Example sentences of "is an [adj] [noun sg] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is an absolute masterpiece and it is wonderful to do justice to an early master . |
| 2 | English is an effective language but it has its shortcomings . |
| 3 | Invariably it is an ineffective communication as it antagonizes and also leaves the subject not knowing whether help would otherwise have been offered spontaneously . |
| 4 | This is an empirical equation but it can also be derived from free volume considerations by starting with a description of the viscosity of the system . |
| 5 | Monodactylus sebae is an effortless swimmer but it does tend to panic when it is frightened . |
| 6 | Asthma is an increasing worry because it 's one of the few Western diseases that is becoming more frequent and severe . |
| 7 | This should not happen for at least a million years … but there is an outside chance that it could happen tomorrow . ) |
| 8 | There is a growing belief that payment by results schemes or reward linked to achievement of goals is an unleashing factor and it certainly appears at the present time to be working that way . |
| 9 | It is an efficient service and it causes the customer much less trouble . |
| 10 | To dwell on the potential of socialist realism as a revolutionary literary theory is an instructive experience since it is all too easy to dismiss it out of hand as a crude and dogmatic Stalinist aberration . |
| 11 | In its defence , Smurfit would say that it is an international company and it should pay as much intention to its US hinterland as it does to London . |
| 12 | It is already accepted in money laundering for example , that er the f fraud is an international crime and it would be interesting to hear er what steps the minister is proposing to take to have a look at the problem that undoubtedly was er raised in the B C C I report . |
| 13 | Certainly , it is an eccentric work and it is true that its spiritual elevation-signalled , Berg-like , by the entry of an instrumental chorale towards the end-cannot be anticipated in the early stages of its apparently disorganised single-movement construction . |
| 14 | Certainly , it is an eccentric work and it is true that its spiritual elevation-signalled , Berg-like , by the entry of an instrumental chorale towards the end-cannot be anticipated in the early stages of its apparently disorganised single-movement construction . |
| 15 | Even so , pouchitis is an enigmatic condition and it may well be of multifactorial origin . |
| 16 | A fine brochure with an excellent description of the collection , lavishly illustrated with many colour photographs of the the models on display with text , has been produced and is an excellent publication since it is clear , concise and easy to follow . |
| 17 | On the whole this is an excellent package whether it be for research , leisure use or plain old-fashioned nostalgia . |
| 18 | It is an unlikely occurrence but it could happen and we would feel concerned if it did ; indeed , we would probably be unhappy with any sample where the sex ratio differed greatly from that of the whole school . |
| 19 | The nail is an indirect object because it is related to the verb through the preposition — on . |
| 20 | It is often called the appel à la Résistance , which is an apt term because it implies an analogy with the speech of 18 June 1940 . |
| 21 | It is an exciting future because it will put linguists in the forefront to meet the greatest contemporary social challenge which is , as we see every day from our newspapers , language groups learning to live together within one country . |
| 22 | Uncle wanted me to have a twenty-first party but 1 August is an inconvenient date because it 's usually in the middle of haytiming , so we did n't bother . |
| 23 | So Mr talked in the debate about internal reorganisation about continuing to provide services for which there is an over provision and it berated me and the Labour group for that . |
| 24 | Making the transition from amateur to professional is an uphill struggle and it 's getting tougher every year , reports Steve Muncey . |
| 25 | The society says that the Crown Estate , the governmental agency responsible for leasing the seabed to fish farmers , is an inappropriate overseer because it has a financial interest in promoting the industry . |
| 26 | And the birth control pill is an interesting example because it brings out the controversy and misunderstanding which there can be , because for many many years there was a great deal of talk about the risks from the birth control pill . |
| 27 | Note first that since they form part of a contract between buyer and seller they are legally enforceable and that in itself is an important advantage because it reduces the cost of enforcing collusion . |
| 28 | Vision and hearing is processed consciously , but smell is an important component as it affects our unconscious at such a primitive level , ’ he says . |
| 29 | Despite all these handicaps , the Convertible is an important machine because it removes the risk for those people who can see the potential of pen computing , but do n't want to commit themselves completely . |
| 30 | That is an important assurance and it stands four-square with the patients charter that we published earlier this week . |