Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adj] [subord] it [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seems obvious when it 's put that way . |
| 2 | But : ‘ Arbitrary as it seems when only its individual terms are considered , the system becomes coherent when it is seen as a whole set ’ ( ibid . ) . |
| 3 | In contrast , an interim dividend only becomes due when it is paid ( Potel v IRC ( 1970 ) 4 TC 658 ) . |
| 4 | But this result becomes understandable once it is appreciated that in order to predict the outcome of a change of context it is necessary to know what associations have been formed , how each affects behaviour , and how susceptible each is to the contextual change . |
| 5 | His outburst , following McKendrick 's denial of the existence of absolute moral principles ( p. 78 ) , impolitely reverses the agreement maxim to emphasise his disagreement and although in his next turn he apologises for his outburst , the impression made by his interruption remains strong because it is accompanied by a violent gesture : The importance of physical gestures as a part of the dramatist 's characterisation is indicated by this episode , for , as Stoppard 's stage directions emphasise , Anderson 's anger is strongly conveyed through the one physical action . |
| 6 | Some of it is valuable in itself , and some becomes valuable when it is pieced together with other information . |
| 7 | This algorithm , if it deserves the title , becomes valuable if it is used together with one simple assumption : We assume that in almost identical circumstances , almost the same will happen again . |
| 8 | Its value remains constant until it is assigned or input to . |
| 9 | The importance of the distinction between hire-purchase and sale becomes apparent when it is realised that different legal results followed . |
| 10 | However inadequate his predictions proved in the twentieth century , Marx 's appeal remains incomprehensible unless it is recognized that he did have an unsurpassed grasp of nineteenth-century capitalism . |
| 11 | This information can be represented in a tree diagram : Such an analysis becomes generative when it is expressed in the form of rules . |