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 .
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