Example sentences of "it [is] that " in BNC.

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1 It 's that ballet dancer .
2 It 's that sort of a mountain in a wilderness of splendid proportions .
3 It 's that let's-get-on-with-it expression .
4 I hope it 's that one .
5 It 's that picture of a cat that used to be on Marie 's wall .
6 It 's that man from Ostkreuz .
7 If there is one danger facing Armani , it 's that of becoming trapped in his own stereotype ; when the day finally comes that he tires of the simple suit and sensational jacket , the world may just insist that he keeps on making them .
8 That building was valued by a private firm — well , it 's that sort of Government — at a cost of £40,000 .
9 But after the permission of the seventies , when sex was banalized by becoming available , it could no longer be the instigator of desperation ( it 's that state of mind that is indispensable to rock , not physical fin ) .
10 If any song really chokes me up , it 's that one .
11 The soap I use is shared by the whole family , so my wife makes sure that it 's that pure white , unperfumed stuff for sensitive skin .
12 He heard the stage doorman say , ‘ I 'm sorry , Miss , but it 's that old git who 's horny about you .
13 It 's that bloomin' home-help .
14 Perhaps it 's that bloke who locked the gates in Gibraltar so they could n't get into Spain .
15 It 's that bridge , it 's got cancer , ’ I explained .
16 Then it 's that person 's prerogative it 's up to him if he wants to show everyone else where the water is .
17 It 's that one , ironically enough .
18 IT 'S THAT crazy Dutchman again !
19 It 's that man/woman , is n't it ? ’
20 It 's that new girl crying , ’ grimaced Jackie .
21 Briefly , it 's that Spartan streak which I 've spoken of before … but I need you , darling , both physically and spiritually , and particularly the latter , though they 're both mixed up .
22 I feel it 's that sort of occasion where one is merited . ’
23 ‘ I would n't touch a mouthful of it myself , ’ said Henry , ‘ it 's that healthy free-range chicken that she likes … ’
24 It 's that box that tells the fire brigade that there 's a fire .
25 It 's that hectic up here amang you Heuchtar Teuchtars .
26 It 's that unspoilt it 'd drive ye roon the bend .
27 It 's that Paula Bristow — Lady Muck herself .
28 And then there are special times ; when planning a family : as an expectant or nursing mother ; when it 's that time of the month ; or simply when you run out of time to eat properly .
29 It 's that awful school , those terrible children . ’
30 But if there 's one job we all know we could handle , given a double-breasted suit and a few handy clichés , it 's that of football manager .
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