Example sentences of "[is] [adv] that i [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , it 's only that I feel I 've been wasting my life ! |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | It is only that I feel I may make a new friend and be rewarded with company . |
| 5 | ‘ It is only that I have never been proposed to so abruptly , so boldly before . ’ |
| 6 | It is only that I live in Dresden and that I fight like this that keeps me sane . |
| 7 | No , though these are my gloves , it 's so that I do n't get perspiration on the , on the dress , yes , or rings or anything , so |
| 8 | It is thus that I arrive at my multiplier for the whole life of eighteen . |
| 9 | I have been accused of favouring Transworld in the past , so I feel I must defend myself and say that it is not that I love Transworld so much as that I admire success . |
| 10 | She felt a frisson of gratitude at his thoughtfulness ; then , reminded absurdly of Ethel ( who had not so much wanted to be a bridesmaid , as to be asked ) : It is not that I look forward to it , she thought , if Frank was anything to go by , but at least I would expect to be , tonight , a little irresistible … |
| 11 | ‘ It is not that I do n't long for my former mate , But because of you I wo n't reach my flock . ’ |
| 12 | It is not that I have no reason to submit to the moral law and can do as I please ; I am left with no reason even to do as I please . |
| 13 | ‘ It is not that I have n't got time for girls . |
| 14 | It is not that I have forgotten what other people are like . |
| 15 | Not that I had a bad opinion of his character , ( I do n't know him ) , it is just that I feel most other clubs would not have even responded to you . |
| 16 | It is just that I want to be free . ’ |
| 17 | It is just that I do n't know what the man will do . |
| 18 | ‘ I suppose it is just that I have led a more open life than you . |
| 19 | Blanche : I guess it is just that I have — old-fashioned ideals ! |
| 20 | It is just that I believe they are probably more rare than is claimed . |
| 21 | It 's just that I du n no I mean |
| 22 | It 's not that I 'm particularly unhappy with the shape of my body or with my image , it 's just that I worry all the time about what people think about me , what impression they are getting . |
| 23 | It 's just that I mean this is the only thing about Halloween that I do n't like is the import from America of this trick or treat nonsense . |
| 24 | It 's just that I get so lonely sometimes . |
| 25 | ‘ It 's just that I get real fed up with bozos like you trying to rip me off all the time . |
| 26 | It 's just that I prefer the other rooms . ’ |
| 27 | I it 's just that I remember on Monday morning hearing on the radio that it was being talked about that afternoon and of course immediately forgot to go and get a copy of the next day 's Guardian and read about it and all the other |
| 28 | ‘ It 's just that I doubt that your grandmother sent you after me with instructions to — to abduct me and drag me to Rome at any cost . ’ |
| 29 | It 's just that I wish I 'd got my wretched memory back some other way . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ It 's not that there are two Nigel Mansells , it 's just that I know when to compete and when to relax . |