Example sentences of "is a [noun sg] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There is an exotic dancer who you could say , in modern terms , is a strippogram but it is actually set in 1870s Russia so she is an exotic dancer . |
| 2 | That is a factor but it is not exclusive against the order . |
| 3 | The very phrase corporatism is a problem since it continues to evoke the spectre of Italian fascism and authoritarian rule . |
| 4 | But there is a problem when it comes to putting the girls to bed . |
| 5 | Nigel Watson , chairman of the housing forum , said : ‘ The survey confirms our fears that there is a problem and it is one which is getting worse as more young people are being forced to leave the dale . ’ |
| 6 | She is a bit but it 's . |
| 7 | Yeah , there is a bit but it 's , it 's like somebody broke it , broke it , so it 's half |
| 8 | It is a pity that it is not consistent for all remedies . |
| 9 | This is a pity as it is usually curable . |
| 10 | Clearly the Heart of England deal has not been completed and there are difficulties with it , which is a pity as it would have been a good start to the venture . |
| 11 | The Government are keen to have a constructive debate on housing policy when they can , but it is a pity when it can not be based on proper acknowledgement of the facts . |
| 12 | She said : ’ No , that is a goal and it 's explicity set out as a goal . |
| 13 | No actually it does n't have a curve , it is a triangle but it 's got a longer base has n't it ? |
| 14 | What has set the United States ' pulse racing is a realisation that it is no longer the most prosperous of the three , but lies second to Japan ( and Europe , if ever its internal bickering stops , could easily push the US into third place ) . |
| 15 | I know disturbing you on Christmas Day is a bind but it 's more than that for me ! |
| 16 | Anything in writing is a guarantee if it " contains or purports to contain some promise or assurance " ( s5(2) ( b ) ) . |
| 17 | The Ozick extract is a particular case because it is a fantasy but it is the kind of clipped talk I think likely between two opponents who are squaring up to fight one another . |
| 18 | It is a necessity because it provides the opportunity for reflection on how well you have carried out various tasks and whether there are better ways of doing things . |
| 19 | Thank you and all the other rhymesters , including those who thought that kettle is a watch because it rhymes with metal ! |
| 20 | And each visit is a session whether it 's a day or half a day or twenty |
| 21 | A spokesman for Drake Training says that there is a possibility that it may establish an office in Moscow to put the training of Russian NetWare engineers on a more regular footing . |
| 22 | How long he survived his restoration is not certainly known for Northumbrian regnal tradition retained no memory of Eardwulf 's second reign , but there is a possibility that it lasted some three or four years ( see below , p. 196 ) . |
| 23 | ‘ Tenby 's tongue was hanging out and there is a possibility that it may have got over his bit , ’ said the Newmarket trainer . |
| 24 | Yes , I creative accountancy obviously is a word that it 's easy to bandy about . |
| 25 | It is a word cos it 's something that people use |
| 26 | If it is of exceptional quality , there is a chance that it may be vested — either immediately or at a later date — in the Redundant Churches Fund . |
| 27 | Yet , as they finally declare their love for each other — having been tricked into so doing — Beatrice asks one favour : It seems to me that the fact that this request comes in prose is a sign that it is not to be taken seriously , since it , too , like so much else in the play , is based on false appearances . |
| 28 | That 's right , and , and the first act of the play is a rehearsal and it keeps stopping and the director keeps sort of straightening them out and they 're dealing with little problems , and when you 're actually rehearsing it you find yourself sort of repeating the play because it 's so ac Michael Frayn who wrote it has so accurately observed what happens er when you 're directing a play that er you find yourself re-enacting the play and , and suddenly find a discussion you 've just been having has part sounds as if it 's come out of the script . |
| 29 | The consequence is a realization that it is precisely the hierarchical and cybernetic attributes of living organisms that enabled evolution to acquire the direction emphasized by Hobhouse at the start of the century . |
| 30 | That he did discover it , that he had a wonderful self-knowledge — not mere self-analysis — calm and penetrating , never coldly submissive , is a proof that it was not the whole truth . |