Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [verb] it [be] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 If these cases are investigated it is nearly always found that the cats in question are not on leads but are simply following in their owners ' footsteps .
2 But once foundations are laid it is very , very difficult to do anything but modify a programme and the original structure always shows through .
3 When a range of entries are requested it is only necessary to specify the Headwords but you can be more specific if needed .
4 When dates for particular artefact-types are given it is rarely made clear whether that date is one of manufacture of the artefacts , its period of use or the context in which it was found .
5 However , the court agreed with the views expressed obiter by another division of the court in the case of Emerson ( 1990 ) 92 Cr.App.R. 284 ; where a transcript was provided it was merely a means of presenting the exhibit , which was the tape itself , to the court : if the jury wished to hear the tape rather than rely on the written transcript , there was no proper reason why they should not be allowed to do so .
6 Although the Russian industry was expanding it was still very backwards compared with other nations .
7 But parents are warned it 's not a miracle cure
8 Copper in contrast was not durable enough for big editions , and where its effects were desired it was increasingly replaced by steel ; but this was much less used than wood for works of science .
9 Conditions were so bad that emergency crews were told it was too dangerous to try and restore power before daybreak .
10 For the first three days after a foal is born it is usually fairly accepting of the world around it , and it is of considerable advantage to us to make use of these three days to teach the foal that we are friendly and trustworthy .
11 Once this skill is mastered it 's off to the hills to put all the theory to test in local gold-bearing streams .
12 This requires some practise but once the skill is acquired it is far preferable to the alternative method which is to shred the oviduct with fine watchmakers forceps and collect the embryos from among the debris .
13 If a premedication is prescribed it is usually administered between ½ hour and 1 hour prior to the planned operation time .
14 Although the sun was shining it was n't that warm .
15 Now Potts J. has illuminated the way for the definitive judgment of Phillips J. As they have shown , the plaintiffs claim that each was injured when at birth he or she became a legal person damaged by the prior act of the respective defendants , and that when each such act was done it was reasonably foreseeable that it might result in the plaintiff being born damaged .
16 Since the sex , age and social class distributions for the general population are known it is not difficult to parcel out the interviewers ' tasks according to these criteria .
17 When your dogs are eating it is not a good idea to pat them ; if they think you are trying to take their food they will defend it with your life .
18 Once the product is launched it is down to our salesforce to make sure that their advisers are aware of our plan and its advantages to the adviser 's clients .
19 By the time he realized that war was coming it was too late to get out .
20 When such questions are raised it is always the kin family that people are thinking of .
21 The same applies in flying instrument approaches : although it is a stable instrument platform , care is required since the flap limiting speed is around 100 knots , and even with the power back to around 15 ’ of manifold if the aircraft is allowed to descend before flaps and undercarriage are deployed it is very difficult to bring the speed back .
22 Unfortunately over the years there was such a deficit for whatever reason lot 's of things were tried it was then decided that it was two options one was closing lose so much money or actually put it out to franchise fortunately enough that people were at all the money and we did n't get an income from it .
23 2 The time at which reasonableness is considered It is generally accepted that the relevant time at which reasonableness is to be considered is the time of entering the contract .
24 Be alert for fatigue — beware of talking ‘ non-sap ’ , allow a few pauses ; when the speechreader is talking it is less tiring for him .
25 Thornton then insisted that although his name was known it was not to be used for fund-raising .
26 Once the basic knitting techniques are mastered it is well worth buying a KR850 Ribber attachment to create a professional finish to all ribbing .
27 Should the next level of output quality be needed it 's just a matter of taking the disk to the nearest bureau service and getting it run out on a typesetter .
28 Once the code is mastered it is relatively easy to transfer the skill to another language ; but to learn to read in a language where the spoken word is not well understood is to invite pseudoliteracy of the kind so painfully apparent in many countries .
29 Once an area is known it is also possible that , where houses with large gardens and potential for demolition and redevelopment are offered for sale , the developer may be able to effect a purchase .
30 The company 's prime concern is that when the collection is launched it is utterly free from criticism by even the most rigorous green scientists .
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