Example sentences of "[pron] it is [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 We can now assign to each species the various clusters which it is in .
2 For anyone that has not seen this effect , the lace carriage is set to ‘ F ’ and instead of taking one stitch off and transferring it to the next needle , the carriage ‘ hops ’ the stitch across from the one it is on and hooks it on to the next one .
3 Unfortunately , the club seems incapable of deciding which one it is in at any given time .
4 and before we know it it is out of our hands :
5 They will expect you to bottle up your inner uncertainty , whatever it is about .
6 Accordingly , your title needs not only to indicate what the essay will be about , but also the point of view it will adopt concerning whatever it is about .
7 She 'd got thing in her in her er yeah what 's what it is up she damaged it ooh some years ago and it 's been a bit weak since like , you know but sh it was only a few weeks ago we got some computer big computer , with big discs and she twisted her hand in in pulling one out , you know it 's I do n't how , the fell or something and she went to cash it or whatever and of course we 're riding the motorbike for the like you have to change gear it 's only a small seater , your bike 's open
8 No , he 's not sure , he do n't think it is that h he 's he 's gon na cut the gas , he said it 's not right the er central heating pumps are well hot , he said it should n't be like that so he to there 's a little box up there he thinks it 's probably this box but he 's he 's trying to figure out what it is up there because he 's he 's just such amazed at price of pieces
9 17.17 An essential aspect of development in the secondary stages is that pupils should increasingly make their own decisions about their writing — what it is about , what form it should take and to whom it is addressed .
10 But for those who open it , let me say what it is about .
11 I want to argue that partnerships should actively begin to research into the best of business practice , understand what it is about and create structured opportunities for education to learn , transfer and absorb .
12 Teachers and schools are of necessity partners in the business of curriculum reform and partners must set forth on an enterprise with an understanding of what it is about , and a certain confidence in the policies they pursue .
13 Mr Aldous believes that the profession should set out clearly what it is about and re-establish the Institute 's lead in auditing and accounting matters : ‘ How about a legislative Council of highly paid members , all of whom were obliged to resign from all other paid posts ? ’
14 An essential element in our proposals for the secondary school is that pupils should increasingly make their own decisions about their writing : what it is about , what form it should take , and to whom it is addressed .
15 Does the knowledge that an experiment is taking place , even if they do not fully understand what it is about , mean that people behave differently from usual ?
16 Everything depends upon the situation in which talk and theorizing takes place , and between whom it is created , and what it is about .
17 It is usual to write a short title to each memo in order that the reader can see what it is about at a glance
18 To some this might seem puzzling : surely a discipline knows what it is about , what aspects of the world it is interested in ?
19 I certainly want teachers to respond closely to the situation in which they are — but they need to be clear about the overall function of RE , what it is about , in order to respond in a way which is meaningful so as not to be just taken over by the latest influence .
20 Two erm can you think of an alternative title tell us what it is about .
21 Yes I mean even though what I was saying about do n't worry about the , the , the headlines , you know , it it is there you are , and the last one , but you 're actually just giving someone a clue if they wanted to , or if they wanted to find out very briefly what it is about .
22 At the proposed Mercedes plant , the labour cost per car will be about a third of what it is back home .
23 Obviously , the political situation being what it is out there at the moment , things are a bit unstable . ’
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