Example sentences of "that it be [adj] thing [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | You must n't think every time you 're tired or ca n't sleep that it 's this thing starting up again . |
2 | Finally , however , it has to be conceded that it is one thing to articulate a right of tax-diversion or participation in policy-making , and quite another to secure legal recognition for such a right . |
3 | He knew himself that it is one thing to get out of prison , another really to escape it . |
4 | I merely hope that I will not be a Charles talking about the fire cover again for today and er perhaps in future times for the simple reason that it is one thing to make a budget , it is one thing to do a . |
5 | What she did n't find out until too late was that it was one thing to jump a gap but quite another to stay put on the landing stone when the surface was wet and slippery . |