Example sentences of "'s simply a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Sometimes , it 's simply a question of somewhere safe to go after school while parents are working . |
2 | But he said figures showed that international traffickers were targeting this country as never before , and ‘ it 's simply a question of time ’ before that fed through to the streets . |
3 | It 's simply a question of first come first served , so if you 're coming by yourself I should stake your claim now . |
4 | ‘ Everything 's a rush job , ’ he said suavely , ‘ but it 's simply a question of priorities . |
5 | So we need , it 's simply a question of pulling in on the reasons for this , if it 's maternity , it 's suspension , it gives us much more understanding than simply globally assuming everybody who 's away is sick . |
6 | The boat 's on its side in the water and you 're nowhere to be seen but in fact it 's all quite straightforward , neither the boat nor you can sink and it 's simply a question of pulling the boat back upright again and carrying on sailing . |
7 | Really with very few exceptions it 's simply a bit of harmless fun . |
8 | I dare say it 's simply a case of getting one Monday mixed with another . |
9 | Then it 's simply a case of filling them with whatever you want . |
10 | There 's simply a number of bloody big questions . |
11 | In any case , it 's not a cantering or galloping exercise , it 's simply a walk among the ewes to make sure there are no lambing troubles or cast sheep . ’ |
12 | Well actually pottery is covered in a thin layer of glass , so that when your pot is dipped into the glazed solution , it 's simply a suspension of silicone in water which ride on the surface , to leave a powder , which is really finely ground up sand , when you put that into the kiln to fire at a higher temperature it mystifies it , it turns into glass , now it 's |
13 | It 's simply a matter of beauty . |
14 | It 's simply a matter of waking up their souls . ’ |
15 | He does not say ‘ It 's simply a matter of showing their souls ’ or ‘ bringing out their souls ’ . |
16 | ‘ It 's simply a matter of waking up their souls . ’ |
17 | But do n't worry , I 'm not going to get academic here ( as if I could ! ) ; research is possible by many methods and it 's simply a matter of what you fancy doing . |
18 | It 's simply a matter of micro-technology . ’ |
19 | ‘ It 's simply a matter of courtesy . |
20 | At its most basic , it 's simply a matter of typing a bit of text here and there — each text string is treated as an object — and placing any graphics you might want to include . |
21 | It 's simply a matter of arranging things with the catering staff . ’ |
22 | If it 's simply a matter of producing a vehicle which uses less fuel , however , the electric car , surprisingly , does not really offer any advantages over petrol cars . |