Example sentences of "thing is [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyway , the important thing is not whether people believe in something or not — the important thing is whether it 's actually true or not . |
| 2 | The important thing is whether or not either party has learnt from past errors . ’ |
| 3 | right , and another thing is whether we want phone 's , because all these phone 's are rented the actual phone 's |
| 4 | are reasonably senior , and the great thing is once they do you one favour that 's it , and it 's better because rather than have , for example a junior police officer , who has no idea of covering his tracks |
| 5 | Absolutely they 're reading it with you so they 're with you so you 're you 're holding their interest even though you 're not actually saying anything , yeah , and again you may you may have noticed well another thing is once you 've once you 're written put the pen down and the easiest thing in the world to have a but if you want to make a point and you probably noticed once I once I put the red lines around the red boxes round there and I gave you the first demonstration of the Aldershot method I stood here okay . |
| 6 | But the thing is once you 'd fit you could stay there . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , I 'm sure , but the best thing is if I know everything , then I can judge how much has to be said to Mother Clare . ’ |
| 8 | Yes , I mean the other thing is if we are absolutely honest , which we should n't be with a microphone in front of us but , if we 're absolutely honest , you know this , this is a bit of work that we 're trying to make simple |
| 9 | The classical thing is if somebody comes up to you and asks what a physicist does , that 's the hardest question to answer . |
| 10 | The most surprising thing is if somebody turns round and asks you , like they did last year , ‘ Why is the sky blue ? ’ and a thing a lot of people do n't even think of , you end up being able to explain — I think that 's the appeal of it . |
| 11 | The thing is if we can get that erm and We can al we could also put it on business cards is another thing . |
| 12 | Er the other thing is if anybody 's taking premature retirement , you should also notify the Treasurers the County Treasury at County Hall , because re-employment earnings can have an effect have an effect on the erm enhancement that you receive . |
| 13 | Right so the thing is if we talk about what you 've read and then The idea is that if there 's anything out of you 've read that 's given you an idea for an essay then you can do that . |
| 14 | The great thing is if you 've got faith in the stuff if you have n't got faith , you need n't bother with it . |
| 15 | But the thing is if you 're walking up er the driveway of a house , you do n't want to be caught and you do n't want to be seen and you , you think you 're under cover of darkness and then the big halogen floodlight comes on , puts you in a spotlight next door . |
| 16 | The other thing is if the school children walk round , and through where they 're supposed to go , it still goes past Wide Pond , and they 've eroded all the grass where they 've made their own little footpaths through , I do n't think going that going the other way would make it any different . |
| 17 | The f the thing is if he needs to go in for treatment , he 's only going to get worse if he does n't get it . |
| 18 | Yeah I realize that but the thing is if we 'd had a phone call to say look , we 're going to be this late , |
| 19 | Well Yes I suppose that the thing is if she 's having to work extra hours , she ought to be paid for them . |
| 20 | The other thing is if we 're successful with Atkins if he 's behind the bill the MPs are unlikely to talk it out . |
| 21 | Well I think you have a look at what they 're doing , the only thing is if if we say they need another bloke , if you 're gon na do that next week , then you 've got ta plan for that before next week . |
| 22 | The easiest thing is if you can just remember one . |
| 23 | I I think the thing is if , if you 'd 've demonstrated that or , or got to the stage of saying well alright , you know , if you 're retiring tomorrow how much money do you need to , to live on |
| 24 | Well the thing is if , if , if at that meeting you do n't say what is gon na happen at the second meeting |
| 25 | so see the thing is if you wanted to go , see , that Sunday half way we did did n't we ? , do n't you remember we had to cross the road ? |
| 26 | Well I , the thing is if I 'd had a church se service and all that , you know |
| 27 | And she said well thing is if I do n't do it Bren I do n't want , you know she 's bound to sort of say . |
| 28 | I said just do it and I said thing is if she just ignores you I said you know not to bother next year . |
| 29 | Well the thing is if I arrange it for May I can ring er talk to mum and see if she 'll do it |
| 30 | The thing is if you |