Example sentences of "book [is] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One limitation of the book is that it related to UK names only . |
| 2 | The beauty of Charnov 's book is that it uses one simple theoretical technique , hat of the evolutionary stable strategy , to tackle apparently disparate problems in sex allocation theory . |
| 3 | Although one character does get to chunter on for half a page about how the real point of fund-raising is its feelgood side effects ( get-away ! ) , there is really no satirical content here at all : the real point of the book is that it features loads and loads of cartoon rumpy-pumpy : randy housewives and naughty underwear , haystacks and giant inflatable condoms , improbable sexual positions and unlikely transvestites . |
| 4 | The most obvious achievement of this book is that it locates and republishes many poets whose neglect was far deeper than that of Mary Leapor . |
| 5 | The attraction of the book is that it gives clinicians an easily readable albeit superficial overview that will serve as a useful introduction : and even specialists in the field are likely to find useful information in one or more of the chapters . |
| 6 | The irony of this fascinating book is that it shows that Charlie Francis was doing very well as a coach without giving drugs to his athletes . |
| 7 | The strength of this book is that it puts flesh on the bare bones of this argument . |