Example sentences of "[is] [verb] [conj] it [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the popular books at the very outbreak of war captured the mood , Mrs Miniver ( 1939 ) ; an American best seller and subsequently a most successful film , it is said that it hastened America 's entry into the war . |
| 2 | Community law itself clearly claims to override the constitutional arrangements of a Member State : ‘ The validity of a Community measure or its effect within a Member State remains unimpaired even if it is alleged that it runs counter to either fundamental rights as formulated by the Constitution of that State or the principles of a national constitutional structure ’ ( Internationale Handelsgesellschaft v. Einfuhr und Vorratsstelle Getreide ) . |
| 3 | This term is preferred as it signifies ill-treatment of a person . |
| 4 | This is particularly important at a time when we as trainers are concerned with the ‘ communicative approach ’ to language teaching ; when there are no specific methods , there is no one way of doing things , when a eclecticism rules , when almost everything the teacher does is fine provided it involves variety , the use of authentic language and authentic materials based on the learning needs of the individual and achieves effective communication — whatever this may mean . |
| 5 | the boat is blessed as it leaves Falmouth |
| 6 | Finally , a contract is excepted if it provides credit of f35 or less ( unless it is a hire-purchase or conditional sale agreement ) . |
| 7 | First , it is feared that it spoonfeeds individuals , taking away the incentive for personal provision , as with private insurance for sickness or old age . |
| 8 | After this recommended detour to Ru Stoer , the road to Lochinver is resumed as it turns south and passes between the scattered buildings of the village of Stoer , occupying a bleak area of the coastal belt and itself having no features of special interest to warrant a halt , but blessed with a lovely bay and sandy beaches nearby . |
| 9 | Jobs are often not secure so any new technology which may improve productivity is resisted as it threatens employment . |
| 10 | This is mistaken because it allows errors to be repeated . |
| 11 | None of the previously written data is lost unless it has bee overwritten . |
| 12 | A cell 's true nature is realized when it becomes skin or bone or nerve ending . |