Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] [that] [pron] can [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The great thing about him is that he can fight in and out of the trenches . |
| 2 | If there 's one thing I 've learned out of the past six years , it 's that anybody can get out of anything if they try hard enough . ’ |
| 3 | This should make all those involved with mathematics education question what it is that we can do to enhance and develop these talents . |
| 4 | So it is that we can apply to research of different disciplinary provenance general criteria of appraisal approved by the wider culture of intellectual enquiry . |
| 5 | Carers and friends need to start where the person is at , and not wonder how it is that someone can seem so upset at the death of a pet and yet apparently unmoved by the untimely death of their spouse . |
| 6 | Ask yourself what it is that you can change . |
| 7 | The powder lip colour lasts for ages and the top gloss seals the colour , but the great thing about it is that you can use different combinations for different effects . |
| 8 | I climbed it once and it 's pleasant enough , but the point about it is that you can see if from all the 4,000 metre peaks ; it 's always there , distinctively , on the horizon . ’ |
| 9 | Because if he is that we can get that as an educational presentation . |
| 10 | I said , the vilest thing about them is that they can say that with a smile on their faces . |
| 11 | The best thing about them is that you can personalise your gifts . |