Example sentences of "it [is] [vb pp] [adv] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , these firms can not operate without it , because knowledge is developing too fast — by the time it 's written down and formalized , it 's obsolete . |
| 2 | It is constructed rather than discovered by the historian . |
| 3 | When given orally , it is absorbed rapidly and has excellent tissue penetration . |
| 4 | Thus undergraduate physics is always being decapitated — once an aspect grows to be important , it is lopped off and becomes an engineering subject ( electronics , semiconductor devices , fibre optics , acoustics , quantum electronics , electron microscopy , etc. , etc. , etc . ) . |
| 5 | Push the connector firmly into the boss shoulder making sure it is aligned properly and remove surplus cement |
| 6 | It is turned over and mixed in its dry state until a uniform greyish colour . |
| 7 | Thus it is pointed out that support for microelectronics has been biased towards the south of the country , and it is argued that emphasis on a division between sunrise and sunset , on finance at the expense of manufacturing , on entrepreneurship and new firms as opposed to restructuring existing industries , will all encourage the confinement of the fifth wave of economic growth to a few small areas of the country . |
| 8 | Faithful , reliable dog provided it is treated properly and trained with firm kindness . |
| 9 | A company will be considered resident in one of these territories if it is incorporated there and has its head office and place of management there . |
| 10 | You must be like a piece of wood in the ocean : wood always floats to the surface , even though it is rolled over and held under . ’ |
| 11 | Now therefore the first thing which ye do after I have departed , wash my body with rose-water many times and well , as blessed be the name of God it is washed within and made pure of all uncleanness to receive his holy body to-morrow , which will be my last day . |
| 12 | This is the usual cube-like structure in matt black , but when it is switched on and working , lots of tiny ruby lights twinkle and sparkle all over it and it becomes totally magical and beautiful . |
| 13 | A salient characteristic of the internal structure of' the elite is that it is rational , in the sense that it is structured so as to achieve in a purposeful and conscious manner the objectives of the elite as a whole . |
| 14 | A drive that is ‘ unaware ’ of how it is set up and knows nothing of the way it 's data is stored . |
| 15 | Then it is folded round and glued , as shown , to make a frame . |
| 16 | The first has to do with his understanding of the character of truth and the way in which it is opened up and attained , and is expressed in one of his battle-cries , ‘ Truth is subjectivity ! ’ |
| 17 | It seeks to analyse the origins of this interest , the attitudes of federal authorities towards it , and the means by which it is managed internally and promoted externally . |