Example sentences of "[conj] [det] is [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the contrary , an oddness of one sort or another is frequently a signal that an expression is being used creatively , in a novel extension of its usual sense . |
| 2 | Few people will dispute that that is largely a result of the legislation that we passed to reform industrial relations . |
| 3 | Now I would say to sa say that that is almost a bit like the story of the boy crying that he did n't have many holidays because he did n't go to school and that because Harrogate 's er unemployment is so low or has been historically so low compared with other areas , a relatively small increase in the number of unemployment has an enormous increase as compared with what it 's been in the past and so the same number of people living in Harrogate who lose their jobs has an impact on the unemployment figures as perceived locally greater than a similar number of people losing their jobs in Leeds or Selby or somewhere else , and so I think to some extent this the rhetoric has outrun the reality on that point . |
| 4 | Yes I mean I acknowledge that that is rightly a matter for investigation establishment through the local plan system . |
| 5 | Although this is partly a result of lower market share during the last days of The Sunday Correspondent , the IoS has made ground while its rival The Observer has not . |
| 6 | Although this is largely a question of over-priced business lunches , clearly out of the price range of most students , it is imperative that the ‘ professionals of the future ’ are not excluded and are allowed to establish early formative contracts . |
| 7 | The most important ingredient in the construction stage is time but , although this is sometimes a source of worry at the beginning , in practice it is often found that this stage is less time-consuming than the planning stages . |
| 8 | Unlike France , however , the parliament is not constitutionally supine ; indeed it has a degree of control over policy which some might envy , although this is more a result of governmental weakness than anything else . |
| 9 | Less than this is probably a self limiting viral throat . |
| 10 | It seems to me that this is largely a reflection of the consumers ' need for information . |
| 11 | erm You said that this is largely a question of , of social circumstances , accountability , erm ? |
| 12 | Sir Derek will resist pressure from some shareholders to resign in the belief that this is largely a minority view . |
| 13 | More money could , of course , be spent , but if we think that this is simply a matter of money — |
| 14 | It must be stressed that this is only a possibility ( and that the explanation has been very much simplified ) , but more and more researches are showing that it probably approximates to the truth . |
| 15 | It should be remembered that this is only a qualification on the foreign business carve-out ; if the investment business from the non-UK office with customers in the UK falls outside the carve-out , because it actually constitutes regulated business , the general COB Rules will apply in the normal way . |
| 16 | On the other hand , where severance of the subject matter is envisaged under the contract and property is to pass at this time , it is possible to argue that this is only a sale of goods ( see Kursell v Timber Operators and Contractors Ltd [ 1927 ] 1 KB 298 ) . |
| 17 | these are recommendations from a joint working party D of E of the erm local authority association and they are to almost unbelievable for us to consider and I can only assume that the that we must remember that this is really a response to what I call Heseltine 's last squeeze which was the idea of executive mayors and so in a sense lip service which has to be paid somewhere along those lines but it does recommend that we think seriously about cabinet govern government about single party committees and I ca n't imagine how anybody in their right minds would argue now that the cabinet government when they see what cabinet government leads to in Westminster and what de facto cabinet government leads to in majority ruled councils up and down the country erm , there is of course a I think a misleading er er brownie point the idea of relaxing restrictions on members allowances but members must realise why that is in there . |
| 18 | That this is still a source of embarrassment can be seen from the New English Bible , where Simon is introduced , with euphemistic caution , as ‘ Simon the Patriot ’ . |
| 19 | It should be noted that this is merely a guide and each case must be considered on its merits . |
| 20 | Fraud appears to have increased rather than decreased , and it can not be argued that this is merely a matter of greater success in detection , as many of the frauds only come to light when investors find that they are unable to obtain their funds ( or the directors of the institution are found to be in sunny climes abroad , with little intention of returning to the UK ) . |
| 21 | The Court of Appeal made it clear in Janata Bank v Ahmed ( 1981 ) that this is certainly a possibility . |
| 22 | And remember , every time you breathe out , you are adding even more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere and that is also a greenhouse gas ! |
| 23 | After the latrines , a wash of hands and face , but no shave because shaving is done by the barber and that is once a week with the bath . |
| 24 | There is simply no way he would have been accepted for training in our Church — and that is perhaps a tragedy . |
| 25 | All I reckon we can do is be grateful for the good service , as you say Tim , and get on with what 's left — and that is quite a lot . |
| 26 | and that is quite a thing , ha |
| 27 | Day continues : ‘ Very few outlets would warrant more than one product , and that is usually a lager , so ale brands find it quite difficult to get in-trade distribution . ’ |
| 28 | And this is just a continuation of that that prejudice against those that appear to be living off the state and not justifying their existence and I think it does n't deserve the time that we 've spent on it tonight . |
| 29 | but that 's in Aran and this is just a double knit but |
| 30 | And this is just a fact : indeed an introspectible fact , which we can therefore all observe directly for ourselves . |