Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] [noun sg] it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When considering the future of a chronically sick , disabled or frail person it is inevitably the nurse in the family to whom everyone turns . |
| 2 | If the query is of a complicated or technical nature it is quite acceptable to pass it on to the expert , but is this really necessary for a bar of soap or a DIY fitting ? |
| 3 | actually give them any physical or monetary gain it 's pointless . |
| 4 | When the find spots are plotted by king or tribal grouping it is reasonable to infer that the area of circulation of their coins , especially when these are of low value , reflects the territory of a king or tribe . |
| 5 | Certainly in certain professions such as teaching , nursing or social work it is generally considered that a desire to serve the public is of paramount importance . |
| 6 | Since ideals from these intellectual movements also filtered into the political movements for social democracy or evolutionary socialism it is not surprising that the functionalist style is closely associated with a socialist tendency . |
| 7 | Builders must finish the job in a proper and workmanlike fashion and must use suitable materials — you have a claim if these principles are not adhered to , and if you can establish shoddy or negligent work it is possible that the courts will award damages for inconvenience caused in addition to the cost of rectifying the initial problem . |
| 8 | As a critical or psychological judgement it is meaningless , since it is difficult to see how a conductor can reveal private soul-searching whilst recording the overture to Die Fledermaus or Beethoven 's Seventh Symphony , short , that is , of transposing each piece into the minor and playing it at half speed . |
| 9 | In a van , estate car or large hatchback it 's okay , but it 's too big to get into even a large saloon without a lot of hassle . |
| 10 | Unless you have a particular pretty beamed or coved ceiling it is often a good idea to lower the ceiling area in a kitchen . |
| 11 | Not that I 'm a great , good or great singer it 's just I seem to have a strong voice . |
| 12 | If equipment or projects must be subsidised from individual pockets , if there are no resources for creche facilities or disabled access it 's difficult to envisage genuinely equal opportunities . |
| 13 | In a commercial or industrial setting it is often assumed that organisations try to maximise profits as their main goal . |
| 14 | Two to three hours after oral or intravenous administration it is often present in tissues and body fluids at concentrations several times higher than in serum . |
| 15 | However , if they are applied in a legalistic or academic manner it is only too easy for the best interests of air safety to be pushed back into a position of secondary importance . |
| 16 | On a second or subsequent marriage it is frequently said that a wedding speech should make no reference to previous spouses , nor children of earlier marriages unless they are junior pages and need to be acknowledged and welcomed , or even the fact that either party has been married before . |
| 17 | In a less than perfect world it is inevitable that government authorities will sometimes act illegally , and there may be a lot to be said for bringing the ‘ loss distribution ’ insights of modern tort theory to bear on the way we perceive public law compensation . |
| 18 | As a man of affairs and political influence it is not surprising that he had his opponents . |
| 19 | What utter and unbelievable nonsense it is for the Labour Group to claim that the Conservative Group have sought to exploit the needs of people with disabilities in order to gain political advantage . |
| 20 | Instead of assuming that their development progresses along a smooth and unproblematic path it is assumed that there have to be mechanisms and policies to overcome constantly recurring disequilibria and attempts to gain some sort of balance ( for example , between agriculture and industry ; between the amounts available for consumption and for investment in new capital ; between money and financial capital on one hand and production on the other ; and , especially , between capital and labour ) . |
| 21 | In this social and economic climate it is idle to attribute the decline of personal saving , when it occurs , to the taxation system . |
| 22 | ( As it takes place within an overall structure of hierarchy and private ownership it is clear why the principle can only be described as quasi-democratic . ) |
| 23 | Yet for psychological insight and acute comment it is not easy to match the way Marryat , in Percival Keene , states and develops the situation of an illegitimate boy steadily and tenaciously working out how to persuade his noble father , under whom he serves as midshipman and later as lieutenant , to acknowledge him openly and alter his reserved , cold but unmistakably responsible behaviour towards his son . |
| 24 | In order to ensure that the cost accounts are a proven and reliable record it is essential that the cost and financial accounts are integrated . |
| 25 | Unfortunately , although this is clearly an important and interesting exhibition it is not one that we would wish to accommodate here , essentially because — practicalities aside — we are not a general art exhibition venue , and as a matter of policy only mount displays which relate to our collections or , more broadly , to the world of books . |
| 26 | While it takes ingenuity and careful thought it is possible and productive to use drama at the centre of the curriculum , rather than as an occasional extra . |
| 27 | Due to its small size and high fecundity it is relatively cheap to breed , buy and maintain . |
| 28 | In considering the relationship between the religious education of Catholic Secondary School pupils and the S.C.E. Short Courses in Religious and Moral Education it is appropriate to do so under the following headings : |
| 29 | Although Kandinsky proclaimed the vital importance of the inner and personal inspiration it is extraordinary how he seized upon and exploited the styles of Matisse , Malévich , Klee , Arp and the Surrealists . |
| 30 | Well there 's a cat , I do n't know who 's black and white cat it is it comes from the council houses and that stands in the middle of the road ! |