Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] [be] the [adj] thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | You wo n't know it 's the real thing unless you ( and she ) still feel the same in , oh , a year or so at least ; that 's the only way to prove you are n't living a dragonfly mistake . |
| 2 | You could say a fourth it does n't matter it 's the same thing . |
| 3 | I want them to go on because they can see it 's the only thing to do . |
| 4 | My family and friends were very supportive throughout the divorce because they could see it was the right thing as we were n't making each other happy . |
| 5 | She could see it was the wrong thing to say and his black brows rose coldly . |
| 6 | Do you think it 's the main thing ? |
| 7 | ‘ Do n't get me wrong , I think it 's a tragedy that Glen Canyon Dam was built ; but if I was a farmer in Arizona I 'd probably think it was the greatest thing in the world . ’ |
| 8 | He did it so cleverly that you would think it was the real thing — until he burst out laughing . |
| 9 | I suppose you might say it 's the real thing . ’ |