Example sentences of "[conj] it [is] [verb] [art] " in BNC.

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1 A trial run approach has been suggested particularly where it is suspected the person is hard of hearing ( Deeping , 1979 ) .
2 It should be pointed out , however , that a company need only carry out such a ‘ cost of quality ’ calculation where it is unsure whether the extra effort required to improve quality ( i.e. reliability ) is worthwhile that is , where it is contemplating a trade-off in the area where Berliner and Brimson say a trade-off should not be contemplated .
3 This already happens in Sweden , the United States and Canada where it is considered a much cheaper option .
4 ‘ IBM needs to make something happen with OS/2 2.1 , or it 's facing the possibility of being a niche product for a very long time . ’
5 Or it 's having a baby .
6 And the woman respected for her concern for the sick and deprived is told : ‘ Not to love is not to live , or it is to live a living death .
7 I could make a few inspired guesses that the machinery will get , not so much cheaper , although it is getting a bit cheaper , but you 'll get more for the same money — rather like calculators _ they have n't actually got very much cheaper in the last two or three years , but you get more for your fiver .
8 Lowestoft is a town twinned with nowhere , although it is considering a suicide pact with Basildon .
9 Silk , although it is considered a delicate fabric , is in fact very strong , but it is adversely affected by sunlight .
10 The P G C is a difficult course to fill , really , for the people who are organising it , because although it 's called a one-year course , in fact it lasts eight months in practice , and there are so many aspects that have to be fitted in something has to go .
11 But I think perhaps , that in a way that becomes the main point is that , although it 's called The Porch Way , I mean , you know that 's fair enough because you can see it is a porch , it 's not clearly defined we we 've got this sort of two pillars here , and a little bit of green , so they 're losing a bit of shape of the porch er and this becomes the sort of erm main er point of the picture .
12 ‘ Everything official here seems to be tied up in red tape , so although it 's taking a long time I 'm sure the licence is being processed , ’ she declared defiantly .
13 It 's her home town although it 's changed a lot since she was a girl .
14 The working party on the theology of marriage is finding its task stimulating but arduous and it will surprise no one that it 's taking a long time .
15 Meanwhile , Intel vociferously denied to Unigram last week suggestions circulated on the InterNet by GE 's research and development Center in New York that it 's hit a brick wall with its P5 design , is not getting the yields and is on a crash redesign course that would delay the parts until the end of next year .
16 know that it 's called a .
17 But the only reason that it 's called The Dark Ark is because it travels in the shadow of Noah 's Ark .
18 But the only reason that it 's called The Dark Ark is because it travels in the shadow of Noah 's Ark .
19 and that it 's called the Salvation Army group
20 because the obviously danger 's that it 's snapping the dowels and it 's which , it what happened on , on the case of the two dowels in n it ?
21 As I close the diary I notice that it 's getting a bit grubby .
22 That 's what hanging on to there cos like it 's just like erm the Party 's worried that it 's getting a bit left behind and needs
23 Feeding most species of marine fish is not therefore as simple as it may seem and even if a fish feeds eagerly , it does n't necessarily mean that it 's eating the right food .
24 Even you must admit that it 's become an exciting and extremely important job over the last few years , certainly as far as Carlisle Flint is concerned ! ’
25 And I think it 's both important for N C V O itself , to ensure that it 's working on issues , equal opportunities issues that affect itself , and that it 's helping the sector as a whole to do that , and and we 're very conscious of that , and er , certainly just in the last few weeks , have been looking at how we can upgrade what we 're doing in that sphere .
26 So with this this stone could be built in so that it 's facing the road could n't it ?
27 She says that it 's made a great difference , the swan can now struggle to it 's feet .
28 Do you feel that it 's pointing the right way , bringing the sun in through the right windows at the right time of day ?
29 Digital Equipment Corp also has a copy of the paper , and some of the COSE people think DEC is now only a photo opportunity away from announcing that it 's becoming a COSE too .
30 Councillors decided to press ahead with the prosecutions despite the Government 's recent announcement that it 's to review the Sunday Trading laws .
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