Example sentences of "it [is] [verb] [prep] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's to do with having a balanced overview of your strengths and weaknesses and not using these to the detriment of others or so that others are able to exploit you . |
| 2 | And so that the village benefits from the wood in some way , erm like there 's a teak plantation they 've got going at the moment , and in ten years time , the teak will be used to carry electricity , so that the village can have some electricity as well , I mean it 's to do with giving the village something as well as trying to help the environment . |
| 3 | And whether it 's used for holding a special Christmas arrangement , potpourri , a bowl of fruit or just as handy side table for your guests to put their drinks on , this occasional table will prove indispensable all year round . |
| 4 | When something can have only one of two values , it 's known as having a Boolean value , but Windows does n't specify these consistently . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's aimed at providing the type of transport which is environmentally friendly and will cut out the hustle and bustle of inner city traffic jams , ’ he said . |
| 6 | On the westward side of Heart o' Corrie a path is traced winding up the hill ; it is reached by fording the burn that flows through the glen . |
| 7 | ‘ The constitutional function performed by courts of justice as interpreters of the written law laid down in Acts of Parliament is often described as ascertaining ‘ the intention of Parliament ; ’ but what this metaphor , though convenient , omits to take into account is that the court , when acting in its interpretative role , as well as when it is engaged in reviewing the legality of administrative action , is doing so as mediator between the state in the exercise of its legislative power and the private citizen for whom the law made by Parliament constitutes a rule binding upon him and enforceable by the executive power of the state . |
| 8 | North Korea has secretly produced more plutonium ( from which nuclear weapons can be made ) than it has owned up to ; it is suspected of building a bomb , despite its NPT promise not to do so . |
| 9 | It is obtained by inverting the equation for a line ; if Y = a + bX , then a = Y - bX . |
| 10 | The form of that life and the machinery by which it is prevented from supplanting the political power accepted by the populace , can be settled without strife only when the basis of the religion has been firmly established by men and women using that glorious power of reason which is life 's greatest gift . |
| 11 | The Department of Health has cultivated the myth for some years that section 118 of the Medicines Act is the only reason why it is prevented from explaining the decisions of the licensing authority in general or the recommendations of the Committee on Safety of Medicines , based on doctors ' reports of adverse reactions , in particular . |
| 12 | Once the position of the mean is defined the spread of the distribution about it is calculated by summing the moments of each class interval about the mean . |
| 13 | Finally , even if a government was prepared to use positive discrimination measures more vigorously and adopt a policy of staff direction in employment , it will need to make private provision illegal if it is to succeed in equalising the geographical distribution of services . |
| 14 | The evaluation presented in this section is an interim one because it is based upon viewing the matrix from a rational economic perspective . |
| 15 | The press , as well as performing its role as the watchdog , must not be coy when it is called upon to turn the critical eye on itself . |
| 16 | The press , as well as performing its role as the watchdog , must not be coy when it is called upon to turn the critical eye on itself . |
| 17 | Creating your own designs on the screen does not actually involve any drawing because it is done by plotting a series of points or co-ordinates , which the computer automatically joins up to form a two dimensional shape it is a bit like joining the dots in a dot to dot picture , except that you have to decide where the dots will go and the computer does the joining up ! |
| 18 | Check it is cooked by pushing a skewer into the centre near the bone : the juices that ooze out should be pale pink for rare meat , or clear and golden for medium to well done . |
| 19 | But it is to do with changing the course of history . |
| 20 | The effect of consent to treatment by the minor or someone else with authority to give it is limited to protecting the medical or dental practitioner from claims for damages for trespass to the person . |
| 21 | The mode of correction was , of course , different — reflecting the different assumptions about the nature of human beings : in classical criminology correction is achieved by appeals or threats made to free , rational , choice-making individuals ; in positivist criminology it is achieved by altering the variables that cause individuals to indulge in criminal behaviour . |
| 22 | Its other main claim to fame is that it is credited with inventing the word tweed to describe the famous cloth first made in the area . |
| 23 | Because , as you 'll remember , it is frowned upon to begin a sentence with and , and I always cross it out in your essays , do n't I . |
| 24 | Instead they can occupy the left- and right-hand portions of a single 2n-bit register After a multiplier bit has been examined , it is dropped by shifting the partial product and multiplier together one position to the right . |
| 25 | The subroutine can be " called " by the main program every time it is needed by using the GOSUB statement . |
| 26 | It is mined by removing the soil and rock overburden and digging a pit . |
| 27 | " Every question asked requires historical information to be applied : the basic need here is for the candidate to select information which is relevant and to organise it in such a way that it is directed towards answering the specific question asked . " |
| 28 | Appraisal , then , is a conceptual evaluation based on a proper understanding of the ideas proposed , and it is directed at establishing a set of valid principles of general relevance . |
| 29 | It is found by subtracting the proportion of the working class attending selective secondary schools from the proportion of the service class who do the same ; in this case , d = 0.719 - 0.237 , or +0.482 . |
| 30 | There is another reason and it is supplied by scanning the Memorial notices in a Catholic newspaper . |