Example sentences of "[to-vb] it [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the shopping and the cooking and the sa , she made a remark , abo , and I said well it 's always the same even if you go out to work it 's still your job |
| 2 | In the electronics industry that Wild and Hill studied particularly , female turnover rates showed a high relationship with job satisfaction/dissatisfaction : many women , like many men , express a need for personally satisfying work and the failure to find it is often a reason for changing one 's job . |
| 3 | I was bored with it long ago , and so relieved to know it is really done at last . ’ ) |
| 4 | Upstairs in the workshop , there is an air of quiet panic mingled with excitement because nothing is quite ready for the upcoming show , but it 's near enough to know it 's all going to be just divine . |
| 5 | If , if you look in your books page one seven seven , you 'll see a beautifully illustrated instruction on how to do it , which you can refer to yourself this evening or later on in the course if you forget but I 'm now gon na show you how to do one as well , you , if you want to know it 's there for you to look up you take the bandage and fold it into your narrow fold band and put it round your leg , you 've got something to tie a reef knot round , okay ? if you know how to do a reef knot already fine , just do it , if you do n't , follow instructions . |
| 6 | Now I do n't want you to extract this , I , but I want you to know it 's there , because it has a , a specific purpose , which you will come on to later . |
| 7 | Erm , I think what erm the purpose for me , anyway , or the effect of under setting up the Gothic in detail and then undermining it , is that when you do allow it to stand it 's much more effective . |
| 8 | Seems to overlap it 's just slightly longer is n't it ? |
| 9 | Yes , I wanted to emphasise the way some men feel constrain before , not because I want to suggest it 's now becoming a problem for men and we should be worrying about them , but because you asked what prospects there were for doing something about it and I think if something 's to be done about it , and it 's a problem of everyone devising new standards of behaviour , it 's very important that quite large numbers of men should be prepared to play a part in trying to work out what these standards should be , and there is quite substantial interest in trying to do that , both at the level of the teaching staff at the university and at the level of the undergraduates . |
| 10 | ‘ It does n't show much sign of injury , ’ he said , ‘ but as it was on the side of the road I think it 's safe to assume it 's just one more traffic casualty . ’ |
| 11 | Because the source is less easy to trace it is more difficult to judge the legitimacy of the rumour . |
| 12 | You know what to do it 's so funny . |
| 13 | Well if the definition of salinity is the amount of salt dissolved in a particular volume of water , perhaps the logical way to do it is simply to take a volume of water and evaporate it and weigh the amount of salt that 's left so that might be the simplest approach . |
| 14 | For my tastes , watching the boats go by is one of life 's happiest pleasures , and the best place in the world to do it is undoubtedly Venice , the supreme and eternal sea-city . |
| 15 | Martin Glen , at Lehman Brothers , disagrees : ‘ In terms of realising value , it would have been nice to pick the top of the market , but in terms of business necessity , the best time to do it is as soon as possible , ’ he says . |
| 16 | WELL , IF you want to go on strike , the place to do it is obviously the London borough of Barnet . |
| 17 | To deny it is therefore impossible . |
| 18 | Then gradually , when reality starts to intrude again , he gets embarrassed about the sensitivity he 's shown , and so he gradually pushes it away , to deny it 's even part of his nature . |
| 19 | The event has broad appeal for the disabled , and for those who used to ride it 's especially satisfying . |
| 20 | Despite being fun to read it is sometimes short on accurate analysis and often spoiled by its own spitefulness . |
| 21 | We have a lot of estate across the city and have to ensure it is well used . ’ |
| 22 | Having measured the blood pressure it is essential to record it prominently and if hypertension is diagnosed to ensure it is adequately treated . |
| 23 | The acquirer needs to ensure it is adequately protected . |
| 24 | This time we have given the Almanac a few ‘ tweaks ’ to ensure it is even more effective . |
| 25 | The fire officer inspected the set at about 6 o'clock on the evening of the performance , as fire officers normally do , to put a flame to the scenery to ensure it is properly fire-proofed . |
| 26 | ‘ If the answer is yes , then you will shortly be having your workstation assessed to ensure it is properly set up to allow you to work comfortably . |
| 27 | Top metalsmith has skilfully created the replica , with NMS archaeologists providing academic support to ensure it is as accurate as possible . |
| 28 | Therefore , and as the court ruled on similar grounds in relation to the words , ‘ the operation of a branch , agency or other establishment ’ referred in article 5(5) of the Convention ( judgment of 22 November 1978 in Somafer v. Saar-Ferngas A.G. ( Case 33/78 ) [ 1978 ] E.C.R. 2183 ) , the concept of matters relating to a contract should be regarded as an independent concept which , for the purpose of the application of the Convention , must be interpreted by reference chiefly to the system and objectives of the Convention , in order to ensure it is fully effective . |
| 29 | In the course of one chapter we find the following phrases , in this order : there seems no explanation on Darwinian grounds It is no easier to explain It is hard to understand It is not easy to understand It is equally difficult to explain I do not find it easy to comprehend I do not find it easy to see … |
| 30 | ‘ Or you want to believe it 's too neat . |