Example sentences of "be [adj] it is the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am afraid it is the latter rather than the former . |
| 2 | All for now — it is chucking down hail , so I am afraid it is the post lift near here tomorrow Monday and not the trek to the main sorting office . |
| 3 | Although the poetic writing of this author is undoubtedly praiseworthy , I am sure it is the near pornographic content that actually makes her sell . |
| 4 | The reason I 'm standing up here cos your not get things done in this town I 'm sorry it is the only way of saying something . |
| 5 | Er erm I 'm sorry it is the question now that I 'm going to come to was going back to organisation how often does the board meet ? and who does it regard as ? |
| 6 | Alicia says you should spend time talking to a breeder before diving in to buy one , to be sure it is the breed for you . |
| 7 | ‘ We do n't intend to pull out until we are certain it is the right thing to do . |
| 8 | A sentence with an indefinite referent , such as ( 82 ) , on the other hand , simply asserts that there was a snap ( based on the fact that a perceptual event took place ) : because the subject 's referent is indefinite it is the mere occurrence of the infinitival event and not its realization by a certain person or thing which constitutes sufficiently significant information here , whence the acceptability of such uses . |