Example sentences of "it is [noun] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is admitted that there was er such a letter and er on this occasion er Miss evidence is that having heard that the landlords consent for the assignment still had n't been obtained , asked Mr again whether it was possible in view of that , er to withdraw from the contract and er it is case that again Mr repeated the advice he 'd given to Mr two days earlier and told her that it was not possible and that again is denied . |
| 2 | It is distance that makes friendship between classes almost impossible , and therefore , residence among the poor is suggested as a simple way in which Oxford men may serve their generation . |
| 3 | The movement toward greater precision is characteristically from A to B. This does not mean that A can not contain more than B , but that when there is a relation of greater precision between A and B , it is B that typically exhibits that greater precision . |
| 4 | It is oxygen that causes fats to go rancid . |
| 5 | If HaL meets its promised dates , it could beat Sun to market with a 64-bit system — but it is Sun that expects to create a high-volume 64-bit market supplying both its own needs and those of its cloners . |
| 6 | Always give the customers their receipts — it is proof that they have purchased the goods , and may be needed if they wish to return or exchange an item . |
| 7 | Every time he buys me something I think it is proof that he 's not going to kill me or do anything else unpleasant . |
| 8 | Wisdom and experience are of secondary importance in our world ; it is expertise that is valued . |
| 9 | I do n't know if it is coincidence that I own a red Escort van , have canoed the Fairy Glen on numerous occasions and have had words with the café owner about car parking . |
| 10 | Once more , it is Slovenia that excels , and Kosovo that brings up the tail . |
| 11 | This does not stop the play from being brilliantly funny : but it is comedy that appeals to one 's taste for cruelty , a form of dramatic pugilism . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It is experience that is going to count for a lot , ’ he forecast . |
| 13 | It is Ego that , like a moving camera , shows us what is happening in the world . |
| 14 | It is Ego that thinks we should constantly fret about our family and the future , in case God decides we are taking life for granted , and hurls down a bolt of lightning . |
| 15 | Only myth provides direction for man 's imaginative powers ; it is myth that matures the child 's mind and helps the adult to interpret his mature experience , and myth that sanctifies the state . |
| 16 | Similarly , it is receptors that predominantly mediate constrictions of the renal vasculature of the rabbit ( ) , but receptors are more important in the rat kidney . |
| 17 | In Playing in The Dark , it is whiteness that ironically becomes the hidden , the nether world . |
| 18 | In both markets it is money that is being borrowed . |
| 19 | It is equipment that may never be used . |
| 20 | For it is prayer that enlivens our attitude towards the Bible , and that keeps open the channel of communication between ourselves and God . |
| 21 | I know in New York it is wealth that counts , but I am pleased to say that it is not so everywhere . |
| 22 | We know that it is smell that guides them , for salmon with their nostrils blocked get lost . |
| 23 | There are some people who have a remarkable ability to attract the opposite sex , and sometimes it is sex that it 's all about . |
| 24 | In England the daily business of politics is not controlled by the Prime Minister or Westminster : it is Whitehall that calls the tune . |
| 25 | While the fulfilling of the obligations or the intention to repay is not per se not dishonest it is evidence that the accused was not dishonest under Ghosh . |
| 26 | Apart from being a guideline , and not a rigid rule , it is evidence that changes in interest rate expectations are being held , but perhaps behind the scenes approval from the Bank of England has not been forthcoming . |
| 27 | It is wilderness that gives the best chance for such events . |
| 28 | If you concentrate on punishing criminals , you 're still leaving most crimes unsolved , and it is prevention that people are concerned about . |
| 29 | ‘ It is nonsense that the royals are excluded . |
| 30 | That is absolute nonsense and it is nonsense that is years out of date . |