Example sentences of "it [is] [conj] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What angers me about the system goes beyond the unreliability of ‘ proof ’ … it 's that the way criminals are dealt with has nothing to do with rehabilitation and readjusting people who 've stepped outside society 's norms . |
| 2 | If I have a gripe with Hartke , it 's that the reproduction is just a little too clear ; missed , fluffed and dissonant notes are all too easily discernible . |
| 3 | It 's that the class antipathies of black American culture the ‘ rap gap ’ have grown too wide for any one person , star or politician , to bridge . |
| 4 | I think I 'll have to get a new curtain rail it 's that the plastic snapped been on the curtain ring |
| 5 | These days the deal is often struck at the time of divorce ; and usually it 's that the house goes to your wife , for good . |
| 6 | It 's after the consultation has taken place that we will make a decision , and we will be listening during that consultation to what all the people of Chipping Norton say . |
| 7 | It 's it 's not the boundary that is important to look at , it 's whether the land is open land , is n't it ? |
| 8 | It 's whether the land fulfils a greenbelt function . |
| 9 | It 's whether the opportunity arises . |
| 10 | Well it 's cos the lady owner cos they keep ja , jamming the gears and everything ! |
| 11 | And we went all round the bed and we went all round outside , we went all through the back smelt outside Jane 's door in case she 'd she were on fire could n't find nothing , sat down and read , he said it 's cos the telly 's on and I expect it 's damp and it 's you know |
| 12 | It 's cos the volume 's up on ten . |
| 13 | Whether it 's cos the wind was blowing that way I du n no . |
| 14 | It 's as the sun hits it this side . |
| 15 | I mean , nobody 's there to back you up , if you need a , if you need any assistance , or it 's or the company 's not really bona fide then you 've got no comeback . |
| 16 | of course that is a point that we 've made all the way through , it 's not if nobody would bid , it 's if the franchising director was not satisfied with the quality or the long term viability of the bids he 'd received |
| 17 | Well if it 's , if it 's if the weather 's not very good I 'll meet you in the car , but if it 's a nice day I , I 'd much rather walk to meet you . |
| 18 | Well it 's If the police are doing the prosecuting then you may |
| 19 | I think it 's because the passages are so small they get bunged up , I know Anna across the road 's got it done once but er Michelle said they 've come out , but er , they 're supposed to drain them so she said |
| 20 | ‘ Some say , ’ Athelstan replied , ‘ it 's because the sun slips into hell , but I think that 's an old wives ’ tale . |
| 21 | It 's because the multinationals are buying so much er quantity . |
| 22 | Well maybe , maybe it 's because the person that 's been dealing with is not sufficiently au fait with Peterborough |
| 23 | I mean , I think , there is something there that needs pursuing , I 'm not accusing all judges of being , inherently , you know , nutty , or , whatever , but , the number of cases that have come to light in the last few years , whether it 's because the press have just decided to home in on them , |
| 24 | Well , I have got an idea — it 's because the sponsor wants it here , and they dare n't say no to him , because they 're a bunch of gin-swilling , arse-kissing prats . ’ |
| 25 | Often it 's because the relatives of the deceased have moved away from the area . |
| 26 | It 's because the landfill disposal site at Stanford in the Vale is full that the changes have been made . |
| 27 | Perhaps it 's because the sport seems ironically so urban that I find it less than thrilling . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's because the factory is working twenty-four hours a day . |
| 29 | She says it 's because the water is pure from the mountain but she does n't really believe it 's just that . |
| 30 | Well , it 's because the Poll Tax is designed and the whole load of legislation that goes along with it , to increase the burden of erm payment on local Poll Tax payers . |