Example sentences of "it [is] [verb] [that] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is said that shortly after the Earth was separated from Heaven , Nu Kua created human beings . |
| 2 | Sandy will personally thank , by letter , every golfer who raises more than £10. it is hoped that more than £12 million can be raised to establish a new centre for the research and treatment of childhood leukaemia . |
| 3 | It is hoped that more than 15,000 balloons will be released from the park and four other locations . |
| 4 | Sometimes it is argued that even if researchers do not really believe in the religion that they are studying , they will get more information if they pretend to do so — if , in other words , they use covert , rather than overt , methods of investigation . |
| 5 | Secondly and/or alternatively , it is argued that even if this is a case where the conventional Cyanamid principles fall to be applied , the mother 's claim to interlocutory relief falls at the first hurdle , namely the establishment of an arguable prima facie case . |
| 6 | It is estimated that less than 10 per cent of existing savers entitled to hold a TESSA have taken one out . |
| 7 | It is estimated that more than 100,000 people now visit the Locks and their surroundings annually . |
| 8 | It is estimated that more than £12 billion a year is spent on gambling , and at least half of that is taken in Britain 's 10,000 betting shops . |
| 9 | It is estimated that more than two million specimens are stored , together with the information contained on labels and in associated manuscript material , such as field notebooks , determination lists , card indexes ( taxonomic and biographical ) . |
| 10 | Quite apart from members of the public who have seen the buses at exhibitions and conferences , it is estimated that more than 45,000 school girls have benefited from ‘ hands on ’ experience of new technologies . |
| 11 | Quite apart from the members of the public who have seen the vehicles at exhibitions and conferences , it is estimated that more than 100,000 school girls have benefited from ‘ hands on ’ experience of new technologies . |
| 12 | It is estimated that more than 170 million people worldwide are currently infected with the hepatitis B virus . |
| 13 | For the reason that there can so often be delay in obtaining the husband 's signature , it is recommended that only once the documentation has been agreed and executed should a " completion date " be arranged so that the wife 's solicitors can make the necessary searches against the husband in HM Land Charges Registry or HM Land Registry ( as the case may be ) . |
| 14 | For the reason that there can so often be delay in obtaining the husband 's signature , it is recommended that only once the documentation has been agreed and executed is a " completion date " arranged so that the wife 's solicitors may ( in the case of unregistered title ) make a search against the husband at HM Land Charges Registry . |