Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] it is [verb] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | An argument against such flexibility is that the House of Lords itself , in respect of any case that it is seised of , lacks authority to remit the case to the court below directing it to re-open and re-hear the case . |
| 2 | ADRUG widely fed to British pigs , and often found in pork in shops , faces a ban by American health authorities because it is suspected of causing cancer . |
| 3 | It is in a rather different sense that it is said of the wicked that they will soon fade like the grass ( Ps 37.2 ) , for there it is not an inbuilt weakness of the human constitution that accounts for the imminent death of the wicked but a fate peculiar to wrongdoers . |
| 4 | The term picture in the novel is no doubt related to common metaphorical uses of the word when it is used of ideas , imagination , or memories . |
| 5 | The cost of the replacement equipment is thus reduced and may attract CGT when it is disposed of ; but for the time being , liability for CGT is avoided . |
| 6 | It is called the Red House because it is built of deep red brick , an unusual medium for a man of means , who was normally expected to build in something nobler . |
| 7 | Instead , quiet obedience ( or , as we shall see , noisy obedience when it is required of them ) , as they and their God go on their way , striking not just fear , but sharp swords into the hearts of the inhabitants of the land . |