Example sentences of "[pron] [is] simply a [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where s19 applies , there is simply a Schedule E income tax charge on the managers to the extent of the benefit they have received , on the basis that this constitutes an emolument from their office or employment . |
| 2 | It 's simply a reductionist cliché used by feminists , it really has no meaning . ’ |
| 3 | No , it 's simply a refreshment centre , twice a day , but we have no overnight accommodation . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's simply a tape recorder . |
| 5 | But I do n't myself think it is simply a love fantasy . |
| 6 | In this rather similar example , however , we think it is much clearer that the comma is a mistake and far less likely that it is simply a style variant : This has the implication that , novel-writing in Wales … |
| 7 | If used descriptively , as Wheare and others suggest , it is simply a fancy-dress way of saying the British system of government and at best redundant . |
| 8 | For them it is simply a party game or a hobby . |
| 9 | It is simply a career move . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ A ‘ successful ’ American manager does n't plant or harvest , ’ Thurow ( 1984 : 23 ) comments , ‘ he is simply a Viking raider . ’ |