Example sentences of "[vb base] it [is] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first place it is argued that this growing equality has been a ‘ relational ’ equality between men and women in the home . |
| 2 | In the first place it is argued that the real motive which underlay her ostentatious partisanship of enlightenment , especially in the 1760s , was not a concern for the well-being of her subjects or even a deep belief in ideas of enlightened government , but mere vanity . |
| 3 | In the first place it is proposed that the calculation of earnings-related pension is now based on 20 per cent of a lifetime 's average earnings ( forty years ) rather than 25 per cent of the best twenty years . |
| 4 | That new Brian Deane song is getting sung again , but I still do n't know it cos you never realise it 's started till they get to the ‘ fuck Cantona ’ bit . |
| 5 | Suffice it is to say that Woferl jumped up on the Empress 's lap , put his arms round her neck and kissed her heartily . |
| 6 | Although at the political level it would seem that the Keynesian position has been relegated , at the theoretical ( and practical ) level it is maintained that fiscal policy can influence the achievement of the objectives of government policy . |
| 7 | All her opponents know it is coming and , in theory , it is the easiest thing in the world to stop — you just step backwards . |
| 8 | If a right to a longer turn is obtained its ending must also be signalled so that the other participants know it is finished and a contribution from them will not be construed as an interruption . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't know how you know it 's stopped if you could n't hear it , ’ said Lydia , ‘ but you 're quite right . |
| 10 | Suppose it is recognized that economies of scale may lead to monopoly or other forms of imperfect competition that tend to misallocate resources . |
| 11 | Suppose it is known that a certain element A stands in a relation R to a second element B. If R is an asymmetric relation , then it necessarily follows that B does not stand in the relation R to A ( the relation of B to A in that case is the converse of R ) . |
| 12 | Well yes technically speaking I suppose it is burnt but well done I |
| 13 | I think it 's called or something . |
| 14 | ‘ No , I think it 's flattering that somebody would take the time . |
| 15 | I think it 's deceiving because it 's got such high ceilings |
| 16 | I think it 's finished as it is , he said . |
| 17 | I think it is accepted that Gray failed to realise how poor the team was and then , to cap it all , with the worst defensive record in the League , he proceeded to spend £100,000 on rather an ordinary centre forward . |
| 18 | Mr Kemp said : ‘ Given the scale and complexity of the closure programme , I think it is going as well for residents and staff as it could be at this stage . ’ |