Example sentences of "but [det] [is] exactly the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You would n't let a thief tow away your home — but that 's exactly the sort of invitation you give a criminal if your caravan is n't secured ! |
| 2 | But that is exactly the opposite of the new picture . |
| 3 | But this is exactly the kind of quality of which Paul is speaking . |
| 4 | Such a view is of course anachronistic , but this is exactly the attraction of Gironella 's reworkings — he can present us with shifting visions of the art of the past , from within and from without , exploiting contrary responses , period eye and innocent eye . |
| 5 | But this is exactly the sort of attitude that has forced RAF pilots to take on the most terrifying assignments and attack runways and hardened aircraft shelters ( built with British expertise ) , to be fired on by Soviet missiles or Soviet antiaircraft guns , or face the threat of German-developed chemical warfare or French Exocet missiles . |
| 6 | I shall certainly look at that , but this is exactly the sort of issue in which I do not want us to get involved . |