Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the wheels of bureaucracy take time to run , and British winter weather is rarely kind to fliers , while seaplanes have the additional disadvantage of needing several ground-crew and suitable tides as well as suffering all the constraints of more conventional land aircraft . |
| 2 | It 's , it 's no good we going tomorrow or Howard 'll be coming turn out late shift be coming out you know , might as well get ready and going out , now I 've had summat to eat , it 's only quarter to Really we 're starting into the second leaves , the frosts through to the second set of leaves these , that 's gon na be better plant and here when the wind blows |
| 3 | From all over Europe , it 's only hours to 1001 Nights . |
| 4 | It 's only thanks to the efforts of walkers that we 've got so far . ’ |
| 5 | After all , it 's only thanks to him you have the chance . ’ |
| 6 | It 's only thanks to Clark 's quick thinking that Richard did n't lose his sight and the pellet from the airrifle went into the back of his head rather than his eye . |
| 7 | The Manager using the system is constantly face to face with data and this increases his knowledge of the company and its personnel . |
| 8 | Pat 's view that there is enough work to er have another complaint examiner really means instead of exec investigators . |
| 9 | It is not snowing , but there is enough wind to be chilling and the day is grey and misty , so I get little sense of where the camp is , with visibility only a few tens of metres . |
| 10 | It is only reference to the gates being closed in the evening . |
| 11 | The coven will also employ magic , but this is only secondary to its beliefs and worship . |
| 12 | This interpretation makes it quite clear that the disposition in the will has failed , and that it is only thanks to the trust clause that the nurses do obtain this additional income . |
| 13 | It is only thanks to this close control that maximum use can be made of the water available to generate electricity . |
| 14 | That , I feel sure , is scarcely news to you . |
| 15 | 1991 has been a marvellous year for Good Housekeeping and it 's largely thanks to you . |
| 16 | A Rotherham lad with a residual accent , he is already PPS to the Chancellor . |
| 17 | You you hear of tragedies , perhaps in , i in in the Far East where hundreds , thousands of people are killed in flooding and in the like , and it 's just numbers to us . |
| 18 | It is largely thanks to this one moment of history that there currently exists an unbroken line of Spanish-speaking nations through 90° of latitude from Tijuana in northern Mexico to Punta Arenas in southern Chile . |
| 19 | It is largely thanks to the perseverance of a former CO of the RAF Institute of Aviation Pathology , Group Captain Mason ( now Professor of Forensic Pathology at Edinburgh University ) , that there is international recognition of the contribution of the aviation pathologist in aircraft accident investigation by way of a specification recommending their positive involvement in formal investigations written into Annex 13 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation . |
| 20 | Erm and again the key times for that is usually September to April . |
| 21 | There is conversation which is usually face to face but may sometimes involve telecommunication . |
| 22 | But the best communication is always person to person . |
| 23 | ‘ There is always a way through and there is always interest to be found along the way . ’ |
| 24 | The worst thing about infidelity is that it 's usually death to a relationship . |
| 25 | In the case of the EC , however , there is still resistance to a closer union , notably by Britain , in defence of what are conceived by governments at any particular time to be ‘ national interests ’ , and even if some form of supranational political organization were eventually achieved this might result , as some critics fear , in the emergence of another power bloc in the international arena , a ‘ Fortress Europe ’ , closed in particular to the Third World . |
| 26 | Hit for Six is full of statistical detail , but the number is still second to the moment and a fascination with the really big hit , the occasions when , as Mike Gatting told him : ‘ Something happens magically and the ball goes for miles , and you have no idea why or how . ’ |
| 27 | They say their results show there is still work to be done on professionals ' understanding of the concept of collaboration , as nurses and physicians did not agree on the amount taking place . |
| 28 | to 31,207 , but , of course , there is still work to be done . |
| 29 | There is still work to be done on maritime arms control . |
| 30 | The situation throughout the region is improving but there is still work to be done . ’ |