Example sentences of "[prep] [pos pn] [noun] [coord] it is " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Business is being purchased ( partly ) for its goodwill and it is reasonable for the Vendor to be asked ( in effect ) whether there are any significant risks which would adversely affect that goodwill by virtue of the sale . |
| 2 | May I just say that the majority of people will care for their animals but it is those people who buy , we have s er cases where erm people will turn up on Christmas day and say to their elderly relative , We bought you a puppy . |
| 3 | It has been six weeks , almost , but the friendly hot flush fills me to the top of my head and it is beautiful . |
| 4 | I was just wondering if I could change the timetable of my visit but it is n't important … ’ |
| 5 | Steve Royle , the rowing director , says the new centre has improved the quality of their training and it is the only one he knows of in the country . |
| 6 | Little is known of their courtship but it is said that , for a brief time , they were happy . |
| 7 | Nothing is known of its origins but it is engraved ‘ Reading 1892 ’ . |
| 8 | The village retains little of its past and it is hoped that what does remain will be preserved . |
| 9 | For a short time at least you should be able to trace some of his life and it is all there in the Dordogne . |
| 10 | No record exists of his education and it is assumed that he was privately tutored . |
| 11 | Choosing a home is probably one of the most important decisions of your life and it is n't one to be rushed into lightly . |
| 12 | We 're actually re t talking about reducing the access to justice because if w if these proposals go through , your access to justice will depend on the size of your wallet and it is actually a restriction on liberty . |
| 13 | That is one of the roles of your Association and it is what your membership fees go towards and it is there to be used and they 've done their best so I hope it will come in very useful for you for this year and I wish you a very good year . |
| 14 | I daresay you find this strange and may think I am ungrateful when after all I have been given the chance to set up for myself which is not given to many of our station but it is a surprise to me too . |
| 15 | David Pickles , the BIHA secretary , said : ‘ We are determined to uphold the tremendous family image of our sport and it is the reponsibility of clubs to make sure it is not tarnished . ’ |
| 16 | They may be an element of our culture and it is notable that in other societies than those of the Euro-American group the Oedipal complex is less evident . |
| 17 | ‘ His instincts are absolutely sound about the ruination of our cities and it is a sad reflection upon governments and planners that such damage has already been done … ’ |
| 18 | which it ca n't be right cos , I suppose in a way it 's none of our business but it is I mean if it gets to it , it puts our company in financial difficulties it means it 's jobs on the line int it that sort of thing |
| 19 | Because I have also read other of Rosa Guy 's novels , I know that her style is continuous throughout her stories and it is very rarely that one of her books ends happily . |
| 20 | This does not fit squarely with my equations but it is not unrelated to them . |
| 21 | Richard Barker commented : ‘ We were pleased with our catalogue but it is difficult to quantify just how much extra business these kinds of promotional tools generate . ’ |
| 22 | Racing against other horses is an entirely different thing from riding horses in their work and it is not always the ones who work the best that are necessarily the winners . |
| 23 | The disabled face much frustration and discrimination in their lives and it is vitally important that they receive the maximum help through education , careers guidance , training and help with obtaining employment so that at least they have a real chance to find and keep satisfactory work . |
| 24 | Koreans serving in the police force were often extremely brutal in their conduct and it is hardly surprising that they were a target for revenge after the termination of Japanese rule ; many of them served under the American occupation and in South Korea from 1948 and vengeance continued to be taken at periodic intervals for years to come . |
| 25 | The second great group of fish retained bone in their skeleton and it is their descendants that today dominate the waters of the world . |
| 26 | Masonry is extraordinarily satisfactory in its way but it is inherently heavy and immobile . |
| 27 | Other manufacturers have also banned CFCs from their products and it is expected that there will be a sizeable cut in the use of CFCs in the early nineties . |
| 28 | Social researchers wish to establish clear findings from their work but it is natural for them to want to stretch or overplay the evidence . |
| 29 | With the ardour of his age Dick agrees to carry a vital message across the frontier into Flavonia : delighting in unexpected action , he is afraid only of being late and failing in his mission and it is the free resourcefulness of a boy that ensures that in spite of accidents the message does get through . |
| 30 | It was the 15th bone he had broken in his career and it is now held together by two bolts and an 18-inch steel pin . |