Example sentences of "this [is] [adj] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | this is stupid this is , it really is daft |
| 2 | This is ridiculous this , this should n't be on the road . |
| 3 | There is the inevitable paperwork , but this is much less than for section police although , given the antipathy to paperwork in all police forces , it is surprising how the neighbourhood men welcome it on cold , wintry mornings . |
| 4 | This is much less than the temperature of the microwave radiation that fills the universe ( about 2.7° ) above absolute zero ) , so such black holes would emit even less than they absorb . |
| 5 | Given what we now know , this is much more than the expected attempt to find out a demon 's identity , though it sounds very like it . |
| 6 | This is much more about the structural provision of finance , it is about the understanding by financial institution of the businesses they back . |
| 7 | This is much more than sociologist 's simplification ; it seems to be deeply rooted in the mind of the ordinary British citizen . " |
| 8 | This is much more than the duty levied on an annual rent increased by 17.5 per cent ( see Marsh [ 1991 ] 42 EG 94 ) . |
| 9 | This is much more than another pretty Japanese coupe for it bristles with tomorrow 's technology . |
| 10 | And you just , Wow this is easy this , add another two hundred on or |
| 11 | and you find that you just slipped up on the scale or even on the calculating your table because you just , Oh this is easy this is easy . |
| 12 | nothing came out of the last committee meeting to a definite , this is definite this . |
| 13 | Okay this is good this . |
| 14 | Erm this is this is real this stuff . |
| 15 | This is one such form , with its colonies forming peculiar miniature helter-skelters . |
| 16 | This is one such occasion . |
| 17 | Insofar as any qualitative argument about improbability of emergence could have any force , surely this is one such case . |
| 18 | This is one more benefit of being self-employed . |
| 19 | ‘ This is one more example of our ability and willingness to continue to support the UN in the cause of peace . ’ |
| 20 | This is one more argument in favour of the general thesis of this chapter : that the trust justified its existence and forged its path in legal practice by the procedural advantages which it was able to offer . |
| 21 | ( This is one more reason why SAS practice pays dividends . ) |
| 22 | Cos it 's says it 's This is one more than that is n't it ? |
| 23 | This is one more than that . |
| 24 | Maybe this is all that is needed to re-ignite calls for a review of the welfare benefits which single parents receive — a review actually under way earlier this year , but thankfully kicked into touch by Tony Newton when he took over from the hapless John Moore as Social Security Secretary last Summer . |
| 25 | This is all that is required to have a really well-trained dog . |
| 26 | There are some reports of a major eruption which took place between May 1680 and November 1681 , and this eruption is said to have stripped bare the rich vegetation and ejected vast quantities of pumice that covered all the surrounding seas , but this is all that is known . |
| 27 | Assuming you do need anti- Candida treatment , the first step should be a sugar-free diet — for some people this is all that is needed . |
| 28 | If the child normally manages only half a fish finger and a teaspoon of potato for lunch then this is all that should be placed on the plate so that the child can be encouraged to clear the plate . |
| 29 | The immediate temptation was to identify this region of the left hemisphere , now known as Broca 's area , as a speech centre , with the implication that this is all that is needed to generate speech . |
| 30 | It might of course be claimed that this is all that has to be sorted out : just tidy up the definitions , and the problem will be resolved . |