Example sentences of "[det] [is] [art] thing " in BNC.
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| 31 | That is the thing about autumn here : when it is sunny there is the threat of clouds — but even when cloudy there is the promise of sun . |
| 32 | Because she [ the new maths teacher ] did n't know me , she did n't have any confidence in me … but because she did n't have any confidence in me , I did n't have any confidence in myself , and that is the thing that really makes me regret changing schools … at my first school all the teachers knew me and had confidence in me . |
| 33 | I mean that is the thing yo you know , hope they want to auction like that . |
| 34 | No , that is the thing |
| 35 | Okay so that 's that 's that 's a thing that would help . |
| 36 | That 's a thing about stories , sometimes ; they have different endings according to who you listen to , and some have sort of open endings , and some do n't actually have proper endings yet . ’ |
| 37 | Well that 's a , that 's a thing of that particular day , at that time th th and life erm and then they get what they call , they bought a steam hopper , so the steam hopper would say , could get to sea quicker in half the time the dumb hoppers could and so we were rotating all the time , there used to be one dumb hopper go to sea , one steam hopper and we 'd be loading the other dumb hopper and then th course the steam hopper would be back in half the time we 'd that and that 's how we rotate , day to day . |
| 38 | That 's a thing I find that we 're losing very much is all these exclamations and of course a lot of exclamations were calling on a divine hand of God to look after you . |
| 39 | So that 's a that is n't a straight logarithmic curve , but that 's a thing that occurs in nature a lot and in electrical circuits , that 's a growth curve . |
| 40 | Because that 's that 's a thing that will apply to all subjects . |
| 41 | That 's a thing you forget about is all the really obvious things . |
| 42 | So I think that 's a thing of the future , but I hope it 's not too far in the future . |
| 43 | That 's the thing about pub rock — everyone goes home happy . |
| 44 | I got to get back home , that 's the thing . |
| 45 | It 's over , that 's the thing . ’ |
| 46 | ‘ That 's the thing , ’ she said . |
| 47 | That 's the thing about the thirties : there 's so much of them . |
| 48 | That 's the thing about living in Britain . |
| 49 | That 's the thing about becoming incredibly successful — it 's less easy to experiment . ’ |
| 50 | I think that 's the thing has probably hurt him . |
| 51 | ‘ Keep them out of the hands of the police , that 's the thing . |
| 52 | Peace and quiet , that 's the thing ! |
| 53 | That 's the thing about heroes — they tend to reflect the goings-on in your life , and that 's why I 'm always interested to know who others like . |
| 54 | ‘ That 's the thing about going outside of yourself , ’ Margaret explains . |
| 55 | That 's the thing I miss most , a thick , black cup of freshly ground continental roast , a kick in the head . |
| 56 | It 's freshness ! — that 's the thing to get , |
| 57 | That 's the thing . |
| 58 | She does n't really know the theatres so that 's the thing |
| 59 | so that 's the thing |
| 60 | Yes , cos that 's the thing |