Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] [be] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The one thing you ca n't quibble about is the voice . |
| 2 | She wished she could see Bella 's face properly , but the shadows were thick and all she could make out was the outline of a head . |
| 3 | All he could take in was the muzzle of the gun the silent terror of the girl next to him and the Woman 's stony face . |
| 4 | What it does rely on is the government 's ability to change its policy instruments more quickly than firms can change prices . |
| 5 | What does stand out is the way in which absorption patterns were changing as real incomes rose and the inability of domestic industry to match these patterns in terms of resource use and productivity . |
| 6 | What made the case stand out was the motivation for Otto 's pilfering . |
| 7 | Well , what does n't add up is the Government 's policy on housing . |
| 8 | The only factor they still ca n't fathom out is the man who drives … who pilots their flying machine … |
| 9 | What I think all journalists could learn about is the directness of their questions and the courtesy with which they were asked . |