Example sentences of "thing is [conj] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The unfortunate thing is that a good part of it came from an unexpected direction . |
| 2 | The really important thing is that a public context for this has now developed and I do n't think that this can be fundamentally changed despite the impact of AIDS and the revival of the moral right . |
| 3 | As with labour costs , the surprising thing is that the total overheads have n't increased by more . |
| 4 | The important thing is that the empirical data and the theorizing are connected , not separate , things . |
| 5 | The important thing is that the whole programme is planned in a way that brings out learning in depth , allowing for sustained involvement with the children , and has clear developing purposes . |
| 6 | That gag was consciously played for laughs , of course , but the really funny thing is that the pioneering Australian brands which were on the shelves in the ‘ 70s were actually called the much more comical names of Kanga Rouge and Wallaby wine . |
| 7 | And then up at Gleneagles we have a pro-am celebrity golf tournament and that 's in conjunction with a dinner and a fashion show and yet again the interesting thing is that the Scottish P G A is actually going to run the golf tournament for us so that 's a great scoop . |
| 8 | But the important thing is that the voluntary sector must hijack the trends from the old statism to the new individualism , and steer it into a better way . |
| 9 | The odd thing is that the larval eels take around a year and a half to make the passage . |
| 10 | The odd thing is that the resulting book will have precisely the opposite effect on most readers . |
| 11 | The only thing is that the little girls fight . |