Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [conj] it [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Government were part of the process of blocking the directive until it was so badly mauled that it is now very different from the one that we first saw and debated in the House a month ago . |
| 2 | Often these compromise theories state , in effect , that punishment is only justified if it is both deserved and likely to have deterrent effects ( eg von Hirsch , 1976 : chs 5 and 6 ) . |
| 3 | Below that your ‘ bottom time ’ — the time between leaving the surface and commencing your ascent — is so limited that it 's hardly worthwhile . ’ |
| 4 | In some cases land has become so degraded that it is agriculturally worthless . |
| 5 | The point is this : trust is only applauded when it is not seen to be misplaced . |
| 6 | The uses for speech synthesis are so varied that it is almost impossible to list them . |
| 7 | God 's grace can be as much misused when it is wrongly applied to those who are oversensitive as when it is completely forgotten by those who are insensitive . |
| 8 | In ancient times this magnificent monument must have been much admired and it is hardly surprising that Imhotep was remembered as a great man and eventually became a god . |
| 9 | Jewels worn in remembrance of dear ones lost , or exchanged between lovers as tokens , were extremely popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries , although the ubiquitous lockets containing tresses of hair were perhaps the least subtle of these keepsakes. fit a time when the language of such things was far better understood than it is today , hearts and flowers , birds and beasts and a multitude of other symbols were incorporated into jewellery design to signify romantic love , to represent those sentiments and virtues which were the major preoccupation of the day . |
| 10 | It produces no smoke , and its heat output is so controlled that it is not much warmer than the surrounding air and therefore hard for infra-red devices to detect . |
| 11 | Legislation has not only so multiplied that it is now the characteristic activity of the modern state , but it has been addressed to complicated matters which have increased the complexity and bulk of individual statutes so that they often go unread even by the legislators who pass them . |
| 12 | If one were to peruse the extensive range of surveys of the applications of the rational expectations hypothesis to macroeconomics , one would come across a different framework of analysis , one which is so widely accepted that it is rarely explained in any detail , still less is its theoretical basis probed critically or its conclusions called into question . |
| 13 | Many codecs already developed are designed to be upgradeable when such standards become widely accepted and it is therefore likely that within a few years dial-up videoconferencing will be possible between a wide range of different proprietary systems . |
| 14 | Probably you 'd already gathered that it is n't the first time he 's played similar tricks , and that he 's a law to himself , and comes and goes as he pleases . |
| 15 | The belief that different treatment methods are needed for and tried on different populations of sufferers does not stand up to critical examination : the stories of those in recovery from addictive disease through the Anonymous Fellowships are so immensely varied that it is quite clear that this population has not been selected in any way . |
| 16 | It was one of those gorgeous early mornings when the sun has just risen but it 's still dark enough to see the brightest stars . |
| 17 | At th , a lot of people are just told that it 's so dirty , which is is n't and I |
| 18 | The next thing er which again er is er a detail of something which is already approved and it is merely than in our conditions of service during our discussions with the city er personnel department we noted , or they noted as it had arisen that we indicated the route to erm sick pay over a certain period and before a certain period but not the detail of how you got there . |
| 19 | ‘ And last , Harley 's royalty is already agreed and it 's far too low . |
| 20 | The high strength of thin fibres may be due in part to the fact that such fibres are very easily bent and it is therefore easier to bend them than to scratch them . |
| 21 | Their emotional development was not understood as it is today . |
| 22 | It is generally assumed that it is not cost-effective to screen either younger or older women , but the achievements of any screening in this area are unclear . |
| 23 | We have already observed that it is more difficult to speechread unless there is enough space between you and the speaker — eyes can not possibly focus on the whole face if it is only six inches away . |
| 24 | Even the original Tele guitar was designed to have some bass-playing ability , and as a consequence was not wired as it is today , although it did possess the customary three-way selector switch . |
| 25 | First , any new shopping development should not only respect the character of the town but should also , as far as possible , be reversible — that is , relatively easily removed when it is no longer needed . |
| 26 | It is an orientation compatible with the others already identified and it is eminently congenial to a society that stresses the responsibilities as well as the rights of the individual . |
| 27 | Unfortunately the practice ratings from Study 1 were not recorded so it is not possible to test this hypothesis . |
| 28 | Often cancers of these organs are not discovered until it is too late to cure them : less than 8% of lung cancer patients are alive five years after diagnosis [ 2 ] . |
| 29 | It is not stated but it is also probably true that the greater is the haste for union the greater will be the potential dislocation . |
| 30 | But there will be no increase for spirits , a move welcomed by the Scottish whisky industry which has always argued that it is unfairly dealt with . |