Example sentences of "[verb] it [is] [vb pp] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When barley is harvested it is taken to a maltings where the grains are soaked in water to encourage germination . |
| 2 | It being reported to this Meeting that the Peck Measures of the different corners of Islay do not agree in size , & that many of them are deficient of the Legal Standard Measure of this Country-In order to remedy this evil it is recommended that in place of the Heaped Peck commonly used that a streak measure answering exactly to the standard measure of Islay shou 'd be substituted in place of the Heap measure , & in order to carry this Resolution into Execution the Meeting do hereby appoint the following Committee … it is earnestly recommended to these Gentlemen to have the different Pecks of the different Parishes brought to the proper Streak measure , and to have these pecks Branded with Shawfield 's Iron , and this being once done it is recommended to the said Committee to cause publish at the Parish Churches that if any person within their Bounds shall Sell or Buy with any other peck than the Peck so ascertained & stamped , that they shall be Fined at the discretion of the Baron Baillie of Islay |
| 3 | I just hope it 's resolved before the show — if Dana does n't surface we shall be short of our top model . ’ |
| 4 | This kick is especially useful when a fighter has been knocked to the ground and his opponent is closing in for the kill , although in training it is learned from a standing position . |
| 5 | To have seen it is associated with a more positive attitude towards SSE , not to have seen it with a neutral attitude ; to recall it well is associated with an even more positive attitude towards SSE , not to recall it well with only a mildly positive attitude ; to associate changes with its use with a very positive attitude ; not to do so with only a mildly positive attitude . |
| 6 | When the order is made it is scheduled to a confirmation Bill and introduced into parliament . |
| 7 | The umpires ' statement , the match referee 's ruling , even the allegedly mistreated ball itself — although I would n't be surprised to hear it 's disappeared in a burglary ! |
| 8 | BusinessWeek 's June 1 cover story on Intel , which puts its rushing out the P5 in a highly positive light , makes passing mention of an 80586 machine it 's designed under the code name Panther that OEMs can license describing it as ‘ a PC with workstation power . ’ |
| 9 | And a very dangerous conspiracy since I suspect it 's connected with the secret project I was controlling alone . |
| 10 | If its a civil coroners court it 's portrayed as a bumbling court . |
| 11 | Most annuals can be placed straight into the propogator , providing it is set at a temperature within the stated range , but some need to be covered with a polythene bag or sheet of glass . |
| 12 | Now I say that as myself , but I know it is reflected throughout the whole of the county . |
| 13 | Perhaps now is an opportunity of thanking everyone for their generosity and to say how greatly I know it is appreciated by the charities and organizations concerned . |
| 14 | It 's no good my saying I know it 's used for the right purpose . |
| 15 | So while the type of tv reporting that so upsets Nicholas Soames may add to a sense of doubt already nagging away in many British minds , when the opinion pollster calls it is reduced to the level of painful anecdote . |
| 16 | Since it will not breed in this form , it has no sexual equipment ; since it has no cause to attract a mate , it needs no mechanisms to send out call-signals whether by sight , smell or sound , nor any sense organs to receive such messages ; and as its parents have gone to considerable trouble to ensure that when it hatches it is surrounded by the great quantities of the particular food it requires , it needs no wings . |
| 17 | There is no excuse for inflicting them on your fellow-citizens by saying it is done in a good cause . |
| 18 | ‘ I suppose it 's bred into the Italian psyche . ’ |
| 19 | What is most apparent is that when chronologies are put forward the resulting data either can not be , or is not used to study early Anglo-Saxon society in any more detail , and even when a pattern appears it is noted as an aside to the central issue . |
| 20 | However , since Ecstasy is a designer drug , a competent chemist can make it anywhere and underworld sources claim it is produced in the region . |
| 21 | Whenever a signal experiences power gain , amplification is said to occur and the network achieving it is described as an amplifier . |
| 22 | It said , " I 'm probably saying more than I should , but as I 'm giving you the information without you asking for It , I do n't think it 's covered by the rules . |
| 23 | The court system itself is complicated , but if a judgement is taken to appeal it is reviewed by the court of appeals . |
| 24 | The alum acts as a mordant ( a chemical used to create a bond between the fibre and the dyestuff ) , and after the yarn has been satisfactorily treated it is soaked in a bath of dye . |
| 25 | This program will make your non-laser printer operate just like a typewriter so that every time a key is pressed it is sent to the printer . |
| 26 | The the problem we had is because if in December , when we put the Christmas lights up for example , to use that as prime example , we put one erm harness I think it 's called on the tree , it was absolutely pathetic . |
| 27 | That is , they think it 's knitted in the same yarns and feels just the same as single -bed Fair Isle . |
| 28 | So I , I was very moved to find that this has arrived and I do n't think it 's romantic nonsense , I think it is related to the business of getting people together locally . |
| 29 | The stretch lace was bought at a market stall where it was available in black , white and skintone — I think it is used in the lingerie industry for bras ! |
| 30 | Pending its enactment , revenue will still need to be raised , and interim power to raise it is provided by the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968 . |