Example sentences of "and it [is] [verb] [that] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's been nothing very dramatic since the secretive and highly confidential opening , when the teacher started with : " I 've been told about the wreck of a Roman Galley , which is buried in mud off the coast near Pompeii ; and it 's said that when it sank it was carrying great chests of treasure from Egypt . " |
| 2 | The recent developments in youth training policy are reviewed and it is argued that while the Youth Training Scheme has many attributes as a basis for an integrated training system , it fails to take account of two problems . |
| 3 | Sometimes extravagant claims are made for the incapacitatory effectiveness of ordinary prison sentences , and it is argued that if prison sentences were longer this could produce a substantial reduction in crime by means of incapacitation . |
| 4 | It is sometimes admitted that there are dangers in this in that they can take the wrong decisions , about new technology , or marketing a product , or about industrial relations , and it is implied that if these decisions lead to the wrong strategy then all will be lost for everyone . |
| 5 | The optional words in brackets in subclause 8.1.2 should be included for obvious reasons , and it is suggested that if those words were included then so should the words at the end of subclause 8.1.4 so as to avoid a conflict . |