Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] it [is] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE New York Times announced it is buying the Boston Globe for a record one billion dollars , making the Times the biggest newspaper company in the US north east . |
| 2 | When the siege began it is believed that Benedict was here at Halling . |
| 3 | well drove out and turned , her bumper caught Mick 's wing and right up against the wheel so imagine to pull it out to drive it and the driver said oh wo n't claim on the insurance she said , erm , I 'll pay it , get three estimates and let me have them and Mick said it 's gon na be about three hundred quid , well if it had gone through the insurance he could then have put in for a hire car |
| 4 | Today the nursing home said it 's pleased the whole episode is over . |
| 5 | The planks need a bearing of only 50 — 75mm each side , with one or two ventilation holes of about 25mm diameter bored in each to help keep the pit aired it 's covered . |
| 6 | As thousands of bargain hunters queued up to two hours for a sale of stock damaged by a fire at Dickens and Jones in Milton Keynes , the store announced it 's to halt the sale of animal furs . |
| 7 | But yesterday , Hanson revealed it is selling ARC 's four main American operations to Australian mining group CSR for $670million . |
| 8 | In view of the technical advance implied it is thought that it was probably he who was the ‘ Mr Showers ’ who was complimented in 1692 for having played in hitherto impossible keys and ‘ with all the softness imaginable ’ ; but at that date the reference might conceivably be to his father or , less probably , his kinsman William . |
| 9 | To say that God did it is to give the ultimate cause and to give meaning to it . |
| 10 | Mr Hunt said it is hoped that Allitt will be either transferred to another hospital or returned to Rampton . |
| 11 | A police spokesman said it is thought the boy ran out in front of a Ford Fiesta car driven by Jacqueline Springett , 21 , of Coniston Street , Darlington . |
| 12 | Barclays bank announced it is preparing to sack 15–20% of its 87,000 domestic employees . |
| 13 | In many of the societies described it is found that the collective is emphasized rather than the individual . |
| 14 | In the light of the results obtained it is intended to examine the relevance these agreements may have for agreements concerned with other aspects of global commons protection . |
| 15 | A spokesman for the bank said it is to cut down on queues forming in branches and delaying service to its customers . |
| 16 | Pacific Telesis Group Inc 's Pacific Bell Telephone Co said it is offering $625m of 7.125 debentures due March 15 2026 to refinance two earlier debt issues . |
| 17 | In Glasgow , Grampian Holdings announced it is to close a pharmaceuticals plant , switching production and distribution to Leyland in Lancashire . |
| 18 | When this definition is filtered through the banking domain filter set it is reduced to 84 words in length . |