Example sentences of "[noun pl] it [be] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Owing to lack of funds it was decided in 1902 that " the question of a National Home for the poor aged deaf must be left in abeyance until more funds became available " .
2 RD users include Chris Novoselic of Nirvana and the Mission 's Craig Adams , to whom this particular specimen belongs , and on whose early tours and recordings it was used to great effect , before it was trashed at a gig in 1987 .
3 This story forms a fairly complete myth of early origin , but in the New Kingdom texts it is followed by various additions , overlaid with some degree of satire , which explain how certain things happened .
4 In mid-stream the river was a deep sapphire blue while along its banks it was washed with green and ochre and fulvous reflections .
5 For years it was hidden behind other trees and rhododendron bushes .
6 It was Saturday morning , which meant that the village was fairly populous ; on weekdays it was emptied of all but the old , the very young and those tending them .
7 In spatial coordinates it is given by This may be found easily ( in this case ) by substituting for the Xi in the material expression above or , somewhat laboriously , by evaluating .
8 Even in the sciences it was thought in later antiquity that all wisdom lay in the past .
9 At latitudes greater than about 40° the banding is less clear , and in the polar regions it is replaced by smaller-scale cellular features .
10 On the other hand , although high grade may follow a similar course , in some patients it is associated with systemic symptoms , laboratory and exploratory abnormalities , large tumour masses in the stomach , extensive and disseminated disease , and failure of treatment leading to a poor prognosis .
11 This visits period lasted for half a term , although for some subject departments it was completed during four weeks .
12 Video can enhance the study of history in the classroom , and for many teachers it is perceived as one of the key resources for learning .
13 In other cases it is shaped by personal preference ( e.g. you already feel that you have something specific to say on a particular work ) .
14 In some cases it is based upon simple ignorance .
15 Where enamel remains on these teeth it is restricted to small islands separated by areas of dentine .
16 In the discussions of the mid-1970s it was hoped in some institutions that this step might be the forerunner of others involving greater delegation of powers .
17 During those meetings it was emphasised by all participants that a great deal of work would need to be done in the translation of medical textbooks , and that this would take considerable time .
18 Wherever jade was used in early times it was derived from alluvial sources .
19 In a variety of forms it was known in ancient times .
20 Unlike other drugs it is taken in specified public situations , so it 's easy to dominate the market . ’
21 Like all Orthodox churches it was divided into three sections .
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