Example sentences of "this [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within a cell what happens is this right a cell , what happens is that erm D N A is copied on to something called erm R N A , which is a kind of template , messenger R N A , it 's a kind of copy and it 's a single strand , corresponding to one of the strands on the original D N A with the same base structure . |
| 2 | To do this successfully the choreographer must be able to select from the ‘ aggregation of objects ’ only those which are appropriate to the ballet in hand . |
| 3 | We thought this rather a joke but his concern was academic , not snobbish . |
| 4 | Is this merely a definition of the limits of a gratuitous promise ( as in Thomas v Thomas , infra ) or is it an offer to contract , the consideration being P's forbearance from marriage ? |
| 5 | And there was a very long corridor with a mo what must have been I should think five , there was no sixth form , so there 'd be five classes , five classrooms off this long the hallway perhaps as wide as this room which is what thirteen feet . |
| 6 | now Mr what I 'm asking you about is the space see how I 'm speaking out so try and speak up like this so the jury can hear . |
| 7 | Nor is this only a question of a difference between writing and speech , as might at first appear . |
| 8 | In general this only a problem if you want to change leads with a weaker climber . |
| 9 | Nor is this necessarily a model of steady decline . |
| 10 | But neither is this necessarily the case . |
| 11 | Or is this perhaps a product of the over-excited brain of a middle-aged and somewhat disparaged poet , when he finds that his ignored , his arcane , his deviously perspicuous meanings , which he thought not meanings , since no one appeared able to understand them , had after all one clear-eyed and amused reader and judge ? |
| 12 | Is this perhaps a comment on the inadequacy of the law and the difficulty of policing and getting convictions ? |
| 13 | I slumped to my knees , burdened by the hopeless regret that I had n't had the chance to do this just a bit sooner . |
| 14 | Could I be bisexual or is this just a fantasy ? |
| 15 | Is this just a case of too much sun ? ’ |
| 16 | Nor is this just a problem that is eating away the character of historic towns and conservation areas . |
| 17 | Is this just a way of expressing friendliness ? |
| 18 | ‘ Is this just a game for you ? |
| 19 | Is this just an aberration , if you look at the road markings , you 'll see it seems to be official , cos the road is marked out for driving on the right , and the reason is that er , traffic law in this country says , that vehicles drive on the left , except in Savoy Street . |
| 20 | ‘ So , Firmin , is this still a joke ? ’ |
| 21 | It rec , received a report therefore , from the Central Council of the World Counc , Council of Churches which meets I think , once a year Noel can correct me on this once a year , or a at least once every two years . |
| 22 | Perhaps he thought that a man , or more than one man , was trying to hurt or kill his mother , and perhaps he thought this nearly every night of his life . |
| 23 | There was a commitment to the maintenance of full employment , with the Keynesian doctrine that budgetary management could achieve this now a matter of economic orthodoxy . |
| 24 | Is this now the age of ‘ lies , damn lies and journalism ’ ? |
| 25 | The clarifying question is : " Is this really a problem or am I just choosing to look at it as a problem ? " |
| 26 | Now of course it may be that the child has caught a worry about schooling from the parent , but I think that 's the first thing to sort out — is this really a problem in the child , or is it a problem in the parent 's mind ? |
| 27 | Now of course it may be that the child has caught a worry about schooling from the parent , but I think that 's the first thing to sort out — is this really a problem in the child , or is it a problem in the parent 's mind ? |
| 28 | Is this really the case ? |
| 29 | But this is a fine company , and with the shares already down by half from their peak last year is this really the time to sell ? |
| 30 | Similarly , it is reasonable to suppose that many of the haves will be among the most ruthless of society , and will pass on their inhumane ethic to their children , thereby perpetuating it : is this really the future we wish for our species ? |