Example sentences of "the [noun sg] it be [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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31 | During the last years of the war it was noticed that rather a high proportion of soldiers were failing to be cured by the standard doses of M & B 693 , as the sulphonamide was called , and this was the first clue to the potential in the gonococcus for developing resistance to antibiotics . |
32 | Before the war it was estimated that there were 100,000 monks in Burma , supposedly concentrating on religious duties and doing no menial work in their monasteries but relying on daily gifts of food from the faithful . |
33 | After the meeting it was announced that the Zulus had agreed to support restrictions on the carrying of weapons in areas of unrest . |
34 | After the meeting it was announced that the Lebanese-Syrian Supreme Council would convene after the formation of a new Lebanese government in October to draw up a comprehensive timetable for a Syrian withdrawal . |
35 | During the course of the meeting it was suggested that each Planning Department should nominate an appropriate member of staff to be the ‘ contact ’ person with the Scottish Wildlife Trust in relation to Wildlife Sites . |
36 | On the left it is believed that it will encourage political participation , and on the right it is believed that it will get the central state off the backs of individuals and allow greater individual choice . |
37 | But there were heavy criticisms during the period it was broadcast and in the following months . |
38 | Scully , Wakefield 's experienced scrum-half , gained 50 yards in a magnificent run ; but when he released the ball it was dropped and their last hopes faded . |
39 | Only the unmarried mother was given specific mention ; for the rest it was assumed that women would follow their husbands . |
40 | From the beginning it was decided that the Group should be entirely independent of Aldus . |
41 | In the beginning it was agreed that any British athlete in the top four would come forward for interview . |
42 | From the beginning it was appreciated that local deaf organisations would object to home-to-home visits as intrusions on their pitch , rivalling their own money-raising efforts . |
43 | These drugs were intended to have specific effects and on the whole it was hoped that they would have as few other effects as possible . |
44 | by enacting that a licence is to come into effect on the day it is granted or renewed ( subss. ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) ) . |
45 | Later in the day it was said that the Germans had refused to issue any more food parcels for the rest of the week . |
46 | The astonishing show of support came on the day it was revealed that tapes of an intimate phone call between Di and a male friend are almost certainly genuine . |
47 | Later in the day it was agreed that the honeymoon trip to Egypt should be cancelled . |
48 | By the end of the month it was reported that at local level anti-Kim members of the DLP had begun leaving the party . |
49 | From the start it was controlled and directed by representatives from the community groups in the area , plus a representative from the college . |
50 | ‘ From the case cited [ Morgan v. Palmer , 2 B. & C. 729 ] in the course of the argument it is shown that the principle has been laid down that , where one exacts money from another and it turns out that although acquiesced in for years such exaction is illegal , the money may be recovered as money had and received , since such payment could not be considered as voluntary so as to preclude its recovery . |
51 | If you record the drill it is recommended that in the production state you have the LH say the whole phrase after you . |
52 | When Bovet won the prize it was noted that he had never taken out a patent in his own name or sought to make a penny from the commercial expoitation of his research . |
53 | If we went out in the morning it was raining and fine in the afternoon , and then it rained when we went out in the afternoon after a fine morning . |
54 | I NOTE that in Durham County Council 's publication Charter for the Environment it is stated that the council intends to reduce domestic and industrial waste by preparing a recycling plan for County Durham and encouraging district councils to collect waste for recycling . |
55 | I NOTE that in Durham County Council 's publication Charter for the Environment it is stated that the council intends to reduce domestic and industrial waste by preparing a recycling plan for County Durham and encouraging district councils to collect waste for recycling . |
56 | From the outset it was envisaged that board members would require training to carry out these functions and a range of training materials was developed . |
57 | In the past it was felt that women and their health services were neglected , But now I think we are neglecting men 's health needs . ’ |
58 | Although this area has not suffered too much in the past it was mentioned that now many farm buildings are being declared ‘ redundant ’ and given planning consent for residential development ( barn conversions etc ) while a short distance away there is an application for a farmhouse from someone wanting to start an agricultural holding . |
59 | In the past it was thought that the chance of having a glider struck by lightning in cloud was negligible . |
60 | It 's so called because in the past it was burnt and the smoke used to rid dwellings of fleas . |