Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] [verb] it [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Shaw LJ said " It is not the law that where confidentiality exists it is terminated or eroded by adventitious publicity . |
| 2 | Although BSC says it is halting production for three weeks because of a sharp drop in demand , unions and all Scottish parties fear the unprecedented break could be a prelude to something much worse . |
| 3 | Weightier things than hamburgers suggest it is now time for a realignment . |
| 4 | Bits of both Open Look and Motif are already in there — and some features will be handled as objects — although Cunningham admits it is unlikely to make it up to the XT intrinsics level , on top of which the various interface look and feels are created . |
| 5 | Users of mail order were much more likely than non-users to say it is convenient for people who are not well off , easy to understand and use , and makes shopping simple . |
| 6 | Despite constant complaints about falling moral standards among the young , 92pc said they believed in marriage , although 72pc thought it was better to live together first . |
| 7 | Of the three we tested , the Caboodle Bag , £16 , stood out , with all the features you need , although Patricia felt it was a bit too fussy . |
| 8 | The use of Trichogramma , a parasitic wasp , against cotton insect pests has been stepped up , although Matthews says it is still too early to tell how effective biological control has been . |
| 9 | UP UNTIL Mind Bomb it was easy to see why Matt Johnson had never toured The The during its 10-year life span : the group was never more than a shifting collection of session players and ‘ guests ’ , songs so devoted to doom and gloom limited audiences to Exit members , the lunacy of the extended format Infected video implied visions far beyond the confines of the stage , and an inflated sense of his own worth would have made the risk of failure too great . |
| 10 | Yeah I got one today cos Maggie says it 's alright |
| 11 | I said on what well he said it 's got ta be well cos Maggie said it 's too late I said no |
| 12 | He says a pet is for life , if circumstances change it 's up to the owner to arrange to have the pet looked after . |
| 13 | Cos Garth thought it was really funny . |
| 14 | If Gilbert thought it was part of her duty to track down Amy or help her in any way , then she would do so . |
| 15 | ‘ Our opinion is n't worth anything if people think it is influenced by self-interest . ’ |
| 16 | If Stuart feels it 's necessary for me to come off I will accept his decision . |
| 17 | If Andropulos knew it was n't a jet carrying hundreds of passengers , his face was n't saying so . |
| 18 | Until Silas came it was nothing more than a wilderness . ’ |
| 19 | John Davis , of Development Products , said : ‘ If BT reckon it 's useless , why are some people facing prosecution for using it ? |
| 20 | Oh : car of menace , car of blight Cars the atmosphere ignite Greenhouse warming , Havoc forming Parkinson must see us right We 're au fait with entropy Gaia , Ecosphere , synergy Words for greening But their meaning 's A linguistic mystery Oh : politicians must invent Worship of environment Genuflecting by reflecting Words of verdant bafflement Now our water 's unfit to drink Too much aluminium and zinc No solution To pollution No-one can stand the stink Oh : public filth and pestilence Highlights private opulence Does the glitter , clear the litter All it needs is pounds and pence GOD REST YE MERRY God rest ye merry , gentle Greens Let nothing you dismay The much foretold apocalypse Is now well under way Not even Mr Gorbachev Can stop the world 's decay Oh , tidings of comfort and joy , Oh , tidings of comfort and joy We ca n't eat meat or hens or fish The farming is too cruel The only food we now permit Is foul organic gruel Irradiated food and veg Now double up as fuel Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Now everybody wants a car Though noise and fumes are vile The Iron Curtain fractures and The jams stretch back for miles Mobility and liberty Can not be reconciled Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy We think that greenhouse warming will Bring on the world 's demise If forests burn it 's not just trees but mankind too that fries But all this may be garbage Because scientists tell lies Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Consumers must buy less to reach Sustainability For galloping consumption is More lethal than TB So much for Third World dreams of fleeing Grinding poverty Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Unless we stop producing kids The planet will not cope No hope for birth controllers short of Kidnapping the Pope But since the Greens recycle people they May turn us into soap Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy In searching for clean energy The choice is pretty stark The floods that come when coal is burnt will keep us in the Ark But had Lord Marshall got his way We 'd all glow in the dark Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Dumb animals are much preferrred To flawed humanity Ill-treatment of old people may Provoke insanity But culling seals and whales is judged The worst profanity Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Now Mrs Thatcher goes bright green A highly suspect hue Her policies have after all Kept filth and squalor blue It 's just another way she 's found To tell us what to do Oh , tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy With greenhouse gases , PCBs Sulphuric acid rain This fragile globe 's environment Is going down the drain It is a cosmic punishment That we ca n't start again Oh , tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Melanie Phillips OVERNIGHT FILE |
| 21 | If Leeds say it 's not something we can deal with here , this is the number you ring and they 've been told the wrong number that is a very bad impression and all the airports get calls constantly , as you know from B A days , so no matter what it 's about people will ring a local number , no matter whether it 's in two foot high capitals saying for enquiries ring this number |
| 22 | If Smith said it was Arson , then that 's what it was . |
| 23 | ‘ The IMF will not lend any money unless India shows it is doing something about putting its house in order , ’ he explained . |
| 24 | Once or twice they 'd had to sleep down there , though not often because Gloria said it was n't nice to be all pressed up against people you did n't know . |
| 25 | Grunwald claims that relationism ‘ turns out to be an illusion ’ while Hollis claims it is ‘ just for the birds ’ . |
| 26 | Erm some women tend to have more pitch variation and they 're more emotional so they 're more likely to use encouraging tones er which can sometimes be seen to be slightly patronizing , whereas boys think it 's soppy to be emotional or expressive way , so that if you 're in school and you 're asking people to read out in class , erm a girl would be more likely to be more expressive , whereas a boy would be a little bit more monotonous , and just sort of read it out and not put any emotion into it . |
| 27 | Society must be very mixed up when so many terminally ill people want to die but are denied the chance while others think it is morally wrong for this child to be born . |
| 28 | 82% of the respondents thought that cultural preparation for working overseas was necessary and important and 54% stated that the preparation they received was adequate , while 36% thought it was inadequate . |
| 29 | The three of them talked politely about horses and racing for a few minutes , before Kelly decided it was time to leave . |
| 30 | In 1982 after Mexico said it was unable to pay its debts , the IMF ( International Monetary Fund ) moved to prevent a crisis , and in return for giving debtor countries a longer time to pay , the IMF laid down austerity measures — with dire consequences for the poor . |