Example sentences of "it is [adj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I love it because it means I get to lots of other countries and see different people and different cultures , and I hate it because it is such a hassle and keeps me away from my family and friends . |
| 2 | The English have a greater talent than any other people for creating an agreeable family life ; that is why it is such a threat to their artistic and intellectual life . |
| 3 | My dear , it is such a rush … ’ |
| 4 | When they er put the new pump in , but it is such a nuisance . |
| 5 | The reason for including R in the picture is that , at least in all existing organisms , successful recombination requires the presence of enzymes , which in turn must be coded for by genes ; it is such a gene that is symbolized by R. The symbol r in Figure 5 represents a gene which is ineffective in bringing about recombination . |
| 6 | It is such a shame . |
| 7 | Equally , I am prepared to advocate that , in historical terms , the time has arrived , in the absence of other viable legal institutions , to forsake the requirement of bisexuality and thus abandon the negative definitive criterion of homosexuality , if indeed it is such a criterion . |
| 8 | If it is such a failure , why have we committed £183 million ? |
| 9 | It is such a group of specialists that has helped us write technical briefs on the Food Hygiene ( Amendment ) Regulations , microwave ovens , BS 5750 , accessible accommodation for the disabled and cook-chill catering . |
| 10 | ‘ Not everyone in Cleveland has heard of us , that is why it is such a mystery how a pastor in Bulgaria got our address , ’ said museum spokeswoman Shirley Heselton . |
| 11 | It is such a landmark that it seems a shame to let it pass without making a permanent reminder of this important occasion . |
| 12 | Only a conception of the novel as an evolving genre will be able to take the potential of this development into account , and it is such a conception which the Quartet adumbrates . |
| 13 | It is such a reception committee . |
| 14 | It is all a part of life relating to life , mind relating to mind . |
| 15 | It is all a question , he wrote , of what we owe ourselves . |
| 16 | ‘ It is all a question of mind over matter , ’ Davies says — ‘ just like Last Suspect . |
| 17 | It is all a question of time . |
| 18 | Perhaps it is all a question of timing , and that summer afternoon in 1921 was the moment when the linear impulse started its break through to public awareness . |
| 19 | It is all a question of being organised and having a plan ; after all , it takes a minute to tell the gardeners to spray this or frame that … ’ |
| 20 | Well , maybe it is all a question of time . |
| 21 | It is all a question of respect and reputation — not just of the plaintiff as a human being , but as a worker — a public official , business executive , professional or performer . |
| 22 | For a show that wants to be warm and friendly , it is all a bit imposing . |
| 23 | ‘ It is all a bit overwhelming and we are more frightened now than we were at the start because we know so much more about her condition . |
| 24 | I have friends who worry that I do n't eat well and regularly enough but I suppose it is all a continuation of the habits formed when I was a one-woman farmer . |
| 25 | Sometimes you are fierce and angry but it is all a cover for the soft innocence inside you . |
| 26 | However , Barbara is first to discover it is all a façade . |
| 27 | Soon after signing it Barzani said , ‘ It is all a ruse . |
| 28 | It is all a matter of acclimatisation ... and practice . |
| 29 | So far as the Grand Junction Canal company itself is concerned , it is all a matter of inference and speculation . |
| 30 | As you can see , it is all a matter of common sense yet hundreds of windsurfers are rescued off the British coastline each year . |