoid that at this stage … ’ |
| 3 | It is rather that he realigns fantasy and fact by using a set of ready-made and entirely artificial rules governing talking animals to explore the workings of a no less unnatural , controlled and rigidly inhuman system . |
| 4 | This is presumably because it allows you to explore the knowledge contained therein . |
| 5 | There is eventually because you learn it . |
| 6 | Similarly , C. S. Lewis 's The Allegory of Love is praised by Kathleen Tillotson for charting the nature and evolution of two " principles " , or fundamental movements of the human mind — romantic love and allegory : " It is rarely that we meet with a work of literary criticism of such manifest and general importance as this . " |
| 7 | Home is somewhere where you have space to spread your wings . |
| 8 | So Doris said , Oh well I do n't know what 's on that she said . |
| 9 | Yes , I do because it 's on as she said it was on continually . |
| 10 | Yes , yes , it does n't compete with the fireplace , we have a , a , er mock fire in there you know , normally in the winter that , that 's on and it looks , it 's very realistic , it almost looks as if it is a fire glowing all the time cos there 's a rotary spinner in it and it flickers , er , and er the room is very warm because it 's central heated anyway and , no I would n't say , it never bothers me the television , I do n't suppose that er , if I were left on my own I 'd hardly have it left on you know I think men watch television more than women . |
| 11 | And we went all round the bed and we went all round outside , we went all through the back smelt outside Jane 's door in case she 'd she were on fire could n't find nothing , sat down and read , he said it 's cos the telly 's on and I expect it 's damp and it 's you know |
| 12 | If Caps Lock is on and you hold down the shift key , lower case letters are typed |
| 13 | Whether it be Microsoft , WordPerfect Guildsoft or any of the other software houses and importers , they can only let you know when an upgrade offer is on if they know who you are . |
| 14 | Press hostility to this idea was scarcely free of self-interest , but there were bigger issues at stake and it is right that they prevailed . |
| 15 | But Mr Bliss is right that we have to assume that the abductors are politically motivated terrorists — ‘ ' |
| 16 | My hon. Friend is right that we have the most generous system in the developed world for supporting students . |
| 17 | SIR JACOB : It is right that she do n't seem desirous to drown the remembrance of her original in her education . |
| 18 | The humble raisin has been around for at least 2,000 years , but it has n't always been very popular — particularly in the US where novelty is all when it comes to food . |
| 19 | It 's only after I 've mastered the basic moves that I can begin to concentrate on the emotions . ’ |
| 20 | It 's only while they stay so in-house as a D S O , that we have to be so careful about what we do and what we do n't . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's only since we saw the video that we found out whose boot it was . |
| 22 | That one of Selby 's you know it was fine until they put an extension in just er a key station as soon as they did that this one started acting up , so he said it 's only since we did that , he said it happened the day after we put that in , I said okay , disconnected it , still did it , disconnected it at the , end here , still did it , erased it from the program so it did n't even know it existed , still did it |
| 23 | I hope you do n't mind my telling you , it 's only that I thought you ought to know . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Oh , it 's only that I feel I 've been wasting my life ! |
| 25 | ‘ 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | ‘ That 's only 'cos you do n't know what you 're into . |
| 29 | It maybe faithful for a long time , perhaps you build up that trust , and it 's only once you 've got beyond that , that you can then begin to actually influence er , negotiate with them . |
| 30 | that 's only cos I use the keys |