Example sentences of "it [is] [adv] [verb] [conj] [det] " in BNC.

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1 It 's not known if more funds will be made abvailable to send young criminals to places like Earlswood , or wether local authorities will still be expected to pay the bill .
2 It 's generally assumed that those who forego the pleasures of the flesh are elderly , but a report in the American Journal of Psychiatry reveals that 75pc are under the age of 38 .
3 It 's little wonder that this month Patrick Eggle guitars occupy two of the top ten slots in the British guitar sales league .
4 It 's sometimes thought that this type of research takes place mainly in universities and institutes of higher education .
5 It 's a very distressing erm syndrome for many women and er there 's quite a lot of evidence that it 's hormonally linked and most women suffer from it in one way or another .
6 And that 's true , but it 's often forgotten that some of us on this side of the fence also play professionally — they say teachers are failed musicians and I suppose many people see music journalists as those not good enough even to teach !
7 It 's er it 's still running but that 's it .
8 Although agreement may be reached between the parties as to the future of the matrimonial home , it is strongly advised that such agreement be embodied in a " consent order " of the court ; if the court does not have the power directly to make an order under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 ( for instance in relation to repairs to property held subject to certain conditions and in relation to payment of premiums of life assurance policies ) the same effect can be achieved by formulating the obligations of each party as undertakings given to the court ( see Livesey v Jenkins [ 1985 ] 1 All ER 106 and Salter , Matrimonial Consent Orders and Agreements , 2nd edn , Longman 1991 ) .
9 It is strongly advised that this privilege is only given to responsible users — please contact Sema Software Technology Technical Support Department for further advice .
10 However , it is strongly rumoured that this may be sometime in the early part of 1992 , when some amendments to the Building Regulations are to be introduced .
11 It is strongly recommended that this module type is used only when it is totally impractical to embed a header in a file to be controlled by LIFESPAN ( e.g. in binary files ) , since :
12 Jackie had finished racing by the time I got involved in the sport , but it is utterly fitting that this collection of drivers ' portraits should begin with Jackie : not only because he was a great champion , not just because he changed the course of the sport , but because he 's really never been away .
13 It is rarely seen but many know of it and no man hunts it ; but that is the white stag , not a unicorn . ’
14 Nevertheless , its point about the evidence for God 's goodness — that it is not compelling and that , indeed , there may be moments when it appears that the facts of life may not be reconciled with a good Creator at all — might also be applied to the evidence for God 's existence .
15 It is not argued that any system of law other than English law applies to determine the legal status of the receivers appointed by the bank pursuant to the debenture .
16 It is not recorded whether those who designed this emblem were aware that ‘ beaver ’ is also slang for the female sexual organs .
17 It is not to deny that some culturally elaborated behaviour can usefully be explained from a biological perspective .
18 It is not intended that this plan should be ‘ cast in concrete ’ but , rather , that it should be flexible so that the school looks ahead but remains responsive to future changes in circumstances .
19 It is not envisaged that any material changes will be made to the sale and purchase agreement .
20 For a precedent , see Appendix E. It is not thought that this procedure has been invoked with any degree of frequency .
21 ( d ) First registration of title Unless any money is paid , such that there is a conveyance on sale of the whole of the property , it is not thought that any of the transactions in this chapter will involve a compulsory application for first registration of title ( Land Registration Act 1925 , s123 ) .
22 It is not suggested that each offence should be ranked according to the seriousness of its after-effects on the particular victim — although there is an argument for assuming that young victims will be particularly damaged by unwanted sexual experiences , and therefore for regarding such offences as more serious .
23 Whilst it is not suggested that such behaviour is common , the temptation to copy , or at least to fail to acknowledge the other thesis as a source , is made stronger by the knowledge that such unscrupulous acts are very difficult to detect , because the original works , if unpublished , may only be known to the researchers and to their supervisors .
24 While it is not suggested that this roll of honour is exhaustive , a list would , even on a world-wide basis , be strikingly short .
25 Ratio and proportion are difficult concepts and therefore a limited number of questions was used , but it is not suggested that these represent the only possible ones for lower attainers .
26 It is not suggested that any but a small proportion of private homes are like this , but where such conditions do occur , it indicates that the vetting , registration and monitoring procedures are failing .
27 About the only decent argument I 've heard on this , I have to say that because it was my daughter who advanced it , about the only decent argument I have heard is the one about badger baiting where she said to me but badger baiting is not allowed on your land and that is the point precisely that Mr made , it is not allowed because that is the law of the land and that is where decisions about the permission or otherwise of fox hunting should be made .
28 Perforated discs ( bi ) ( fig. 14 ) and the afore-mentioned zong came to designate heaven and earth , but it is not known whether this was their original meaning .
29 The first entry in the book ( it is not known whether this is the first book ) is " Killerow , July 17th 1718 .
30 The first entry in the book ( it is not known whether this is the first book ) is " Killerow , July 17th 1718 .
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