Example sentences of "and it [is] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The company has formed a new netball team by combining players from LASMO North Sea and LASMO plc and it 's looking for new recruits to boost its current 15-strong membership . |
| 2 | Okay so it 's being fairly cloudy this morning around er , well the last half hour or so and it 's going to black for a fair while across lunchtime . |
| 3 | Gon na ask you to do an exercise now er it 'll it 'll take us to four o'clock before we start talking about assertiveness what I 'm gon na ask you to do is in one , two three , one two in two twos and a three I want you to put on paper one side one sheet of paper to sum up all the things we 've done about communication so far today and it 's going to other people on this course , and it 's going to be marked by one of them on this course . |
| 4 | Not too bright at all , I put just that bit of white in like you said and it 's coming on lovely . |
| 5 | There is a stony silence , Dolores hides her head and turns away and it 's left to Fergal to say in solemn tones : |
| 6 | Permanent Vacation marked the start of their comeback , and it 's stuffed with unforgettable songs , some of the finest riffs this side of Keith Richards , and above all , contagious good humour . |
| 7 | Control is exercised at the centre and it is characterised by informal webs of influence rather than formal procedures . |
| 8 | The study programme is essentially erm addressed towards erm Third World countries , and it is supported by British technical assistance , and therefore a number of the participants , a large number , are funded by technical assistance funds . |
| 9 | The use of a petrol block on a diesel engine is not a problem as the parts are exactly the same The problem is with the crankshaft The diesel unit is of forged steel and carries a ‘ D ’ stamped on the web of the crank The petrol version , whilst sharing exactly the same dimensions is marked P and it is made from cast iron and will not run for long in a diesel unit — as you have discovered Some military petrol engines however are fitted with the forged steel crank and these will fit and run in diesel units |
| 10 | This can already be guessed at from the demonic intensity of his most famous recordings , and it is confirmed by first-hand reports . |
| 11 | This consists of money that banks , finance houses , pension funds , insurance companies and other financial institutions invest outside the country in which they are based , and it is invested in financial instruments and securities of all kinds ranging from bank deposits to bonds issued by governments and corporations . |
| 12 | During the spring and summer of this year the Chairman and members of the committee have invited presentations from a wide range of suppliers of financial services products and it is hoped in due course to publish both recommendations as to the type of financial services products members of the Bar should consider taking up and details of advantageous group insurance schemes . |
| 13 | Apart from being well written and a pleasure to read the overall feeling of this book is that the Author has a great deal of enthusiasm and knowledge about his subject , and it is based on personal experience . |
| 14 | The scheme is called Year in Industry and it is operated by Top Business Links — a company which helps businesses to communicate with schools . |
| 15 | All this makes television an exciting and immense force in society and it is approached with dogged zeal by those ambitious for money and fame . |
| 16 | One of the greatest centres of renaissance art , Raphael and Brumante were born here and it is surrounded by massive ramparts , set amid rolling hills and dominated by the superb 15th century Palazzo Ducale . |
| 17 | The top and sides are sprinkled with toasted nuts and sesame seeds and it is finished with orange jelly slices and raspberry jam . |
| 18 | Discrimination against women is still , of course , to be found in law , and it is codified in other institutional practices determining sex-differentiated rights and opportunities ; but a more fundamental source of discrimination lies in the realm of social attitudes and beliefs . |