Example sentences of "[v-ing] is [that] you [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 The beauty of this kind of patterning is that you can produce really exciting and elaborate designs with the simplest machines .
2 One point well worth noting is that you should restrict the usage of typefaces within a single document or publication to two or , at the most , three .
3 The most important aspect of scanning is that you must have a clear picture of what you expect to see on each instrument .
4 Oh what I 'm really saying is that you ca n't er
5 So what we 're saying is that you can take the correlation coefficient , multiply it by N minus two divided by one minus R , square root it first , and you convert it to a T. R P is the correlation coefficient ca calculated by the way we 've j that that 's just a little squiggle
6 It 's a question of just choosing and what you are saying is that you can increase you payback , if I could put it that way , by choosing numbers which are for whatever reason less popular with some people , simply because the payback is larger on those days .
7 No I am grateful to Mr because he 's finally crystallised in my mind something that 's been bugging me the longer I stay on this council about exactly what the Tories see their role here as and it 's now very clear to me , more than ever and that is that if you want to be obstructive and negative and if you go on long enough being obstructive and negative what you can end up doing is that you 'll find yourself eventually in a position going on long enough that you can make totally meaningless speeches but at least you 'll get nice headlines in the paper and that seems to me the whole essence of the Tory strategy .
8 MORRIS L.J. : It seems to me , therefore , that the father was saying , in effect : Irrespective of what may be the strict legal position , what I am asking is that you shall prove that the child will be well looked after and happy , and also that you must agree that the child is to be allowed to decide for herself whether or not she wishes to come and live with you .
9 What I 'm asking is that you should look at the accounts with your detective instincts on the alert and see if there 's anything that strikes you as odd about them . "
10 The point I 'm making is that you ca n't just interchange the words ‘ black ’ music and ‘ disco ’ music .
11 What I am suggesting is that you should not underrate your ability to succeed in what is now a highly competitive market place .
12 When Rachel remained silent , he said , ‘ What you are really thinking is that you ca n't imagine Jennifer fitting in here , are n't you ? ’
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