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"that very thing" is a perfectly correct and usable expression in written English.
It is often used to emphasize something that was said previously, for example: I knew I forgot something important! That very thing is why I'm late.
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And I have heard plenty of Wisconsinites wonder that very thing in the last few weeks.
Her girl is just at the age to pick up something she knows she should not eat, wait a beat and lift that very thing to her mouth.
But, according to one analyst, that very thing is precisely what will prevent IBM from ever becoming the market leader.
Now we worship that very thing.
Many pieces have been augmented with video elements that demonstrate that very thing.
I told Ebert that very thing as I rushed to make my deadline moments after that interview.
You know, actually Bob Rafelson (creator of The Monkees, Five Easy Pieces) said that very thing to me in Telluride this year: "I ripped off your movie!" (laughs).
More than likely, others have wondered that very thing.
Didn't Christ say that very thing?
We imagined that very thing happening if, say, Pres.
Justice Samuel Alito, while backing the majority, warned of that very thing.
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