Example sentences of "[conj] it [be] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The route lies predominantly within agricultural land of good quality apart from a section to the south of the Edinburgh/Carstairs main railway line where it is flanked by residential developments . |
| 2 | Normally , one only meets a non-cumulative several liability where it is annexed to joint liability . |
| 3 | Gamma ray satellites so far have shown the distribution of interstellar gas ( where it is struck by cosmic rays ) , pulsars , and two dozen powerful but as-yet-unidentified sources . |
| 4 | A cell adhesion molecule known as neural cadherin ( N-cadherin ) is expressed predominantly in the nervous system , where it is implicated in neuronal migration during development . |
| 5 | Where it is suggested to professional advisers , the suggestion will commonly be met with the caution and dubiety they naturally bring to a proposal lying outside their experience or practice . |
| 6 | This phenomenon also arises in the field of insurance where it is known as adverse selection . |
| 7 | Admittedly , where it is used for mass vaccination its reported efficacy has varied widely , as detailed by Citron . |
| 8 | A prolonged interval is seen in diabetic autonomic neuropathy where it is associated with sudden death , and in chronic alcoholics. 50% of patients with alcohol-related liver disease will have evidence of vagal neuropathy on standard cardiovascular reflex tests . |
| 9 | The likelihood is that had the matter come before the courts in the nineteenth century , they would have held that the mistake had to be reasonable , for it was generally considered at that time that mistake was a defence which would excuse a defendant from liability only where it was based on reasonable grounds . |
| 10 | Also , he had Amy 's body sent down to Worcester College , Oxford , where it was interned with costly pageantry and ostentation . |
| 11 | Returning to ‘ Ancient Buildings : And the City Churches ’ , he stressed the need to preserve the Church 's role in society , particularly where it was threatened by urban secularization . |
| 12 | He drove to a Customs depot where it was sealed by Spanish Customs officers . |
| 13 | There was a strange picture in one of the bedrooms of a centaur-like creature , a horse with the torso and head of a man , presenting itself at a forge to be shod , where it was eyed with fearful fascination by the smith and a crowd of onlookers . |
| 14 | The Cabinet approved the plan unanimously and placed it before the Knesset where it was attacked by Labour , who claimed that it would increase the financial burden for the middle and lower classes , boost inflation and fail to promote the absorbtion of immigrants . |
| 15 | One reason is that the distinction we have made between productive and consumption property is not always maintained , or it is applied in differing ways . |
| 16 | The old armour is either worn away gradually , as in crocodiles , or it is shed at special times in a complete ‘ coat ’ , as in lizards and snakes . |
| 17 | There is a lightness of touch in the Gothic tracery in the windows ( although it is made of cast iron ! ) and the barge boarding in the central gable is almost like lace compared with the later and heavier Victorian sort . |
| 18 | Although it is perceived by local authorities to be an environmental problem , dog-fouling is not necessarily harmful to the environment but of course is resented by humans for physical , visual , olfactory , health and aesthetic reasons . |
| 19 | In 1909 D. W. Griffith directed A Corner in Wheat for the Biograph Company and the New York Dramatic Mirror announced to its readers that ‘ this picture is not a picture drama , although it is presented with dramatic force . |
| 20 | This byroad was formerly the main highway ; it is now little used although it is kept in good repair to serve the few local farmsteads . |
| 21 | Two years later , after a command performance at Windsor Castle , he disbanded it , and although it was resuscitated at public request , and attracted stars like ( Sir ) Charles Santley [ q.v. ] , it finally expired in 1887 . |
| 22 | The widespread influence of Ribble , Bowlby and Spitz , although it was supported by new , more permissive baby books such as Benjamin Spock 's Baby and Child Care ( 1946 ) , can not be entirely explained in terms of parents ' reaction against the rigours of aseptic mothercraft . |
| 23 | What The Stones and The Animals and all the great bands that I grew up with did was to take black music , and although it was played by white kids , they did n't change the nature of the beast , and it worked . |
| 24 | The investigators have put forward a theory suggesting that the gross organisation of human action is carried out by different parts of the mind from the fine detailed planning and control of behaviour , and that it is governed by emotional factors to a much greater extent than people had realised . |
| 25 | The scene depicted seems vaguely Egyptian in style , but closer examination reveals that it is spattered with Masonic symbols — a pyramid covered with hieroglyphics , a chain with a five-pointed star , a trowel , a pair of compasses , and an hour-glass . |
| 26 | So far in this chapter , we have examined three explanations of unemployment : that it is caused by ‘ natural ’ factors , that it is caused by a general deficiency of aggregate demand and that it is caused by excessive labour costs . |
| 27 | Some say that the breed originated in Wales from a cross between local cattle at Castle Farm in Brecon with Castlemartins from Pembrokeshire , which means that it is related to neighbouring Glamorgan , Gloucester and Welsh Black breeds . |
| 28 | Considerable effort by senior management needs to be devoted to refining information so that it is related to local units , uses easily understood concepts and yardsticks , has illustrations and examples , is consistent and is a careful balance between mentioning failures and successes . |
| 29 | The main criterion for an effective service must be that it is staffed by experienced professionals who are appropriately qualified . |
| 30 | THERE have been a number of articles and letters published recently about North-East drift-net fishery for salmon , which suggest that the Government 's proposal to phase out this fishery is unreasonable and that it is based on political expediency under pressure from owners of rod fisheries . |