Example sentences of "[vb infin] [subord] it is [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An Amoeba lives in the left-hand commode , but will only attack if it is disturbed . |
| 2 | Burger smiled : ‘ But there will be very few who do not know if it is left to you , dear . |
| 3 | Do not wait until it is clogged with fish waste and debris and therefore only working at a fraction of its efficiency . |
| 4 | One of the cloaks is actually a Chameleoleech , but it wo n't attack unless it is touched — by an adventurer searching the cloaks , or trying to put it on , for example . |
| 5 | The Paris court must consider whether it is entitled or competent to act on a decision taken in a foreign country such a long time ago . |
| 6 | Troll flesh can not regenerate when it is burned . |
| 7 | Milk distribution would work in the same way in that as long as the milk is put into the system at one point , it does not matter where it is taken out . ’ |
| 8 | According to quantum theory , a microscopic system will only vibrate if it is given an amount of energy at least equal to the frequency of vibration multiplied by Planck 's constant . |
| 9 | Sapphire , the Black woman who is light-skinned enough to pass for White is pregnant by her White fiance ’ , but again the child does not appear as it is annihilated along with its mother . |
| 10 | In effect Lévi-Strauss is making structuralism do more work than it is equipped for without considerable development . |
| 11 | You need to impress on him that it will only work if it is done properly — that there must be absolutely no cheating . |
| 12 | Once a suitable disinfectant is in use resistance will not occur if it is used correctly . |
| 13 | No birth control method will work unless it is used regularly — the one time you take a chance could be the time pregnancy occurs ! |
| 14 | The more devout they are , the uglier their faith will become since it is based on a lie . |
| 15 | He points out the surprising truth that an accurate random sample of 1,000 people will work whether it is taken from a population of 5,000 , five million or 50 million . |
| 16 | Just as green wood , when it is put into the fire , weeps tears of water in the heat because it is still green ( for if it were dry it would not weep ) , so does the heart weep when it is made green again by the renewal of grace , after the desiccating dryness of selfishness has been drawn out of the soul . |
| 17 | The transitional period for a company will begin when it is privatised and will be at least six months and up to 16 months . |
| 18 | When we turn to that most distinctive feature of cave organisms , regressive evolution , we can not decide whether it is caused by selection or genetic drift ; nor can we settle whether allozymic variation is due to selection or drift . |
| 19 | If a law is such that there are no criteria whereby an independent observer might decide whether it is obeyed or deviated from , the law in question can not be called a " law " in any intelligible sense . |
| 20 | Installation of the card is relatively straightforward , the card can detect whether it is installed in an 8 or 16-bit slot and how much memory is present . |
| 21 | The computer , which of course does n't find it at all funny , needs to guess what it is , and needs to rely not just on sentence structure but also on general knowledge about heads , grenades and buckets of sand — general knowledge that computers do n't have unless it is built in to them . |
| 22 | If such passions are aroused in this Chamber today , there must be real concern about what will happen when it is discussed throughout the country . |
| 23 | A receptionist will not normally overbook unless it is done in compliance with the policy of the management of the hotel , or upon the instructions of the reception manager . |
| 24 | The Group 's objectives and research strategy imply a continuously evolving work programme whose content may change as it is realised that particular issues ( or faults in past analyses ) are of more or less central importance . |
| 25 | The wave , a creature of the sea , seems to suffocate and gasp when it is beached on the shore . |
| 26 | It means there wo n't be many places the Fire Fly can go when it is completed . |
| 27 | KF is just implementing , for example , an advanced distribution and inventory management system developed by Andersen Consulting , which EDS will operate once it is deployed . |
| 28 | Mr Hurd said in Oxford : ‘ A period of soul-searching does nobody any harm unless it is prolonged to the point where it becomes weakening and ridiculous . ’ |
| 29 | Anyone want to pick up the ball and run with it and would question whether it is considered necessary and does it give you sufficient guidance at strategic level ? |
| 30 | But in the Arctic , summer is just past its peak , with the pack ice as far north as it is likely to be , although in a month the first skin of new ice will tinkle and shimmer as it is broken up by the morning breeze . |