Example sentences of "[is] [adv] that [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is since that I studied it , ’ said Greg . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . " |
| 4 | So Doris said , Oh well I do n't know what 's on that she said . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But Mr Bliss is right that we have to assume that the abductors are politically motivated terrorists — ‘ ' |
| 7 | My hon. Friend is right that we have the most generous system in the developed world for supporting students . |
| 8 | SIR JACOB : It is right that she do n't seem desirous to drown the remembrance of her original in her education . |
| 9 | I hope you do n't mind my telling you , it 's only that I thought you ought to know . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Oh , it 's only that I feel I 've been wasting my life ! |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | I think we have to be a little bit careful about this because , of course , erm the feeling is not that once they 've been in the job for a little while that they are still amateurs , it 's merely that we do n't require them to know a great deal about what they 're going to do before they start . |
| 14 | It is merely that they wish to question me , for I had responsibility for the food last night . |
| 15 | It 's basically that we feel the group has to be thrown into different circumstances if it 's going to be stimulated , if it 's going to change . |
| 16 | ‘ In the present circumstances it is enough that we help each other , neh ? ’ |
| 17 | It is enough that we see these things and sit with her while she drinks manzanilla or brandy to wash the sight away ( though we are never told why she drinks ) — these things are enough to make us participate in what we surmise she must be feeling . |
| 18 | Whenever in relation to a loved person , idealized place or personal indulgence I find myself pushing out of mind some disagreeable thought , its relevance ( as distinct from its importance ) is not in doubt ; it is enough that it does spontaneously move me against what I have decided for . |
| 19 | The complainant need not show he was aggrieved on the date mentioned in the summons , it is enough that he had been aggrieved earlier , otherwise as Darling , J. pointed out in Hilton v Hopwood it would be virtually impossible for an individual to bring an action under s.99 . |
| 20 | The old man explained his views on the matter afterwards to a Christian friend , ‘ For an ordinary man in normal circumstances it is enough that he believe faithfully in God . |
| 21 | It does not matter whether the party accepting the consideration has any apparent benefit thereby or not : it is enough that he accepts it , and that the party giving it does thereby undertake some burden , or lose something which in contemplation of law may be of value . |
| 22 | What is incontrovertible is only that I had it , not that it was caused by anything ‘ out there ’ beyond my experience . |
| 23 | It is only that I feel I may make a new friend and be rewarded with company . |
| 24 | ‘ It is only that I have never been proposed to so abruptly , so boldly before . ’ |
| 25 | It is only that I live in Dresden and that I fight like this that keeps me sane . |
| 26 | He can measure every clause of what the income is , against what the expenditure is so that we have some control to ensure that the church life grows and we do n't stumble . |
| 27 | Now here is John Templeton , secretary of the STA : In framing the piece scale in printing , you have to frame the scale so that it covers everything , that is so that it covers what we call " extras " as well . |
| 28 | Now if you notice Carol 's movements , they are always in a an upward direction and the reason for this is so that you do n't drag the skin , so when you 're whatever you 're doing with your face , whe , when you 're cleansing , toning , and moisturize , always try and keep the movements going up because you do n't want to stretch the face , you do n't want to make any any loose skin any looser than it is |
| 29 | and if er , what they 're trying to do is so that you work say twenty three hours the class contact , you , you ca n't be averaged for more than two hours a week , so you need twenty three hours for the first two terms |
| 30 | the purpose of updating is so that you have current information , yes |