Example sentences of "that [is] [conj] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The use by the Prime Minister of powers under the royal prerogative to ban trade unions at the Government Communication Headquarters at Cheltenham in 1983 was contested both for its lawfulness — that is whether such powers could be used and if so whether they were used correctly — and also for its legitimacy that is whether , even if the constitutional power existed , this was a proper and fair use of the power .
2 That is that that header in
3 Let's talk about horse racing , but before we do so , one last question about football pools and that is that some people have systems — they come up with a whole range of numbers and combinations of things — does that make any sense at all ?
4 And you know they have a very distinctive characteristic do n't they , they have round faces and they 're short and they have slightly slanting eyes , etcetera etcetera , well these children have very marked physical erm appearance they 're fair haired and blue eyed the reason for that is that this substance venial alanine is responsible for the production of pigment , so if that 's interfered with they 're going to be fair haired and blue eyed , they get eczema a lot , they have small heads and they have very widely spaced teeth , sorry down a bit , is that what you want ?
5 The only cause for celebration tonight is that is that this uprating will be the Secretary of State 's and the Government 's last .
6 That is because this satisfaction may fit our limited expectations or current framework .
7 That is because these days you are at the top of the ladder and it is other men who are sent to places like this . ’
8 Has anyone got the Leeds ticket office or fax number , We are planning to try and make the wednesday match on feb the 12th , that is if any tickets are still available .
9 Has anyone got the Leeds ticket office or fax number , We are planning to try and make the wednesday match on feb the 12th , that is if any tickets are still available .
10 but clearly there , there is an element of that , there is an element that they 'd gone beyond it that 's that that bit is difficult to define and quantify .
11 Thought-disordered Speaker : Oh ! that 's because all women have a little bit of magic to them — I found that out — and it 's called — it 's sort of good magic — and nine is sort of a magic number + like I 've got nine colors here you will notice — I 've got yellow , green , blue , grey , orange , blue , and navy — and I 've got black — and I 've got a sort of clear white — the nine colors to me they are the whole universe — and they symbolize every man , woman and child in the world +
12 It may seem over the top , but that 's because such things seem so much more terrible to a child . ’
13 That 's because many brigades charge for call outs which are not for a fire ( false alarms count as fires ) , or for a life-threatening situation .
14 That 's because these musics are ‘ masculinist ’ , ‘ sexist ’ , ‘ macho ’ , even so it 's said , ‘ fascistic ’ .
15 That 's cos this horse was lovely !
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